"Explore our page to learn how to formally accept an employment offer. I am pleased to provide you a contingent offer of employment in the position of.Wondering if anyone can shed some insight into the hiring process for jobs with the state (DNR, DHS, etc.). I have so many questions about how long it takes. Correctly completing paperwork and complying with legal obligations upon the hiring of a new employee will save both money and headaches down the road. A vacancy is defined as a non-temporary (more than 12 months) opening in the classified service which the Appointing Authority determines to fill. In Minnesota, an employee who has left employment may request in writing the employee file. Applications will not be accepted after the closing date in advertised in the job announcement. Minnesota has long required that an employer provide written notice of basic terms of employment to newly hired employees. Internal applicants who fill out the work experience fields will have to fill out new information each time they apply.