Md. Code, State Pers. & Pens. § 7-204

(a) To recruit candidates for a position, an appointing authority shall prepare a job announcement for the position and conduct recruitment in accordance with the position selection plan. (b) A job announcement shall contain: (1) a summary of the position description; (2) the minimum qualifications for the class and any selective qualifications necessary for consideration; (3) the type of selection test that will be administered to those meeting the position’s minimum qualifications; (4) the location and deadline for submitting applications; and (5) the duration of the list of eligibles derived from the announcement. (c) For a vacant position under this subtitle, the appointing authority shall: (1) if current employees or contractual employees in the unit may be eligible for the position: (i) post the job announcement for at least 2 weeks before the deadline for submitting applications, in at least one centralized location in that unit that is accessible to all employees; and (ii) use any other method reasonably calculated to give eligible employees notice of the vacancy; and (2) advertise the position vacancy at least 2 weeks before the deadline for submitting applications by: (i) making available a job announcement to all appropriate State agencies, based on selection limitations; and (ii) using any other method that is reasonably calculated to ensure a sufficient pool of applicants, including printed advertisements in newspapers and journals, paper and electronic bulletin board postings, and special notices.