Player Relation Admin's (PRA's) are allowed to hire at any time needed. I heard that they most likely will not be hiring by applications. It seems to be an ineffective way, for the most part, to hire. Most of the people hired from applications have gotten fired within a couple of weeks (not all, however). Those who have been hired by pick (a PRA member chooses which player they'd want to fill the position) have not been instantly fired.