Recruitment, Selection and Hiring
In this section, HROE explains the procedures and guidelines for identifying and selecting new employees. The process starts with a position vacancy and ends with an employee reporting to work. Recruitment means to engage and enlist potential candidates to apply for open positions. Recruitment involves knowledge of where there is a fresh supply of individuals—networking with groups, organizations or individuals. Selection is the process of making a choice for the best candidate to fill a position. Candidates are screened against agreed upon criteria and values. State and federal laws require fair and legally defensible procedures, so policies, guidelines, steps and forms are provided. It is HROE’s aim to provide samples and flowcharts –stay posted as these become available.
By Employment Classification:
Classified Staff Process: See the Classified Recruitment & Hiring (R&H) Process Outline
Faculty and Appointed Professional Process - updating process outline - use the following if link is bad:
- See the Library Faculty Recruitment & Hiring (R&H) Process Outline for procedures and associated documents (updated links in progress).
- Appointed Recruitment Process Checklist (6/9/08)
- ACRL Recruitment and Retention Wiki: This site is intended to provide a thorough listing of recruitment and retention resources from the perspective of both the employer and the employee. Library science students, working librarians, and employers of librarians will all find useful information.
Temporary Employees: See the Temporary Employee R&H Process
Student Employees: See the Student Employee R&H Process
Graduate Assistants: See the Graduate Assistant Recruitment & Hiring Process
Volunteers: See the Library Volunteer R&H Process
General Process Steps:
- Position Description and Competency Model Development
- Cabinet Approval
- Recruitment Request Form
- Advertising
- Selection Teams
- Selection Team Composition
- Selection Team Briefing
- Develop the Criteria Matrix
- Review the Applicants’ Materials
- Interview Applicants
- Conduct Reference Checks
- Finalist selection
- Audit Review of Selection Process
- Offer
- Background Check
- Letter of Offer
- Hiring Paperwork
- New Employee Orientation
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