Tag: Recruitment

Attracting Talent Today to Build Your Workforce of Tomorrow

This blog post was contributed by Jennifer R. Burnett, Ph.D., senior principal at Cornerstone, Inc. In today’s higher ed labor market, unemployment is at an all-time low, a skills gap in the workforce continues to grow, and the workforce is made up of more generations than ever before. For colleges and universities to attract top... View Article

Interviewing
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Interviews are the traditional method by which a potential or current employer may assess interested candidates for open positions within an organization. Protocol for interviews can vary significantly between institutions. While some may still conduct in-person interviews only, others are beginning to favor emerging technologies and trends which allow for more flexibility, including video interviews,... View Article

Pre-Employment Due Diligence
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Pre-employment due diligence refers to the process of reviewing and verifying a candidate’s background and information before the formal employment of the candidate. These checks often focus on the candidate’s relevant skills and qualifications, education, experience, employment history, work eligibility, accomplishments and general character. The extent of an employer’s due diligence may vary depending on... View Article

Recruitment
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Recruitment refers to the process of identifying and hiring qualified candidates for new or existing positions. Although typically done by in-house HR professionals or hiring departments, third-party recruiting firms can be contracted for hard-to-fill positions or temporary placements. Recruitment can be done externally through targeted advertisement and networking or internally through promotion or transfer. A... View Article

Screening/Selection Committees
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Screening committees are customarily formed when a position of importance with a wide scope of responsibility and/or influence is being filled. In such cases, there are usually multiple stakeholders or areas of the organization that will be impacted by the choice of a candidate. So that all perspectives are heard, the committee is generally composed... View Article