The search for new faculty and staff is an exercise in public relations as well as an effort to fill a vacant position. As in the case with Job Postings, poorly worded, misleading, or imprecisely written advertisements/ announcements are factors that may reflect adversely on a potential applicant's perception of the university and the department/unit seeking to fill a position.
Advertisements/announcements for the position are similar to the Job Posting in content. The description of the position, qualifications criteria and other information regarding the position may not deviate from what is on the Job Posting. Additional information may be provided about the program unit, the University, the community, geographic location, etc.
Advertisements/announcements can be extremely expensive. An advertisement/ announcement may be considerably shortened with a cursory description of the position (sometimes titles are sufficiently descriptive) and an abbreviated list of qualifications criteria (sometimes mentioning only major requirements, e.g., degree). Though the advertisement/announcement is shortened, what content there is may not deviate from the content on the Job Posting. Then, MSU’s web site address is given and readers referred there for a complete job description. For example, “Please see http://agency.governmentjobs.com/mankato/ for complete job posting.”
Advertisements/announcements should be placed where they are likely to be seen by a wide variety of potential applicants, including persons of color, women, and persons with disabilities.
Probationary international faculty filing for permanent residency will need to present evidence to USCIS that the university used a national, professional journal appropriate to the discipline when seeking to fill the position. The two key words here are “print advertising” and “national.” Web-only advertising will NOT meet USCIS (U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) requirements, nor will local or regional advertisements. All probationary faculty searches should utilize a national print ad. The advertisement must include the job title, duties, and requirements. Failure to comply with this provision will mean that an international employee will not be able to seek permanent residency through the employer sponsored process.
Advertisements/announcements should be run sufficiently far enough in advance of the application deadline to allow applicants to put together their application materials and apply online.
All advertisements/announcements must end with "Minnesota State University, Mankato is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity University and a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System” or, if space is limited, "AA/EOE and a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System." DO NOT abbreviate Minnesota State Colleges & Universities!
Advertisements/announcements cannot be placed prior to approval by Human Resources and the appropriate Vice President or Dean.
