Search Process Handbook

Initiation of the Search Process

• Foreword & Summary Statement on Equal Opportunity in Hiring Practices - MnSCU policy
• General Information
• Internet Applicants — How to respond to a general inquiry for a position
• Hiring International Faculty — Important issues when potentially hiring international employees
• Search Process Checklist — Summary of essential events in the search process
• Search Committees — Representation and role of committee members
• Confidentiality and Access to Applicant Files — What’s private data on applicants and what’s public
• Required Paperwork to Start Search — Documents needing prior approval
  • Draft Notice of Vacancy
    • diversity statements — Statements that must be included in all vacancy notices
  • Draft Advertisements
  • Recruitment Plan
  • Draft Screening Forms
    • initial screening form
    • phone reference questions
    • interview forms: committee, on-site, teaching, research, student

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