1. Candidate Selection

2. Personnel Process Search Process Development of the job description Creation of the job announcement Candidate recruitment Candidate selection Orientation, T & D Performance appraisal Employee motivation & rewards Employee discipline

3. Selecting the Hiring Committee • Options • Direct supervisor…ISU exceptions • Peers • Co-workers • HR • Departmental representation • Numbers • Diversity • Age, gender, race

4. Hiring Within • Advantages • Morale boosting • Known quantity • Retain institutional knowledge • Keep good employees • Can train people as you go

5. Hiring Within • Disadvantages • Backlash if internal candidate rejected • Perception of bias for a candidate • Additional pressure on candidate hired • Group think • Start to get a reputation for always going inside, decreases external applications

6. Hiring Within • Cautions on growing your own • Need to nurture inside outsiders • No heir apparent • Talent pools are built to hire from with no guarantees • Monitor internal competition among staff • Heavy load on training & development

7. # of candidates • Dictated by: • $$$$ • Time • Qualifications of candidates • Agency policy • Screening interview vs. formal interview

8. Screening Interviews • Why do them? • Determine a pool of candidates for on-site interviews • Describe the position and department; • Ask questions about the applicant’s experience; • Obtain clarification on any information on the application materials; • Discuss the salary for the position and ascertain an individual’s continued interest in the position

9. Screening Interviews • Types • Phone interviews • Focuses mainly on experience & qualifications • 10-30 minutes • Listen for discrepancies between what they say & what the resume says • Judging solely on answers at this point

10. Screening Interviews • Types • Electronic • Web or recorded • Skype

11. Screening Interviews • Types • Written interview • IPRA Membership plan • Pricing activity • Philosophy • Program plan

12. Screening Interviews • Types • Pre-established test • Psychometric tests