Recruitment & Hiring Resources
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PageUp Resources and Training Guides
Hiring Procedures
PageUp Training Guides and Reference Sheets
Recruitment & Hiring Procedures for Faculty: Detailed procedures for faculty positions in a printable manual format.
Hiring Procedures for Contingent I Positions: Detailed procedures for Contingent I positions in a printable manual format.
Hiring Procedures for Contingent II Positions: Information on hiring a Contingent II (Contractual) employee
Helpful Reminders for Hiring & Selection: Important reminders for staff hiring
Guidelines for Using a Search Firm for Recruitment: UMBC departmental guidelines for coordinating recruitment and hiring of a staff position using a search firm
Hiring Checklists
Recruitment Checklist for Faculty
Recruitment Checklist for Contingent I Initial
Recruitment Checklist for Contingent I Renewal
Recruitment Checklist for Graduate Assistants
Recruitment Checklist for Students
**Additional information, procedures and checklists are available on the HR Hiring Liaison webpage
Advertising
Advertising and Diversity Resources
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Statements: Required statements for job advertisements
Advertising – Frequently Requested websites
Careerbuilder.com – Post a job on the Careerbuilder website
Craigslist.org – Post a job on Baltimore area Craigslist
Dice.com – Post an IT job on the Dice website
Indeed.com – Post a job on Indeed website
Monster.com – Post a job on the Monster website
Washington Post.com – Post a job on the Washington Post website
Interviewing
Interview Question Guidelines: Questions that may and may not be asked during an interview
Skype Video Conference Room: DoIT has set up a Skype-enabled conference room for interview candidates
Video Interview Best Practices: Tips for scheduling and conducting video interviews for hiring managers and search chairs. Includes a list of Do’s and Don’ts to give to the search committee members.
Scheduling Video Interviews: Guidance on how to set up and schedule video interviews with sample emails to send to the candidates.
Onboarding
Remote Onboarding Tips: Best practices for virtually onboarding remote employees
Samples
Sample Memo of Justification for a Nonexempt Position: Sample memo to Human Resources justifying the hiring selection
Sample Memo of Justification for an Exempt Position: Sample memo to Human Resources justifying the hiring selection
Sample Memo of Justification for a Faculty Position: Sample memo to Human Resources justifying the hiring selection
UMBC Reference Form: Sample form that can be used when checking references