General
General
Search committees may begin looking at applications on the date listed in the job announcement. For example, "Review of applications will begin on October 3, 2018, and will continue until the position is filled." The committee must continue to review all applications and give them full consideration until the position is filled. If you put in the advertisement that, "review of applications will begin immediately," you can start reviewing applications from the time they start coming in.
The hiring official should appoint at least three people to a search committee.
Competitive (external) searches are automatically posted on the following sites/job boards:
- Appalachian Employment Site at http://jobs.appstate.edu
- HERC (Higher Education Recruitment Consortium)
- The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Higher Ed Jobs
- CIRCA, formerly the Local Job Network
- Indeed
The university pays for these advertisements; all other advertising costs must be covered by the unit, department, or college that is conducting the search.
Interviewing
Interviewing
Yes, all applicants need to be evaluated consistently and fairly by using the same interview questions and methods.
Absolutely. Interviewing via web conferencing saves time, expenses, and can be recorded to allow all members to view and to cast their vote/feedback. However, please notify the applicant if you plan on recording the interview and who it will be shared with.
HR recommends interviewing at least three qualified applicants.
Applicants
Applicants
You don't have to get hotel rooms for internal candidates, however they should be treated fairly as far as dinner arrangements go, campus tours etc. They can decline a campus tour, but you can offer it.
Checking References
Checking References
No. You should only check references on your finalists.
Scenarios - Conflicts of Interest
Scenarios - Conflicts of Interest
It is a conflict of interest and not recommended for a committee member to serve as a reference as well. Please ask the candidate for additional references if necessary and notate that the committee member did not serve as a reference. It is important also that the committee member only uses information from the search to evaluate the candidate and remains unbiased.
Only the Search Committee Chair is public knowledge. The committee can determine to disclose their names, but it is best practice to only share contact information for the Chair.
No. It is best that spouses do not serve on search committees together.