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Search committees : a comprehensive guide to successful faculty, staff, and administrative searches / Christopher D. Lee, Ph. D., SPHR ; foreword by Edna B. Chun ; cover design by Kathleen Dyson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Sterling, Virginia : Stylus Publishing, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (203 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781620361993
  • 9781620362013
  • 1620362015
  • 162036199X
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Search committees : a comprehensive guide to successful faculty, staff, and administrative searches.DDC classification:
  • 378.1/2 23/eng/20240502
LOC classification:
  • LB2332.72 .L44 2014eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Exhibits -- Vignettes -- Foreword -- How to Use This Book -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE: The Diversity Advantage -- PART ONE: LAYING THE GROUNDWORK -- CHAPTER TWO: Approvals -- CHAPTER THREE: Organizational Analysis -- CHAPTER FOUR: Building the Foundation -- CHAPTER FIVE: Defining the Position -- CHAPTER SIX: Forming, Orienting, and Charging the Committee -- PART TWO: CULTIVATING A RICH AND DIVERSE POOL OF CANDIDATES -- CHAPTER SEVEN: Recruiting -- CHAPTER EIGHT: Advertising -- PART THREE: SCREENING AND EVALUATING CANDIDATES
CHAPTER NINE: Screening and Evaluating CandidatesCHAPTER TEN: Evaluating Written Materials -- CHAPTER ELEVEN: Preparing for Interviews -- CHAPTER TWELVE: Interviewing -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Additional Screening Methods -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Background and Reference Checks -- PART FOUR: MAKING THE SELECTION -- CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Making a Recommendation -- CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Making an Offer -- PART FIVE: COMPLETING THE SEARCH PROCESS -- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Closing the Search -- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Welcoming a Colleague to Campus -- PART SIX: SPECIAL TOPICS
CHAPTER NINETEEN: Special TopicsCHAPTER TWENTY: Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues -- Appendices -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- H -- I -- J -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- References -- Diversity, Selection Bias, and Search Committee Bibliography -- About the Author -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y
Summary: Finding the right candidate for administrative, professional, and faculty positions is one of the most important tasks that any institution or enterprise undertakes. However, few higher education professionals receive training on the search committee process, but are expected to serve or lead committees. This guide covers the complete cycle of hiring, starting with defining the position and forming and briefing the committee, through cultivating a rich and diverse pool of candidates and screening and evaluating candidates, to making the selection, successfully completing the search, and welcoming colleagues to campus; and includes: An expert step-by-step search model ; Dozens of templates, sample tools, and a bank of interview questions ; Diversity recruitment and selection protocols and techniques ; A resource guide with advice, case studies, examples, and training materials. (Back cover).
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Cover -- Contents -- Exhibits -- Vignettes -- Foreword -- How to Use This Book -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE: The Diversity Advantage -- PART ONE: LAYING THE GROUNDWORK -- CHAPTER TWO: Approvals -- CHAPTER THREE: Organizational Analysis -- CHAPTER FOUR: Building the Foundation -- CHAPTER FIVE: Defining the Position -- CHAPTER SIX: Forming, Orienting, and Charging the Committee -- PART TWO: CULTIVATING A RICH AND DIVERSE POOL OF CANDIDATES -- CHAPTER SEVEN: Recruiting -- CHAPTER EIGHT: Advertising -- PART THREE: SCREENING AND EVALUATING CANDIDATES

CHAPTER NINE: Screening and Evaluating CandidatesCHAPTER TEN: Evaluating Written Materials -- CHAPTER ELEVEN: Preparing for Interviews -- CHAPTER TWELVE: Interviewing -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Additional Screening Methods -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Background and Reference Checks -- PART FOUR: MAKING THE SELECTION -- CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Making a Recommendation -- CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Making an Offer -- PART FIVE: COMPLETING THE SEARCH PROCESS -- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Closing the Search -- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Welcoming a Colleague to Campus -- PART SIX: SPECIAL TOPICS

CHAPTER NINETEEN: Special TopicsCHAPTER TWENTY: Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues -- Appendices -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- H -- I -- J -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- References -- Diversity, Selection Bias, and Search Committee Bibliography -- About the Author -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y

Finding the right candidate for administrative, professional, and faculty positions is one of the most important tasks that any institution or enterprise undertakes. However, few higher education professionals receive training on the search committee process, but are expected to serve or lead committees. This guide covers the complete cycle of hiring, starting with defining the position and forming and briefing the committee, through cultivating a rich and diverse pool of candidates and screening and evaluating candidates, to making the selection, successfully completing the search, and welcoming colleagues to campus; and includes: An expert step-by-step search model ; Dozens of templates, sample tools, and a bank of interview questions ; Diversity recruitment and selection protocols and techniques ; A resource guide with advice, case studies, examples, and training materials. (Back cover).

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