What Every Faculty Search Committee Needs to Know : Best Practices in Reviewing Applications and Interviewing Candidates.

What Every Faculty Search Committee Needs to Know : Best Practices in Reviewing Applications and Interviewing Candidates.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Buller, Jeffrey L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Somerset : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2016.
Subjects:
Universities and colleges > Faculty > Employment.
Employment interviewing.
Employee selection.
Employee selection
Employment interviewing
Universities and colleges > Faculty > Employment
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Table of Contents:
  • Seires Page; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Dedication; The Author; Introduction; Chapter 1: Achieving Diversity Goals; affirmative action and equal opportunity; the problem with unnecessary specialization; support from institutional leadership; composition of the search committee; phrasing of the advertisement; targeted efforts; the positive and negative aspects of fit; putting it all together; Chapter 2: Advertising the Position; step one: decide what information the most desirable and qualified candidates need to know in order to be encouraged to apply for the position.
  • Step two: decide on the most appropriate venues for disseminating that informationstep three: tailor the information to the specific venue; step four: track success rates of each venue and advertisement format to improve future searches; step five: adjust the strategy as needed if the desired results aren't being obtained; Frequently Asked Questions About Search Advertisements; putting it all together; Chapter 3: Reviewing the Applications; best practices for chairs of search committees; best practices in screening the applications; best practices for narrowing the pool.
  • Best practices in reducing the short listbest practices for making reference calls; best practices in conducting phone or video interviews; best practices for achieving consensus on finalists; putting it all together; Chapter 4: Scheduling the Interviews; scheduling comparable interview processes; searches with incumbents or internal candidates; involving realtors in the interview process; the role of free time in the interview process; information needed by the candidates; information needed by the interviewers; putting it all together; Chapter 5: Conducting the Interviews.
  • The purpose of campus interviews"Illegal" Interview Questions; the conclusion of the interview; putting it all together; Appendix A: Candidate Evaluation Form; Appendix B: Suggested Interview Questions; References and Resources; Works Cited; Materials for Further Study; Index; End User License Agreement.

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