Hiring Process
Last Updated: March 20, 2026 8:54:47 AM PDT
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Get information about the hiring process, plus tools, forms and resources.
Process
- Staff Promotion Program
- How to Use Interview Panels and Search Committees: Details on how to assemble and work with panels and search committees.
- How to hire:
- Background Checks: Determine when a background check is likely to be recommended and what kind of check should be performed.
- Overview: Moving Expenses and Relocation Allowance: Learn the important differences between moving expenses and relocation allowance and find out how they apply to newly hired faculty or staff.
Resources
- Hiring Toolkit: Link to tools and resources to help you hire staff.
- Series concepts: Links to comprehensive class specifications and options.
Forms
- Hiring Forms: Link to forms that will help you recruit and hire employees.
- Online Job Description: This provides departments with a tool to create, update, route, and submit a job description.
- New Employee Checklists: Link to forms, policies, and information that simplify the hiring and orientation processes. Checklists are tailored to department, supervisor, and new employee perspectives.
- Checklist for Departments With New Employees
- Checklist for Supervisors of New Employees
Policies and guidelines
Contacts
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