Overview of Recruitment Process
Regular Faculty

Step 1: Request Recruitment  (Department Head / Search Committee Chair / Search Assistant)

• Submits Academic Affairs Recruitment Approval Workflow for Provost approval        
• Submits draft job posting to HR for posting in Interfolio
• Identifies search committee 

Step 2:  Post and Recruit  (HR)

• Finalizes job posting and posts in Interfolio
• Provides assistance with any external recruitment efforts
• Adds search committee access to job posting and candidate pool in Interfolio

Step 3:  Application Review / Interviews (Search Committee)

• Reviews candidate pool and identifies primary candidate pool
• Conducts initial round of interviews
• Notifies HR of candidates identified for final round of interviews
• Following final round of interviews, Search Committee Chair provides search committee feedback for Department Head consideration

Step 4:  Search Finalization  (Department Head)

• Department Head or designee completes reference checks
  • Reference Check Guidelines
  • Reference Check Form
• Department Head determines successful candidate and notifies HR to initiate background check
• HR initiates background check and provides contingency language to Department Head for extending verbal offer
• Department Head submits Faculty Appointment Letter Request to Academic Affairs

Step 5:  Extend Offer  (Department Head)

• Extends verbal offer with background check contingency language; and notifies HR of candidate acceptance and start date
• Search Committee Chair or Search Assistant rejects unsuccessful candidates in Interfolio

Step 6:  Appointment Letter / Hire  (HR / Faculty Records)

• HR initiates faculty hire in DASH
• HR receives faculty appointment letter with Provost signature from Faculty Records
• HR sends new faculty welcome e-mail with appointment letter and new faculty orientation information
• HR coordinates completion of new hire paperwork and benefits orientation
• HR closes search in Interfolio

Questions?

Rachel Riehle, Office of Human Resources
(423) 425-4190

Charlene Davenport, Faculty Records Office
(423) 425-5373