This is an outline of the most common elements of a search that are unique to the responsibilities of the search committee chair. Additionally, this entire site supports the efforts of the committee chair with hundreds of different web pages, resources and advice for conducting a search. The Committee Chair is responsible for ensuring that all pieces of the puzzle come together correctly.
Chair Duties Chair Checklist Complete Search Checklist, The Training for Search Committee Chairs Ex-Officio Members Supporting the Search (Role of staff in assisting searches) Budget Sample Search Committee Timeline, Sample 2, Sample 3. Approvals (Sample Approval Form, Sample #2 - staff only, Sample #3 - temporary positions) Flow Chart of Committee Meetings/Agendas Forming a Committee & Checklist Invitation to Serve on a Committee (version 1), (version 2) Announce committee Charging a Committee Sample Charge, Sample 2, Sample 3 Recruiting, Advertising & Networking (Position Announcement Mailer) Diverse Media & Recruiting Sources How to: Run a Search Committee meeting How to: Screen Written Application Materials Search Committee Meeting Checklist Screening Methods Selection Criteria Red Flags Rating or Ranking Candidates Interviews, Interview Questions & Question Bank Constituent Groups (How to get all stakeholders involved) Invitation to Interview Checklist Logistics Hosting Candidates Welcome Packages/ Welcoming Candidates Internal Candidates Tips on Conducting an Interview Interviews Illegal Questions Benefits Briefs Work Samples Organizational Fit Making a Recommendation Dissenting Opinions Pre-Reference Finalist Offer Checklist Background & Reference Checks
Job Offer Checklist Sample Offer Letters Recordkeeping Thank You Letter to Committee Members Relocation Welcoming New Colleague to Campus. On-Boarding
TOPICS
Top Ten Reasons Why Searches Fail Glossary of Terms HR’s Role in the Search Process EEO/Diversity Considerations Sample Correspondence - All Letters Creating a Job/Position Description
ARTICLES
Chairing A Search Committee Leading the Search Committee – AAHE Bulletin Creating and Managing the Effective Search Committee Educating and Empowering Search Committees The Right Search Committee How Search Committees Undermine Their Own Efforts A Search-Committee Virgin Tells All Fairness and Commonsense in Interviews - Asking Questions Beyond Job Boards: Targeting the Source The Unreliability of References What Search Consultants Do
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