Outreach & Advertising

Faculty Recruitment

November 2015

Presented by: Human Resource Services

Outreach Strategyo Attract an appropriately-sized pool of qualified,

talented and skilled candidates.

o Good faith efforts

o Cast wide net

o Review underutilized data; This data is for outreach efforts ONLY!

Length of RecruitmentRecruitment Periods

National 30 calendar days*

NW Regional 21 calendar days

Statewide 21 calendar days

Local 14 calendar days

*Required for tenure-track/tenured positions

Key Details:• Position Close Date• Position Title & Location• Basic requirements for the position (education and experience)

• “WSU is an EO/AA educator/employer.” (or similar language)

• Apply URL (www.WSUjobs.com or the direct link) • Make sure the position is active on WSUjobs.com before placing the ad. (Failure to do so results in applicants trying to search for a position that is unavailable.)

Online Advertisements

Online Ads• Announces vacancy• Ability to direct job seeker to specific announcement

• Opportunity to provide more information without additional cost per line/word.

• Include photos- WSU Logo, position location, proximity to nearby towns, recreational activities etc.

• Option to link to department/college website, recruitment brochure, benefits page, etc.

Online AdsApply URL – Direct Link• Automatically generated• URL changes when any information to the position is updated

• Previous URL’s stay active UNLESS position is removed from WSUjobs and reposted

For example: https://www.wsujobs.com/postings/20018

• Suggest using WSUjobs.com (Position #12345)

No correlation between

URL & position #

Advertise & OutreachHRS posts all positions for each department to the following online job boards:

(Department can post to IHE)

*Contact HRS if you have questions about additional outreach resourcesOr view the Recruitment Toolkit: hrs.wsu.edu/recruitment+toolkit

(AP & Faculty)

Resume Database

https://fortress.wa.gov/esd/worksource/

Where to Advertise?Common places for faculty advertisements:

• The Chronicle of Higher Education (Vitae)• HigherEdJobs.com• Diverse Issues in Higher Education• Insight into Diversity• AcademicJobsOnline.org• Academic Keys• Any professional publications for the specific field

Ad placement is not limited to the most common publications

• The decision for where an ad is placed comes from the search committee, and can be tailored to each position’s needs

Job Advertisement Guidance: Tenured/Tenure-Track Teaching Faculty Position, For University U.S. Permanent Residence SponsorshipTenure-track/tenured teaching faculty positions must have appropriate information regarding duties and qualifications and must include print advertisements in accordance with the Department of Labor (DOL) regulations. The Office of International Programs - Global Services and HRS collaborate in a review process to ensure these positions meet the DOL advertising standards.

JobTarget OneClick

About JobTarget One Click

• JobTarget is a platform for distributing recruitment advertising online.

• With the OneClick option, users are able to efficiently and effectively complete online advertising.

• The JobTarget OneClick platform tracks how successful each posting is through real-time media measurement analytics.

• JobTarget uses spider-bot technology to scrape job vacancies from our WSUJobs website and into the JobTarget system for posting.

Key Features

• Allows users to save time by offering multiple job boards in one convenient location.

• Provides previews of different job boards/websites.• Enables users to find relevant job boards for specific positions. Example: Accounting–Over 200 industry specific job boards are available for this keyword search.

Faculty Recruitment:http://hrs.wsu.edu/frtk+main

Contact InformationHuman Resource Services

509-335-4521hrs.wsu.edu/HRS Information

hrs@wsu.edu

WSU employees attending this session via

videoconferencing and who wish to have it

documented on their training history

must notify Human Resource Services

within 24 hours of the session date:

hrstraining@wsu.edu