Recruit, Advertise, Market
Responsible party: Talent Acquisition, Hiring Manager, Search Chair & Committee, Stakeholders
- Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to align on must-haves for the role and collaborate on an advertising strategy.
- Agree on external advertising plan and secure funding.
- Focus on reaching candidates from a variety of backgrounds and experience, rather than expecting candidates to find us.
- Ask the committee for job posting ideas.
- Consider relevant associations, which often have listservs and job boards.
- Post the opening at NU locations, such as the Student Affairs Snapshot, staff groups, and internal newsletters.
- Include selling points for working in Student Affairs.
- Post the opening using social media accounts, such as personal LinkedIn pages. A sample post on LinkedIn might read like this one: “I’m excited to announce that I have an opening within my office for an Associate Director of Fraternity & Sorority Life. If you’re interested in an opportunity to help shape the development of this community within a supportive institution, take a look. #hiring #fraternity #sorority #NorthwesternUniversity #StudentAffairs #HigherEd"
- Communicate on a biweekly basis with Talent Acquisition about the candidate pool, adjusting advertising strategy as needed. See Talent Acquisition’s Service Level Agreement.