RECRUITMENT HANDBOOK updated August 2010

Included in this handbook are the general recruitment and staffing procedures supported by the University of Victoria Human Resources Department.  For any specific inquiries not covered in this handbook, please contact Human Resources at 721-8085, or your Human Resources Consultant.

Staff Recruitment Overview

• Staff Recruitment Overview

A.   Filling Vacancies

• Introduction
• Defining Job Requirements for New or Revised Positions
• Top Ten Transferable Skills Most likely to be of Interest to Employers
• Threshold/Essential Qualifications vs. “Nice to Have"
• Guidelines on Preferential or Limited Hiring

B.   Staff Requisitions and Postings

• Staff Requisitions and Postings

C.   Publishing the Posting

• Introduction
• Posting Options

D.     Search Committee

• Introduction
• Primary Screening and Short listing

E.     Developing the Questions

• Introduction
• Types of Questions
• Determining Crteria and Question
• Forumulating Behaviour-based Questions - Schematic
• Guide to Screening and Selection in Employment
• Sample Questions for a Management Position
• Sample Questions for a Clerical Position
• Sample Rating Scale

F.    Selection Process and Interviewing

• Introduction
• The interview
• Listen carefully to the answer
• Potential Barriers to a Fair Evaluation
• Making the Decision
• Checking References
• Reference Check Guide for Employing Departments
• Making the Offer
• Sample Offering Letters
• Protocol for Maintaining Records

G.   After Hiring - Orientation

• Sample Orientation Checklist

H.   Term Appointments, Casual or Student Positions

• APPENDIX #1 - Human Rights Issues and Accommodation
• APPENDIX #2 - Competency Based Behaviour Interview Questions
• A. Core Competencies
• B. Leadership Competencies
• C. General Job Effectiveness
• APPENDIX #3
• Action Verbs for Job Descriptions
• Action Verbs for Trades