Recruitment Resources Index

Recruitment Resources

• Appointment Letter Templates
• CALS Hiring Bonus Program
• Criminal Background Check (CBC) – Policy, tools, and information on when a CBC is needed
• Faculty/Leadership Hiring Best Practices
• Faculty Recruitment – Faculty-specific recruitment resources
• Funding/Position Requests for AS, US, LI, and TE – Required for all AS, US, LI , and TE waivers and open recruitments on all funding sources
  • Offer Requests for AS, US, LI, and TE Appointments
• HR Systems (JEMS, TREMS, HRS, etc.)
• I-9 Verification of Identity and Employment Authorization
• Interviews
  • Virtual Interview Guidance for Faculty/Limited
  • Virtual Interview Guidance for Academic and University Staff
  • Sample Interview Prep List
  • Quick Guide to Interviewing
  • Interview Dos and Don’ts – An overview of best practices for facilitating interviews.
  • Sample Behaviorally Based Interview Questions
  • Sample Competency Based Interview Questions
  • Interview Evaluation Form – Used by interviewers during or after an interview to summarize their evaluation of the candidate.
  • Interview Questions and Notes Sheet – Used by interviewers to take personal notes in the interview.
• Interview/Relocation Expenses – Business Services policy on recruitment expenses
• International Hires Recruitment Guidelines – Description of guidelines to comply with requirements of the Department of Labor for recruitment of international hires.
• Operational Area Guidance – Provides operational areas examples and information on identifying operational areas
• Post Degree Training Appointment Hiring and Appointment Info
• Recruitment Records Retention
  • Recruitment File Checklist – Describes necessary items retained in the recruitment file
• Recruiting Using Social Media
  • How to Recruit on Social Media
  • How to Create a Facebook Account
  • Facebook Best Practices
  • How to Create a Twitter Account
• Recruitment, Assessment and Selection (RAS) Policy – Applicable to Academic Staff, University Staff, Limited and Faculty Appointments; may also be used for temporary employees and student appointment but this is not required per policy
• CALS Recruitment, Assessment, and Selection (RAS) Plan – CALS Specific procedures which accompany the RAS policy
• Recruitment, Assessment, and Selection (RAS) Checklist – OHR’s step-by-step, role-based checklist
• Rehired Annuitants – Important information on hiring WRS retirees
• Recruitment Related Trainings
  • Breaking the Bias Habit Workshop
  • Hiring the Best and Brightest: Understanding Unconscious Bias Video
  • Searching for Excellence & Diversity: a Guide for Search Committees
• Recruitment Toolkit – OHR’s toolkit
• Reference Checks
  • Guide to Reference Checks – Best practices and strategies for conducting reference checks, including sample questions.
• Standard Recruitment Process Flowchart
• Student Assistant Hiring and Appointment Info
• Student Hourly Hiring and Appointment Info
• Student Job Center
• Title and Standard Job Description Library – This library has titles, salaries, and title-specific information for all jobs at UW–Madison
• TREMS Recruitment Workflow – Visualization of CALS open recruitment process in the Talent Recruitment and Engagement Management System (TREMS)
• TREMS Application Statuses and Sample Communications Associated with Applicant Statuses
• TREMS Training – for those who work with recruitments – contact your unit’s CALS HR Manager with questions
• Unpaid Appointment Hiring and Appointment Information