Hire Approval (Certification) – Staff

When you are ready to submit your search to OIE for a hire approval, please make sure:

  • Every applicant ranked “Interview” and offered an interview has a post-interview disposition entered in Recruiting Solutions, including those who declined. Applicants who withdrew are marked as such.
  • All disposition comments correspond to qualifications in Recruiting Solutions and the job description/advertisement.
  • Applicants interviewed in the first rounds via electronic means (i.e. phone, Skype etc…), indicate the type of interview and have a 2-3 sentence disposition explaining the rationale for the applicant not being invited to campus for the next round.
  • For applicants interviewed on campus and not selected for hire, the 2-3 sentence disposition explain why the applicants will not be hired.
  • For the selected candidate, the 4-5 sentence disposition gives a clear and convincing explanation of why the applicant will be offered the position must be entered into Recruiting Solutions. This explanation should reference the minimum and/or preferred qualifications from the job description.
  • All disposition comments:
    • Correspond to qualifications in Recruiting Solutions and the job description/advertisement.
    • Are specific, detailed, concrete, and objective, and do not contain feelings, emotions, or broad, general statements.
    • Do not include second-hand knowledge.
    • Do not include language referencing a protected class
  • The final selected candidate is designated as such in Recruiting Solutions..

Amended Hire Certification – Staff

If the first choice candidate declines, please make sure:

  • The candidate is marked as “declined” in Recruiting Solutions.
  • The new candidate to be offered is designated as the selected candidate in Recruiting Solutions.
  • The post-interview disposition of the new candidate is updated to explain why he/she is the best choice.
  • The post-interview disposition of the declined candidate has “declined” added to the disposition