Recruiting in higher education is ever–changing; therefore, the way we recruit and engage with potential hires also must evolve. The candidate experience relies heavily on an HR department streamlining processes and workflows. With a simplified and streamlined internal process and applicant tracking system, a candidate sees your intuition in a positive way, while also enjoying the hiring process. This impression can last through their entire employee lifecycle when their information is easy to access and navigate.  The candidate experience is the candidate’s overall pe ..read more

Rice University shares 4 diverse recruiting strategies Listen to Wayne Robinson, director of recruitment and operations at Rice University, share four strategies to recruit and hire a diverse workforce, including how to: Avoid implicit biases when describing required and preferred experience and skills. Ensure hiring managers are aware of Affirmative Action Plan goals throughout the recruitment process. Identify supplemental questions that needlessly restrict your candidate pool. Create an inclusive online applicant portal. Additional resources Becoming part of the solution: Building divers ..read more

Aims Community College improved student hiring with this one change Listen as Ranae Covel, HR generalist at Aims Community College, explains how her institution used technology to streamline work-study eligibility, community partnerships, financial aid needs and job postings from various departments to simplify student hiring. transcriptget it on iTunes Learn how PeopleAdmin solutions can help you more effectively manage student hiring. Fill out the form to speak with a PeopleAdmin representative. J Thank you. A PeopleAdmin representative will contact you shortly. Kevin Keenmon: Welcome to ..read more

Change management tips: How UAB secured faculty buy-in for a new ATS When the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) implemented SelectSuite — the applicant tracking system from PeopleAdmin — the faculty affairs team knew gaining faculty buy-in would be a challenge. Listen to key advice Janice Ward, faculty affairs manager at UAB, offered during her presentation at PeopleConnect, PeopleAdmin’s annual user conference, on how she overcame this challenge. get it on iTunesWant to learn more? Fill out the form to speak with a PeopleAdmin representative. Thank you. A PeopleAdmin representative ..read more

Digital Transformation with California Baptist University California Baptist University has a small human resources team. With only three full-time and one part-time employee supporting 600 staff and 600 faculty, easing administrative burden through digitization isn’t a question, but a necessity. Cal Baptist has been a PeopleAdmin customer since 2014, when they implemented Applicant Tracking System to support recruitment and hiring. Shawna Benson, Administrative Support Specialist, Information Technology Services, works closely with the HR team at Cal Baptist to ensure their workflows and syst ..read more

Timing can make or break your applicant process. The application process is a tough aspect of hiring to perfect. There are a number of things that can discourage job-seekers from finishing an application, impact their impression of your institution as an employer, or affect their final decision about an offer. Timing is one of those factors—the timing of your posting, the timing of your communications, and the timing of your candidate journey all impact the applicant process. So how can you make sure your timing is right? Communication matters For a candidate in the application process, commu ..read more

HigherEd has been through a whirlwind of change since 2020, so what’s next? Colleges and universities, along with their faculty, staff, and administrations, have proven their flexibility and resilience over and over as they have responded to an entirely new landscape of teaching, learning, and working. Looking ahead to the end of 2022 and 2023, what’s on the horizon for HigherEd? Take a look at some of the challenges and opportunities ahead for your institution.   Re-focusing on Student Outcomes When professors had to quickly shift their classes to virtual teaching formats, the emphasis ..read more

Supporting expert users at North Carolina A&T State University North Carolina A&T State University has been a PeopleAdmin customer for over a decade, first joining our community in 2006. The team currently uses Position Management and Applicant Tracking System, and are making use of the analytics dashboards to get more out of each module. Dr. Veronica Sills, NC A&T’s Interim Chief Human Resources officer, has a lot of experience with PeopleAdmin from a previous role at UNC Greensboro, so she was excited to bring that experience and knowledge to NC A&T. Certified Administrator T ..read more

How your team can use data to implement targeted recruiting and put your hiring resources in the right place. Hiring in today’s competitive job market can be difficult. Not to mention that many colleges and universities are operating with budget cuts and staff shortages, meaning HR departments have less time and money to spare. That’s why it’s important to embrace recruitment marketing strategies—including targeted recruiting—to make sure your institution is prepared to tackle what’s next. Targeted recruiting Targeted recruiting means focusing your job advertisement efforts on a specific audi ..read more

How Mt. San Antonio College leveraged PeopleAdmin to streamline vital workflows Vanessa Ortiz is a Human Resources Analyst at Mt. San Antonio College, and she works closely with PeopleAdmin’s HigherEd Platform. Right now, she’s involved in streamlining Mt. SAC’s onboarding processes with PeopleAdmin’s Employee Records system, and is excited about the possibilities she’s seeing. When she joined Mt. SAC, COVID-19 restrictions were still in place, so she interviewed and onboarded remotely. The paper onboarding process that the team had in place at the time became more complex when employees weren ..read more