Diversity Recruitment for Staff
Process, Tools & Resources
Helpful Tips
- Allow additional recruitment time, if necessary, to attract a diverse candidate pool.
- Use a variety of recruitment sources.
- Think like a coach. Coaches go out and find the talent they need. They don’t put ads in the paper and then sit back and wait.
- Have people of color and women on search committees. If that is not possible, assign the role of affirmative action liaison to one of the committee members.
- Create student internships and/or part-time positions for women and people of color until regular positions open for which these individuals can be actively considered.
- Write position descriptions to ensure that they attract the widest possible range of candidates.
- Beware of the trap of measuring everything against one standard. Candidates who got their degrees later in life or from historically Black institutions, candidates who worked part-time when their children were young or whose experience is off the beaten path, may bring rich experience and diverse backgrounds to the campus.
Resources to assist you:
Maximizing Diversity at UMHS (PDF)
The University of Michigan has an unlimited job posting subscription with HigherEdJobs.com.
http://www.HigherEdJobs.com
By using the following logon information, you can post an unlimited number of jobs to the account at no cost. To post a position, go to HigherEdJobs.com and click on "Employer Login" which is found on the right of the screen.
In the "Login" box, enter:
username: jobpostings@umich.edu
password: umichjobs
Diversity Sites:
Historical Black Colleges & Universities Career Center http://jobs.hbcuconnect.com
LatPro (Hispanic & Bilingual Professionals)
http://www.latpro.com
Los Saludos (Hispanic Employment site)
http://www.saludos.com/sql/job-search.htm
Hispanic Outlook Magazine
http://www.hispanicoutlook.com
Diversity.com
http://www.diversity.com
DiversityInc.com
http://www.diversityinc.com
