A Guide for Non-Academic Search Committees

the search committee
- selecting the committee chair and EEO designee
- role and responsibilities of the search committee chair
- the role and responsibility of search committee membership
- role and responsibility of the neo designee
preparing the search committee
reviewing applications
determining which applicants to interview
how to contact applicants
reasonable accommodation
how to conduct a good interview
- preparing for the interview
- provide materials to interviewees
- getting started
- format
- developing interview questions
- avoiding discrimination
- documenting the interview
- tips for selection interviewing
professional reference checking
- process
- internal candidates
- Do’s and don’ts
- developing & asking the right questions
- what to do with the information
- confidentiality
documenting the nomination
- what to keep
- when to destroy records
legal aspects of interviewing