Recruitment Tools & Active Searches

Before Posting

• University Policy on Filling Vacancies (policy 6.6.1)
• Cornell University Library Procedure 13 - Academic Appointment of Librarians
• Cornell University Library Procedure 39 - search procedures for academic appointments
• Identify search committee members
• Search committee meets with Library HR recruiter to review the search process.

Screening & Interviewing

• Generic Candidate Evaluation Tool - modify with required and preferred qualifications to fit each search
• Skills for Success Interview Questions
• Leadership Skills for Success Interview Questions
• Understand Interview Bias
• Review and understand unlawful pre-employment inquiries before meeting with candidates

Checking References
Manual checks apply to academic searches only; non-academic checks go through Workday

• Sample reference checking questions - 1
• Sample reference checking questions - 2

Employment Verification/Background Check - mandatory process, and the offer is contingent on successful results

Making the Offer

• Selection and Non-Selection Report - This form will be provided by your recruiter and must be completed and returned to Library HR PRIOR to a verbal offer being made.

Status = Accepting applications → Reviewing applications → Interviewing → Offer Accepted (start date: <<DATE>>);

Central Recruitment means the search is being handled by Central Recruitment and not Library HR.