Search Committees: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Faculty, Staff, and Administrative Searches

by Christopher D. Lee, Edna Chun (Foreword by)

Overview

Sarah Peck, educator, writer, missionary, and secretary for Ellen G. White, wrote God's Great Plan as a textbook for eighth graders. The purpose of the book was to outline the plan of salvation and delve into the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation to show young people how they fit into the great controversy.

The information in this book is timeless and will engage teenagers and adults who desire a strong biblical foundation and a clear study of the book of Revelation and Bible prophecy. Presented in an easy-to-read format, the book features illustrations and maps to make the words come alive. In addition, questions and suggested memory texts are included at the end of each chapter for those wishing to deepen their study.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781620361993
Publisher:	Stylus Publishing
Publication date:	06/03/2014
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Exhibits

Vignettes

Foreword --Edna B. Chun

How to Use This Book

Introduction

CHAPTER ONE
The Diversity Advantage

PART ONE: LAYING THE GROUNDWORK

CHAPTER TWO
Approvals

CHAPTER THREE
Organizational Analysis

CHAPTER FOUR
Building the Foundation

CHAPTER FIVE
Defining the Position

CHAPTER SIX
Forming, Orienting, and Charging the Committee


PART TWO: CULTIVATING A RICH AND DIVERSE POOL OF CANDIDATES

CHAPTER SEVEN
Recruiting

CHAPTER EIGHT
Advertising


PART THREE: SCREENING AND EVALUATING CANDIDATES

CHAPTER NINE
Screening and Evaluating Candidates

CHAPTER TEN
Evaluating Written Materials

CHAPTER ELEVEN
Preparing for Interviews

CHAPTER TWELVE
Interviewing

CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Additional Screening Methods

CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Background and Reference Checks


PART FOUR: MAKING THE SELECTION

CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Making a Recommendation

CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Making an Offer
PART FIVE: COMPLETING THE SEARCH PROCESS

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Closing the Search

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
Welcoming a Colleague to Campus


PART SIX: SPECIAL TOPICS

CHAPTER NINETEEN
Special Topics

CHAPTER TWENTY
Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues

Appendices

Glossary

References

Diversity, Selection Bias, and Search Committee Bibliography

About the Author

Index

Editorial Reviews

Search Committees is an intelligent guide to identifying well-qualified candidates for various levels within academic organizations – a critical activity for the success of any organization, often taken for granted, and not always thoughtfully implemented. Included are useful techniques and strategies for illuminating the complex and sometimes overwhelming search process, including integrating diversity and involving stakeholders. The value of this book is that it can serve as a checklist of techniques many of us know, but fail to use, as well as motivate committees to renovate the search process.

Cheryl R. Wyrick

Selecting the right person for an academic appointment has become increasing challenging in a competitive environment with dwindling resources. In his guide Dr. Lee provides a clear process for a search including helpful tools, hints, and warnings to improve the likelihood of success for the institution. Woven through the guide is an evidence-based rationale for the recommended approach, including vignettes that make the theoretical come to life. This reference is a must for both novice and seasoned search committee members.

Patricia Maguire Meservey

The book is well organized, and referenced, and provides some outstanding tools and ready-to-use templates for HR professionals supporting searches, as well as committee chairs and committee members. Rather than ‘guessing’, or simply utilizing the process your institution has had for many years, this book can help any institution build (or re-invigorate) its search committee process!

Isaac Dixon

"Dr. Lee has written a comprehensive manual that provides human resources professionals with invaluable knowledge on how to conduct efficient and effective searches for their institutions. Filled with cutting-edge and practical techniques, this book will help colleges and universities identify the best and brightest talent available.

Jaffus Hardrick

This is a comprehensive resource and guide to effective recruitment of faculty and staff. Chris has a high level and sophisticated understanding of the higher education community, as evidenced by his ability to delve deeply and broadly into critical nuances and to offer practical advice for every stage of the search process. Throughout, Chris incorporates strategies to promote the development of a strong and diverse pool of candidates – which is foundational to an effective process and to ensure a successful outcome. I highly recommend this book for all HR professionals, especially those charged with providing leadership in the area of recruitment, and for others across campus that participate in any way with the faculty and staff search, recruitment and selection process.

Lauren A. Turner

In my 15+ years in talent acquisition, I have rarely encountered a single resource that provides step-by-step guidance in maximizing your institution’s recruitment and selection process. Dr. Lee’s book delivers exactly what it promises in the title: a comprehensive guide for search committees that will instantly upgrade faculty, staff, and administrative searches. If you are among the enlightened souls who believe diversity recruitment is not an after-the-fact consideration, but is rather a required component of all successful searches, this book will prove invaluable to you. The templates, samples, interview protocols, case studies, exhibits, and other first-class training materials make Dr. Lee’s book ‘required reading’ for all search committee members.

Glenn R. Powell

In order to best educate our students and prepare them for a global economy, they must learn from faculty, administrators, and staff that represent a diverse range of life experiences, race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, background, and worldviews. Attracting and hiring a diverse and highly qualified workforce is critical to our mission as higher education professionals. After having served as a diversity representative on hiring committees, I understand how difficult it is recruit, hire, and retain great candidates who also increase the diversity of our campuses. Dr. Lee really understands the importance of diversity in the hiring process. In addition to including an entire chapter on diversity in the hiring process, many of the vignettes and tips reinforce this throughout the book. It should be read and discussed by everyone who cares about increasing diversity in a higher education environment.

Laura E. Saret

The work of selecting new faculty, staff, and administrative colleagues is very challenging. Often, it is performed by committees made up of deeply concerned individuals for whom human capital issues are not part of their daily work. That’s why this book is so important. Dr. Christopher Lee demystifies the work of selection committees—both for those who are asked to serve on them and for the candidates with whom those committee members will interact. Ensuring that new employees are a good fit within an academic institution is a tough job, and the market for highly-skilled talent is extremely competitive. It’s important that committees work quickly and diligently to ensure their institution will have the broadest candidate base from which to select. This book will help selection committees avoid the pitfalls that can slow their progress. Dr. Lee has done a fine job of making smart selection processes accessible to committee members and the employers who rely on the fruits of their work.

Cheryl Crozier Garcia