PeopleAdmin's higher education podcast

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: 1. Avoid implicit biases when describing required and preferred experience and skills. 2. Ensure hiring managers are aware of Affirmative Action Plan goals throughout the recruitment process. 3. Identify supplemental questions that needlessly restrict your candidate pool. 4. Create an inclusive online applicant portal. Additional resources: Becoming part of the solution: Building diverse, equitable and inclusive learning environments (https://www.peopleadmin.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/PeopleAdmin_DEI_web.pdf) 3 common diversity breakdowns — and how to overcome them (https://www.peopleadmin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/diversity_breakdown.pdf) These 3 strategies help SLCC hire diverse, talented faculty (https://www.peopleadmin.com/2018/02/3-strategies-help-slcc-hire-diverse-talented-faculty/)

Heather Murray, former associate director of human resources at Gonzaga University, explains how higher education talent management teams can improve evaluations by creating a culture that supports continuous, two-way performance conversations between supervisors and employees.

Ranae Covel, HR generalist at Aims Community College, explains how her institution streamlined student hiring.

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.

Leaders at the Western University of Health Sciences and University of Memphis struggle with inefficient “homegrown” performance management systems. Learn about their challenges and how leaders at both institutions plan to improve performance management moving forward.

Three universities explain how their partnership with PeopleAdmin helps them overcome their toughest talent management challenges.

Ranae Covel, HR generalist at Aims, explains how her team modernized their recruiting processes and improved employee satisfaction.

Wayne Robinson, director of recruitment and operations, explains how Rice University promotes a diverse workforce using three tools to align positions with diversity initiatives, analyze candidate pools and uncover opportunities for improvement.

Shannon Phillips, assistant director of technology and compensation specialist at the University of Arkansas, explains how technology helps her uncover the data and trends needed to hire more diverse faculty and staff.

Edward Wilson Jr., Ph.D., director of strategic partnerships at PeopleAdmin and former director of academic affairs and HR director at the University of Kansas Medical Center, explains why faculty onboarding is such a critical process and how to effectively manage it. Visit www.peopleadmin.com/view-demo/ to learn how PeopleAdmin solutions can help you support an effective faculty onboarding.

Edward Wilson, Jr., Ph.D., former HR director and director of academic affairs at the University of Kansas Medical Center, and Heather Murray, former associate director of HR at Gonzaga University, share their advice for improving performance management. Want to learn how PeopleAdmin solutions can help your institution deliver more effective performance management? Visit https://www.peopleadmin.com/view-demo/

Erika Blacutt, partner at Hobson & Company, explains the two things SelectSuite users can do to maximize their ROI. Visit www.peopleadmin.com/roi to download the Hobson & Company ROI analysis of SelectSuite. PeopleAdmin 5.8 users can find a tailored analysis at www.peopleadmin.com/roi-5-8.

Erika Blacutt, partner at Hobson & Company, explains what she learned after more than 20 interviews with SelectSuite customers. Visit www.peopleadmin.com/roi to download the Hobson & Company’s ROI analysis of SelectSuite. PeopleAdmin 5.8 users can find a tailored analysis at www.peopleadmin.com/roi-5-8.

Erika Blacutt, partner at Hobson & Company, offers an in-depth look at her organization’s research on SelectSuite’s ROI. Visit www.peopleadmin.com/roi to download the report. PeopleAdmin 5.8 users can find a tailored analysis at www.peopleadmin.com/roi-5-8.

According to the TalentIndex, which compiles dozens of data points on growth, trends and challenges, more than 70% of higher ed institutions don't track talent management performance or can’t report results. Tarrant County College is one of the 29% that do track metrics, and Associate Vice Chancellor of HR Ricardo Coronado, Ph.D., says measuring performance benefits his college and HR department. Visit www.peopleadmin.com/talentindex16/ to download the TalentIndex.

Could you use some assistance developing your talent management strategy? We’ll show you how insights and advice from nearly 400 higher education professionals can help. In this podcast, Edward Wilson Jr., Ph.D., director of strategic partnerships at PeopleAdmin and former HR director and director of academic affairs at the University of Kansas Medical Center, explains how the 2016 Higher Education TalentIndex can help you strategize improvements in acquiring, developing and managing top faculty and staff. Visit www.peopleadmin.com/talentindex16/ to download the report.

Is your college or university scrambling to prepare for FLSA? In this podcast, Heather Murray, customer advancement executive at PeopleAdmin and former associate director of human resources at Gonzaga University, offers an explanation of the upcoming changes and tips to help you prepare.

To implement successful diversity initiatives, colleges and universities must first understand the benefits, challenges and strategies that matter most. Edward Wilson Jr., Ph.D., director of strategic partnerships and former director of academic affairs at the University of Kansas Medical Center, provides insight into those key topics.

Many higher education institutions struggle with diversity, equity and inclusion. Nancy Aebersold, founder and executive director of the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, offers 3 tips to help tackle this complex issue.