{"product_id":"the-jossey-bass-academic-administrators-guide-to-hiring-isbn-9780787960636","title":"The Jossey-Bass Academic Administrator's Guide to Hiring","description":"Department chairs and other academic administrators are often called upon to hire administrative and staff personnel for a variety of positions, as are chairs and members of search committees. To meet the challenge of finding and hiring the right person for the right job, The Jossey-Bass Academic Administrator's Guide to Hiring offers the essential information needed to make an informed hiring decision. The book's \"Performance Foundation\" will help to connect hiring, retention, performance development, and performance assessment of any position at an academic institution with the most critical aspects of performance for the institution, the unit, and the job.  Preface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e About the Authors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part I: Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. The Challenge of Hiring in Higher Education.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part II: Getting Prepared.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. Preparing for Hiring.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. Attracting Talent.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. The Legal and Social Context of Hiring.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part III: The Hiring Decision.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. Evaluating Applicants.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. A Practical Guide to Making Hiring Decisions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Afterword: Hanging On to Your Hires.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e References.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.  \"Consider this book a primer for everyone on your next hiring committee.\" (\u003ci\u003eUniversity Business\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2003)  Joseph G. Rosse is professor in the Leeds Graduate School of Business, University of Colorado at Boulder.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Robert A. Levin is managing director of the Center for Human Function and Work, University of Colorado at Boulder Research Park.\u003cbr\u003e Rosse and Levin are the authors of High-Impact-Hiring (Jossey-Bass, 1997) and Talent Flow (Jossey-Bass, 2001) and are codirectors of the Center for the Integrative Study of Work at the University of Colorado, Boulder.  Department chairs and other academic administrators are often called upon to hire administrative and staff personnel for a variety of positions, as are chairs and members of search committees. To meet the challenge of finding and hiring the right person for the right job, \u003ci\u003eThe Jossey-Bass Academic Administrator's Guide to Hiring\u003c\/i\u003e offers the essential information needed to make an informed hiring decision. The book's \"Performance Foundation\" will help to connect hiring, retention, performance development, and performance assessment of any position at an academic institution with the most critical aspects of performance for the institution, the unit, and the job. \u003cbr\u003e  Based on research-based and field-tested practices, this practical and straightforward guide to hiring will help anyone involved with hiring in an academic institution increase their effectiveness and efficiency. This important resource:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes suggestions for assembling and managing a search committee\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers information about how to tie organizational goals to the performance objectives of the new hire\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how to attract well-qualified applicants\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOutlines the key legal issues that affect hiring decisions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes the process of gathering information for assessing applicants\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuides the interview process that gets to the heart of performance qualifications\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes research-based approaches to making the decision-making process more effective\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides worksheets for planning the hiring process, identifying qualifications, planning and conducting interviews, conducting reference checks, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Written for department heads, program supervisors, search committees, and other academic managers, the book also includes","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990272196837,"sku":"NP9780787960636","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787960636.jpg?v=1761787149","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-jossey-bass-academic-administrators-guide-to-hiring-isbn-9780787960636","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}