Talk:Hiring Checklist

Ali & Laurel do the Build Program Coord hiring

A month in advance (or two to three weeks before application deadline)

Form interview committee (The HR committee proposes names to the staff collective.). The interview committee are responsible for the following:

• Post to Jobs webpage (ask a webadmin)
  • Almost always add a link on the main page
• Post to internal lists and bulletin boards
• Post to external lists as decided by staff and/or council.
• Places we've posted in the past: Where to post jobs

After job posting, before deadline

1. Come up with important qualities and criteria for thinning/interviews interview committee/HR
2. Collect emailed resumes interview committee
   • Respond, including an expected timeline
   • Compile printed copies for staff review
   • Update spreadsheet (in fgstaff directory; print applicant list for reception)
3. Keep track of who's been on tours. Due to the unique work environment that is Free Geek, applicants for collective positions are required to take the tour to be considered for an interview. Suggested procedure for doing this is to require that applicants turn in a resume at the conclusion of their tour. The internship hiring committees may determine whether the tour is a requirement for internship applicants, but it should always be strongly encouraged in the job description. front desk
4. Create interview questions and email to staff for suggestions interview committee
   • Look over fgstaff/hiring/interviewquestions for reference
   • School yourself on what you shouldn't ask

At/after deadline

1. Remove from jobs page ask a webadmin
2. Remove internal hard copy job postings interview committee
3. Read resumes and make recommendations interview committee
   • Staff has opportunity to review the resumes and add to the stack
4. Email rejections to those thinned interview committee
5. Schedule interviews interview committee
6. Present recommendations interview committee

Decision day and beyond

1. Determine 1st choice staff
   • If this is unclear, further interviews may be necessary.
2. Contact 1st choice, set start date interview committee
   • Wait until we hear from them that they still want it, just in case!
3. Contact rejections interview committee
4. Announce to internal lists/on webpage staff/webmin
5. Is s/he First Aid or CPR certified? Let Action know.
6. Go through Orienting New Staff Members
7. Pair new hire with a buddy HR
8. Determine necessary training staff
9. The buddy's job begins. See the buddy page.