STREAMLINING RECRUITMENT AND HIRING: April 16, 2021 1 Description Co-Chairs: Rachael Redhead, Senior Human Resources Business Partner, Division of Information Technology Alfredo Fontanini, Chair Department of Neurobiology and Behavior
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STREAMLINING RECRUITMENT AND HIRING: April 16, 2021 1<br>
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Description Co-Chairs:
Rachael Redhead, Senior Human Resources Business Partner, Division of Information Technology
Alfredo Fontanini, Chair Department of Neurobiology and Behavior
Initiative Type: This initiative aims at enhancing the efficiency of SBU processes. The goal is to streamline recruitment and onboarding processes for postdocs and staff (research, administrative, and clinical). Review of recruitment systems and policies for faculty, instructors, temporary employees, and contractors was beyond the scope of this initiative.
Problem Statement: Existing recruitment practices are slow, inefficient, and cumbersome. Practices differ across East and West campus, and there is an overall lack of homogeneity across units. SBU needs an efficient and flexible system with well formulated policies and practices.
Opportunity: Develop a recruiting and hiring process capable of balancing efficiency with flexibility. 2<br>
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Current State The University model for recruitment is predominantly decentralized. The University Hospital model is predominantly centralized
The current system of record is TMS – Taleo, it was introduced in 2010 and can work with both decentralized and centralized
The system for recruiting faculty is Interfolio (not reviewed here)
Search and selection processes rely on multiple steps across many offices (Department, Division Budget, HRS, OEA, Grants Management, Visa & Immigration Services VIS), requiring optimal integration
Because PI-based activities are not recognized by HRS, Principal Investigators must repeat post-doc searches twice (finding candidate and direct them through a formal search) 3<br>
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What We Learned The existing recruitment process is slow, inefficient, and cumbersome
TMS was originally put in place assuming high levels of HR staffing. Departments and HRS have less staffing than at inception
A hybrid (centralized/decentralized) system is ideal when efficiency and flexibility are needed, but requires proper staffing and IT support
Communication between units is incomplete and inefficient
Need for more training for hiring units
IT systems are not integrated
Postdoc hiring is rigid and does not fit current Principal Investigators (PIs) practices 4<br>
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Recommendations Review best practices within HR to weigh the pros and cons of a centralized vs decentralized recruitment model and review recruiter to requisition ratio
Define Roles of Vice President Coordinators & HR Business Partners
Develop an additional recruitment track that defines acceptable PI-led search and selection practices and recognize them as compliant without the need of an additional search
Develop procedures to facilitate the transition of recently graduated PhD students into postdocs longer than 1 year. Develop procedures to extend UG student status beyond their graduation (to cover at least the summer) 5<br>
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Costs/Benefits Analysis Benefits:
Significant reduction of time to recruit and hire postdoc, faculty, staff, and students
Reductions of administrative burden at department level
Decentralized recruitment creates opportunity for individuals involved in recruitment process to focus more on the hire than on completing the process
Align the search and selection process to modern user-centered practices
It is possible to extend the postdoc period of recently graduated PhD to one year
It is easier to hire a SBU Undergraduate student than a recently graduated (RG) SBU UG
Create policies that could be adapted to create pipeline programs.
Lighten the bureaucratic burden of recruiting RG
Costs:
Centralized HR process may face resistance from some departments who may not want HR to review their applicant pools, telling them who to interview, etc.
Possible internal resistance in areas where the VPCs/HR Business Partners have become used to pushing things to HR
2-3 FTEs needed for the duration of the project to define roles of VP, etc.
Compliance with SUNY requirements 6<br>
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Implementation Considerations Post-doc initiative will require feedback from HRS, OEA, SUNY, legal, departments and faculty to ensure compliance and PI-friendliness
Staffing (1FTE) with a postdoc liaison to facilitate training and approval of PI-led search and selection
Changing recruitment processes will require training across many units
Eagerness for changes to recruitment processes across campus 7<br>
