The Recruitment and Selection Policy and Hiring for Mission guide are available to assist you with each stage of the recruitment and selection process and are supported by the following tools and guides. Please also refer to the Staff Connect Recruitment support and user guides for guidance on using Staff Connect.

Identify need

You may wish to discuss your workforce needs and job design with your People and Capability Business Partner.

Describe Role

• Use the Position Review Form in Staff Connect to update the position description for an existing position prior to commencing recruitment
• Position Classification for Professional Staff Policy
• Guidance on Research Appointments
• Position Titles for Professional Staff Policy
• Position Review User Guides and Support
• ACU Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Recruitment Guide

• Senior Staff Position Description and Review Form (Word, 230KB)
• Academic Position Description and Review Form (Word, 230KB)
• Professional New Position Description and Review Form (Word, 250KB)

Advertise

• You may wish to discuss an advertising and recruitment strategy with a member of the Talent Management Team.
• Hiring Manager to Raise a Request to Fill form in Staff Connect.
• Select a Recruitment approach (i.e. internal/external advertising, expressions of interest, etc.).
• Determine the composition of the Selection Committee.
• Sample questions: Hiring for Mission.

Shortlist

• Conduct shortlisting meeting with Selection Committee.
• Shortlist applicants for interview in Staff Connect.

Interview

• Advise Selection Committee of interview dates and times.
• Schedule interviews and contact shortlisted applicants with details,

• Draft interview questions for Selection Committee discussion.

• Interview Guide (Word, 66KB)

Preferred Candidate

• Complete assessment of interviewed applicants in Staff Connect.
• Raise preferred candidate/s form/s for the preferred candidate/s of the position.
• Contact preferred candidate/s to advise of recruitment progress and request work rights.
• Complete reference checks for preferred candidate/s (Manual reference checks and/or Xref in the Preferred Candidate Form in Staff Connect).

• Request certified work rights and identification documentation from the preferred candidate.

• Complete an Approval to Appoint form for the preferred candidate in Staff Connect.
• For guidance on direct appointments, refer to the Appointment of Staff Policy and complete a Request to Fill form in Staff Connect and select either an Internal or External Appointment.

• Referee Report Form Template (Word, 42KB)

Offer

• The Appointments Team generate and upload an offer of employment for the preferred candidate, via the Appointment Approval Form in Staff Connect, for the approval process.
• Endorsers and approvers review and approve the form and offer of employment.

• Preferred candidate is sent the offer of employment, via the Onboarding Form in Staff Connect, for their review and acceptance.

Onboarding

• Following their acceptance, the Preferred candidate completes the Onboarding Form in Staff Connect.
• Support for the onboarding process is provided by the Appointments Team.

Supporting Documents:

• Information for Managers of New Staff
• New to ACU Information