1. Fair Haven Community Care
Search Process
Fair Haven Community Care

2. Guide to Successful Searches
FHCHC is committed to continually improving and nothing strengthens an organization more than its people. Recruitment is such a critical step in shaping the future of FHCHC and Human Resources is well prepared to assist you in the recruitment process
Guide to Successful Searches

3. Review job description and think about SKA: Skills, Knowledge and Abilities needed to perform the job successfully
Use consistent, job-related criteria when developing a screening tool for evaluating candidates
Prior to the interview

4. Application material review
Review resume and cover letters for minimum and preferred qualifications. It’s helpful when evaluation to arrange them in three categories
Contact for interview
Possible consideration
Reject
Application material review

5. The benefit of documentation
Hiring processes are subject to federal and state regulations and FHCHC policies. Search chairs/committees are required to develop and maintain information about the decisions made at the different steps in hiring.
The benefit of documentation

6. Fair Haven Community Health Cares Applicant Flow Chart
Position:
Committee Chair:
Committee Members:
Codes: (1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Applicants Name
Race
Sex
Does Applicant Meet Minimum Qualifications (Yes/No)
Interviewed
Position Offered (Yes/No)
Comments: Why Applicant Was or Was not Chosen

7. Applicant Tracking System
Jazz

8. Designing the interview process Equal opportunity
Phone or Skype
In person
Designing the interview process Equal opportunity
Easier to schedule
Less time
Difficult medium with the wrong approach
More thorough
A bit more time consuming

9. Questions Create a foundation of questions for the interview
Library of suggested interview questions
Questions

10. May not ask
May ask
Questions ( continued) Age Arrest record Color Credit record Disability Marital status National origin Parental status Race Religion Sexual orientation Veteran Status Weight Salary history
How old are you?
Why do you use that cane? Do you have a disability?
Are you married? Do you have children?
Are you between the ages of 18 – 65?
Are you able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without an accommodation?
This position requires some evening work. Are you able to work later some days?

11. Working at FHCHC Apply the 70/30 rule
Give a realistic job preview
Tell the candidate about working at FHCHC
Build organizational commitment
Apply the 70/30 rule
Be careful not to make any promises about promotions or raises.

12. Take notes; Documentation
It helps when trying to remember facts about a candidate
Provides quantifiable data about the process
Give an opportunity for the candidate to ask questions
Give a general timetable
Take notes; Documentation
End on a positive note

13. Obtain independent insight about a candidate’s performance
Verifies information
Ask challenging questions
Use the job description
Don’t accept references that don’t make sense
Reference checks

14. Resources Flow log Library of questions Evaluation sheet
Reference check guide
Application
Resources