Department of Human Resources & Equal Opportunity

Hiring Manual

Step by Step Procedure in Hiring a Non-Academic Employee

Table of Contents

• Step 1: Job Description
  
  

• Step 2: Prepare a Job Requisition
  
  
• Step 3: Interviews
  
  
• Step 4: Reference Checks
  
  
• Step 5: Notify Applicants
  
  
• Step 6: Complete Hiring Process
  
  
• Step 7: Onboarding- Orientation

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Webmaster: Lita C. Wallace

External Access: 3816

JOB REQUISITION

Newspaper Ad Format

The hiring department may advertise the job opening in the newspaper once the requisition has been received, approved, and posted on the internet by the UMD Department of Human Resources and Equal Opportunity.

You MUST SUBMIT your ad to the Department of Human Resources and Equal Opportunity for review and approval before sending to the newspaper.

Your add has to read exactly the same as the online posting. The following information may be included in your ad:

Hiring department
Job Title
Specify if continuing or temporary
Specify if full-time or part-time
Job Requisition Number
Salary as approved on the Job Requisition
List Essential Qualifications from approved Job Requisition or refer to the posting on the internet
Deadline date/closing date
Applicants must apply online at https://employment.umn.edu/ Example:

University of Minnesota Duluth, Dept of___ , has an opening, Job Title, (Continuing or Temporary, Full-time or Part time. Job Req #, Salary. Essential Qualifications:________. Deadline date on (mm/dd/yy). Apply online at https://employment.umn.edu/. If you do not have access to a computer, call 218-726-7161 for assistance. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.

Note: Newspaper charges depend on the length of the ad, the number of days the advertisement runs as well as the days of the week it is advertised. For example, charges for a Sunday advertisement would be $12.52 per line, per day (with 18-20 spaces per line). We recommend that you check with the newspaper for actual cost. Fax numbers:

Duluth News-Tribune, http://newspaperads.duluthsuperior.com/
Job Digs, http://www.jobdig.com/
Minneapolis Star and Tribune, http://placeads.startribune.com/webentry/