Hiring at UF Toolkit
As we continue to elevate our competitive advantage and drive innovation, we strive to maintain our ability to engage and attract top talent locally and globally. At every stage of the hiring cycle, we can positively impact the hiring process by using best practices in recruiting, selection and hiring, maximizing technology, and by positively impacting the candidate experience.
This toolkit provides all those involved in hiring with access to resources designed to position you for success in a challenging job market.
Strategic Tools for Attracting and Engaging Top Talent
- Talent Pools and Pipelines Video
- Spark Hire Platform Video
- UF Careers Recruitment Media Kit
- Job Elephant
- Featured Job on UF Careers – Campaign Banner
Other Resources
- Gender Decoder
- Gender Neutral Language Examples PDF
- Sample Job Description – Accountant III PDF
- Sample Screening Rubric PDF
- Sample Interview Rubric – Accountant III PDF
- Sample Interview Rubric – Asst. Professor PDF
- Behavioral Based Interview Guide PDF
- Teams Title Page
Hiring at UF Online Course
There is an Hiring at UF online course that outlines the hiring process and reviews behaviors, attitudes and stereotypes that can impact decisions at each stage.
The course covers how to:
- implement best practices and hiring strategies that help mitigate behaviors that negatively impact the hiring process prepare a job description or position profile that’s free of potential barriers to opportunity
- advertise the position to attract a pool of competitive applicants
- establish behavioral based interview questions and anchor answers that support best practices
It also provides an overview of tools such as hiring rubrics and the ideal candidate profile.
Talent Acquisition Advisor Badge
Faculty and staff may also pursue credentialing that offers a baseline level of competency in support of best practices and enhancing the integrity and effectiveness of search and selection processes for the University.