Implementing a Participatory Hiring Process Mark Petersen & Bryan Ryberg Roanoke College

Learning Outcomes Understand the teaching component as a student affairs professional Embrace the SPIRIT attributes Articulate what the millennial culture is about

Roanoke College Student Employee Model Limited professional staff Small liberal arts college Heavily dependent of student employees Students supervising students

Identifying Prospective Employees “McDonald’s” Hiring Methods Roanoke’s Hiring Method Recruitment and Retention

Traditional Interview Methods No evidence of performance Some people don’t interview well Reference checks not always reliable Past experience isn’t always what we look for Candidates typically undersell or overate themselves on resumes

Interview Process SPIRIT Skills Passion Initiative Reliability Interaction Trainability (Accetta,2008)

Stakeholders Professional Staff Student Staff Campus Community – Make sure the right people are making the decisions – Empower student leaders to have meaningful input in the hiring process

Millennial Culture Informal Techno-Savvy Relevant Relaxed Child Centered Households (Price, 2009)

Interview Process Interactive – Games (Sports, Trick Games, Pointless Games) – Role Play – Real Examples – Hands On

Why Play Games? Observe how well they play with others Ask them to lead an activity and ask them to participate in an activity See how they react outside their comfort zone Only provide limited guidelines for activities Games are like music

Hands on Activities Ensure activities are job related Look for evidence of SPIRIT Identify candidates who take iniatitive

Activity #1

Interview Evaluations Use a separate rubric for professional staff and student staff Rubrics should reflect common language for consistency Be aware of International students comprehension of language Provide staff with clear ways to measure candidates

Understanding our Role as a Teacher Five R’s for Engaging Millennials – Relevance – Rationale – Relaxed – Rapport – Research-Based (Price, 2010)

Ideal Supervisor for the Millennial Student Approachable Enthusiastic Friendly Open Minded Brief Positive (Price, 2009)

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