1. Building Your Team: Hiring and Evaluating Professional Academic Advisors NACADA Executive Office Kansas State University 2323 Anderson Ave, Suite 225 Manhattan, KS 66502-2912 Phone: (785) 532-5717 Fax: (785) 532-7732 e-mail: nacada@ksu.edunacada@ksu.edu © 2012 National Academic Advising Association The contents of all material in this presentation are copyrighted by the National Academic Advising Association, unless otherwise indicated. Copyright is not claimed as to any part of an original work prepared by a U.S. or state government officer or employee as part of that person's official duties. All rights are reserved by NACADA, and content may not be reproduced, downloaded, disseminated, published, or transferred in any form or by any means, except with the prior written permission of NACADA, or as indicated below. Members of NACADA may download pages or other content for their own use, consistent with the mission and purpose of NACADA. However, no part of such content may be otherwise or subsequently be reproduced, downloaded, disseminated, published, or transferred, in any form or by any means, except with the prior written permission of, and with express attribution to NACADA. Copyright infringement is a violation of federal law and is subject to criminal and civil penalties. NACADA and National Academic Advising Association are service marks of the National Academic Advising Association. The Global Community for Academic Advising Mark A. Taylor, JD, PhD Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Education Senior Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies University of Kentucky NACADA Annual Conference October 5, 2012 Nashville, Tennessee

2. The Global Community for Academic Advising Conducting a Successful Search Human Resources and Institutional Culture Timing and Budget Alignment with Current Priorities Foundation for Performance Evaluations

3. The Global Community for Academic Advising Not Just a Job Description Reflection of Your Advising Operation Resume Rules Message to Prospective and Current Advisors Basis for Further Conversations

4. The Global Community for Academic Advising A Strategic Description Wide Doorway Tools for Non-Selection Definitions and Motivations Almost Full Disclosure

5. The Global Community for Academic Advising Advertising Scope, Sources, and Duration Search Committee Composition, Size, and Expectations

6. The Global Community for Academic Advising Interviewing: Opportunity and Responsibility Recruit, Educate, and Evaluate Reinforce and Elaborate on Job Description Good Questions and Better Listening

7. The Global Community for Academic Advising Closing the Deal Reference Checks Identifying the Candidate Making the Offer Notifying Other Applicants

8. The Global Community for Academic Advising Robust Performance Evaluations Encourage open and frequent communication Ensure common understanding of goals and expectations Modify or reinforce performance Strengthen supervisory and mentoring relationships

9. The Global Community for Academic Advising Establishing an Ongoing Review Process Your Influence and Your Inheritance Human Resources Colleagues, Again Purpose, Process, Timing, and Consistency Documentation

10. The Global Community for Academic Advising What Matters to You? Mission and Goals Advisor Qualities and Performance Assessment

11. The Global Community for Academic Advising Sources of Feedback Advisor Supervisor(s) Students Colleagues

12. The Global Community for Academic Advising Advisor Goals Ambitious yet Realistic Relevant Specific Measurable

13. The Global Community for Academic Advising The Meeting Time Well Spent Honesty is the Best Policy Looking Forward and Looking Back Just One of Many

14. The Global Community for Academic Advising Your Written Word Form vs. Poetry Objective vs. Subjective Universal vs. Unique

15. The Global Community for Academic Advising Ratings and Rankings Quantifying the Qualitative Invidious Distinctions

16. The Global Community for Academic Advising Reward and Recognition Portfolio Development Pay Increases: Merit, Across-the-Board, None Promotion and Career Ladders Professional Growth, Regardless

17. The Global Community for Academic Advising A Leadership Opportunity Sharing Your Vision Empowering Your Advisors Enhancing Your Credibility

18. Questions? Mark A. Taylor Assistant Provost and Senior Assistant Dean University of Kentucky 859-257-8125 taylor.mark@uky.edu Thank You The Global Community for Academic Advising