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A step by step guide to
recruiting vacancies
Completing a recruitment requestposition descriptions:
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All requests for recruitment begin with an
appropriate action processed through the
People Admin system
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Using your account access, log into
https://jobs.fau.edu/hr and select the
appropriate action under Begin New Action
NOTE: Every vacancy must begin with an updated/ reclassed/
established position description
Begin new action on People Admin:
In order to recruit a position, select one of
the following options:
Establish a new position to post
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Reclassify/Update a position description in the system to post
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Reclassify/Update a position not in the system to post
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Complete the information in steps one (1) through five (5) on the position
description
Every ‘to post’ action has a sixth tab called ‘Posting/Requisition Form.’ This
tab is the recruitment request, which is sent to the Employment
department for posting once the position description is approved by
Classification & Compensation
If you have any questions regarding steps one (1) through five (5), contact
Classification & Compensation at 561-297-1389. For assistance with the
posting/requisition tab, contact Employment at 561-297-3058
Position description tabs:
Tips to Completing the Recruitment
Request:
An overview of the
required fields
Position Summary:
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The summary should be a brief overview of the
position’s duties and responsibilities
Try to include the essential function statement or
essential duties that are listed in the position
description
The language included in the recruitment request
must be job related, nondiscriminatory and should
match the requirements in the position description
Posted minimum qualifications:
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The posted minimum qualifications are the
education/experience/skills/training necessary for this position
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The University has official minimum qualifications for each
classification title. The posted minimum qualifications can require more
education and/or experience than the minimum qualifications but never
less than the official minimum
Example: Official minimum qualification- Bachelor’s degree and two
years of experience
The Hiring Department can ask for a Bachelor’s degree and three years of
experience but can not ask for a High School diploma and five years of
experience or a Bachelor’s degree and one year of experience
Posted minimum qualifications (cont):
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This section allows the hiring department to specify the exact type of
education, experience and/or skills desired for the position. Preferred
experience may also be added in this section
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Applicants can be better tailored to your position by being more
specific on your posted qualifications
Education example- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration,
Accounting or related field
Experience example- High School diploma and four years of office or clerical
experience. Previous University experience is preferred
Skills example- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and Banner is
required. Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving
skills desired. The candidate should be customer-service oriented
Recruitment request layout on
People Admin:
Posted fixed annual salary or
salary range:
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The posted salary range must be within the
classification title’s pay grade for SP or pay range for
AMP) but cannot exceed the approved budget
amount for the position
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A candidate can only be offered an amount that falls
within the posted salary range
Example: If a posted salary range is $25,000- 30,000. The
candidate cannot be offered $32,000 because it is outside
the posted salary range
Posted fixed annual salary or
salary range:
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The entire pay range should not be posted because
applicants may apply expecting to be paid the top
figure
Example: the salary range for a Clerk is $16,564-38,946.
Only a portion of the range should be posted so a range of
$17,500-21,000 would be acceptable but the entire range
would not be)
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The posted range should be no more than the
department is able to pay an employee and no more
than what is budgeted for the position
Posted fixed annual salary or
salary range (cont):
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For SP positions, keep in mind that any new hire can be paid
up to 20% above the minimum and current employees can be
paid the greater of up to 15% above their current salary or 20%
above the minimum of the new pay grade (if moving to a higher
pay grade) without a justification letter
Example: Clerk pay range is $16,564-38,946, if paying a
new employee over $19,876.80 (20% above the minimum) a
justification memo would be required
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For SP positions, the low end of the posted salary range should
not exceed 20% above the minimum of the classification’s pay
grade. This is because the salary is based upon the selected
candidate’s education and experience, and not on the position
itself
Posted salary range:
New/reclassified/replacing field:
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Select the appropriate radial button in
regards to whether the position is new,
reclassified or replacing an employee
If an employee is being replaced, enter the
name of the employee that is leaving and
his/her date of separation
Also enter the anticipated start date of the
new employee
Recruitment request overview:
Desired application/recruitment
deadline:
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Complete the ‘Desired application/recruitment
deadline’ field in a mm/dd/yyyy format
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The minimum posting period is two weeks
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There is no longer the option of ‘Open Until Filled’
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Keep in mind, applications will not be available for
review until after the recruitment has closed
Recruitment deadline field:
Special instructions to the candidates:
If there are any special instructions for the
applicants, they may be entered in this field
Example: Please attach a writing sample in
addition to your resume and cover letter or
include a minimum of three references on your
application/resume
Hiring authority’s contact information:
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Enter the hiring authority’s name, title, phone extension,
email and fax number
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This information does not display to the applicants, it is
solely for the Employment department’s usage
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If there is a second point of contact (ex. business
manager or secretary) enter his/her name, extension,
email and fax number after the hiring authority’s
information
Contact information & special
instructions to applicants:
Outside advertising:
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Outside advertising is not mandatory; however, if interested in
placing outside ads the external requisition section should be
completed
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The Employment department works with Graystone Advertising to
place FAU’s external ads
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When completing the external requisition section enter
advertising sources you would like quoted, the ad verbiage, and
the Index number that should be charged
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If a desired source is not in the list of advertising sources, write
the preferred source’s name in the box below the list of sources
Outside advertising (cont):
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Hiring departments may choose to approve advertising up to a
specific dollar amount or they may choose to know the exact cost
of the advertising prior to the ad being placed. The Employment
department will contact the hiring authority after a quote is received
from Graystone Advertising
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Outside advertising dates should coincide with the internal
requisition
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Hiring departments may place their own advertising if they desire,
but the advertisements should be run by the Employment
department for review to ensure the appropriate legal information is
included in the ad
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If a hiring department is placing their own advertisement, it should
include the position number and refer applicants to the FAU
website to apply for the position
Outside advertising fields:
Review:
After the posting/requisition form tab has
been completed, review the information to
ensure it is correct and coincides with the
information in the position description.
Review (cont):
Verify:
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Is the posted salary range within the position’s pay
grade/range?
Is the posted salary range a portion of the pay grade and not
the entire range?
Do the posted minimum qualifications match the position
descriptions qualifications?
Do your posted minimum qualifications meet or exceed the
official minimum qualifications for the classification?
Is the position close date a minimum of two weeks in the
future?
PEOPLE ADMIN HINTS:
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People Admin times out after 60 minutes. If you are going to be
away from your desk for a period of time, press ‘Save and Stay
on this Page’ to save your work
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Fields with an asterisk (*) are required and must be completed
in order to save any work or continue to the next page
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People Admin does not have spell check. Write your job
description in Microsoft Word, complete spell check and then
copy the information to People Admin
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Date formats throughout the system require a MM/DD/YYYY
format. Remember to input all digits including a 4-digit year or
you will receive an error