Standard National Search
This is the default search process at CSU. As an equal access, equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, our default is always a standard, national search process where we advertise the position broadly and look for a large, diverse pool of applicants. Standard searches use the search committee model where the committee makes their final recommendation to a hiring authority.
- Search Committee Model
- Minimum three committee members, including a chair who must be search chair trained.
- Hiring authority is not apart of the committee.
- Must include an EO Coordinator.
- Advertising Period
- Administrative Professionals
- 3 weekends, 2 weeks
- Faculty – Tenure Track
- 4 weekends, 3 weeks
- Faculty – CCAF
- 3 weekends, 2 weeks
- Administrative Professionals
- Recruitment
- Must advertise in at least one additional recruitment venue
- Automatically listed to:
- Connecting Colorado
- HigherEdJobs
- Indeed
- CSU Jobs Website
Resources
Administrative Professional TMS Posting guide
Faculty TMS Posting guide
Accelerated Search
The accelerated search may be used for non-director Administrative Professional positions that pay $80,000 or less. The accelerated process uses a supervisory search model where the the hiring authority and at least one other person make all of the hiring decisions.
- Supervisory model
- Hiring authority and at least one other individual serve as the ‘search committee’.
- Hiring authority does not need to be search chair trained though it’s highly encouraged.
- EO Coordinator must be included in the process.
- Advertising Period
- Administrative Professionals
- 2 weekends, 1 week
- Administrative Professionals
- Recruitment
- Must advertise in at least one additional recruitment venue
- Automatically listed to:
- Connecting Colorado
- HigherEdJobs
- Indeed
- CSU Jobs Website
Internal Search
Internal searches are those for which the hiring authority wishes to fill a vacant position with a current CSU employee. If approved by OEO, the unit may run a competitive search that is internal to the unit, College or Division, or CSU using the search committee model.
- Search Committee Model
- Minimum three committee members, including a chair who must be search chair trained.
- Hiring authority is not apart of the committee.
- Must include an EO Coordinator.
- Advertising Period
- Administrative Professionals
- 2 weekends, 1 week
- Faculty
- 2 weekends, 1 week
- Close Posting Date is the same date as Full Consideration Date
- Administrative Professionals
- Recruitment
- Must state in the Recruitment Plan field in TMS how the department plans to advertise this position to internal applicants.
- Automatically listed to the CSU Internal Job Board.
- Minimum Qualifications
- Must state “Must be a CSU employee”
Resources:
Limited Recruitment Search
- Search Committee Model
- Minimum three committee members, including a chair who must be search chair trained.
- Hiring authority is not apart of the committee.
- Must include an EO Coordinator.
- Advertising Period
- Administrative Professionals
- 3 weekends, 2 weeks
- Faculty – Tenure Track
- 4 weekends, 3 weeks
- Faculty – CCAF
- 3 weekends, 2 weeks
- Administrative Professionals
- Recruitment
- Must advertise in at least one additional regional recruitment venue
- Automatically listed to:
- Connecting Colorado
- HigherEdJobs
- Indeed
- CSU Jobs Website
- May limit travel funds to $350 (must be stated in the posting)