Project Lead: Keith Becker
Funding Approved: Fiscal Year 23
Project Status: In Progress
Funded amount: $315,000 over three years
Colleges report that when recruiting faculty and senior-level staff into priority areas and hard-to-fill positions, deans and other staff expend considerable effort researching and connecting with external employers to assist in the job placement of partners.
The External Job Placement Services P3 project allows the university to leverage experts for whom this is a core business function while also conserving resources and promoting consistency across campus.
Activities to date:
- Established an advisory committee to provide guidance and support for requests
- Completed an RFQ and selected Corridor HR Solutions as the vendor of choice
- Communicated updates of the program and vendor selection to Senior HR Leaders, the broader HR community, Associate Deans for Faculty, and Staff Council
- Continuing to work directly with these leaders to advertise services and collaborate on the recruitment and referral process
- Began receiving requests in January 2023 and have collaborated on seven recruitments of faculty or senior leaders to date
- Expanded the use of funds to include partners of current faculty to support retention efforts
- Piloted expanded use of funds to support job search efforts of medical residents and fellows within the Carver College of Medicine.
- Allocated funds to expand the existing Dual Academic Career Fund to support salaries for partners of candidates being recruited for faculty positions.
- As of spring 2025, 26 partners had been referred to the program with 17 successful placements.
- Two faculty members hired in fall 2025 following strategic recruitment referrals. Funds encumbered in fiscal year 2025 will be used to cover their salaries in fiscal year 2026.
Next Steps:
With funds exhausted as of summer 2026, no additional project activities are planned beyond completing existing commitments.