The Recruitment and Selection Policy and Hiring for Mission Guide are available to assist you with each stage of the recruitment and selection process and are supported by the following tools and guides. Please also refer to the Staff Connect Recruitment support and user guides for guidance on using Staff Connect recruitment.

Identify need

• You may wish to discuss your recruitment needs with People and Capability
• Use Staff Connect Recruitment to Advertise a position

Describe Role

• Use the Position Review Form in Staff Connect to Update the Position Description for an existing position prior to commencing recruitment
• Guidance on Position Classification & PD for Professional Staff
• Position Classification Request procedure
• Position Classification for Professional Staff Policy (including template for NEW positions)
• Guidance on Research Appointments
• Position Review User Guides and Support
• Senior Staff Position Description and Review (Word, 230KB)
• Academic Position Description and Review (Including Template for NEW positions) (Word. 230KB)

Advertise

• You may wish to discuss an recruitment and advertising strategy with People and Capability
• Hiring Manager to Raise a Request to Fill form in Staff Connect
• Select a Recruitment Strategy
• Outline Selection Committee and an Interview Panel
• Outline Interview Questions for Approval
• Sample questions: Hiring for Service
• Sample questions: Hiring for Mission

Shortlist

• Conduct Shortlisting Meeting with Panel Members
• Shortlist applicants for interview in Staff Connect

Interview

• Advise Panel of Interview Date and Times
• Set up Interviews and contact shortlisted applicants with details
• Interview Details (Word, 176KB)
• Interview Guide (Word, 66KB)

Preferred Candidate

• Complete Assessment of interviewed applicants in Staff Connect
• Raise Preferred Candidate/s Form/s for the Preferred candidate/s of the position
• Contact Preferred Candidate/s to advise of recruitment progress
• Complete Reference Checks for Preferred candidate/s. (Manual reference checks and/or Xref in the Preferred Candidate Form in Staff Connect)
• Referee Report Form (Word, 42KB)
• Raise an Approval to Appoint form for the preferred candidate in Staff Connect

Offer

• People and Capability to generate and upload Offer of Employment in Staff Connect
• Endorsers and Approvers to review and approve Offer of Employment
• Preferred Candidate sent Offer of Employment via Staff Connect for acceptance

Onboard

• Information for Managers of New Staff
• New to ACU Information

For guidance on direct appointments, refer to the Appointment of Staff Policy and complete a Request to Fill form in Staff Connect and select Internal Appointment.