Search Process Toolkit

At the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, recruiting and hiring new employees is one of our most important cooperative responsibilities. This toolkit offers resources to support you in recruiting top talent and making hiring decisions that uphold a strong commitment to equal employment opportunity.

Please bookmark this webpage instead of the individually hyperlinked documents below, to ensure you always access the most current and accurate information.

The contents of this page are current as of April 21, 2025. For more information, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page or contact us at accessandequity@illinois.edu.

Search Guidelines

Recruitment and Hiring Guidelines

Overview of Search Process by Employee Group

Best Practices for an Inclusive Search Process

Search Process Documentation

Disposition Code Quick Reference

Guide to Updating Disposition Codes

Adding Flags to Candidates

Cornerstone and JDXpert Job Aids

Develop Job Description

Writing Inclusive Job Descriptions and Position Announcements

Physical-Demands-and-Working-Conditions

Select the Search Team

Forming a Search Committee

Diversity Advocate Guidelines

EEO Officer and Vice Chair Guidelines

Hiring Manager With Committee Guidelines

Hiring Manager Without Committee Guidelines

Search Committee Chair Guidelines

Search Committee Member Guidelines

Train the Search Team

Inclusive Hiring at Illinois Training

The Inclusive Hiring at Illinois training must be completed annually by EEO officers/vice chair/assistant vice chairs, and every two years by hiring managers, search committee chairs, diversity advocates and search committee members.