The information on this page may be subject to change with the upcoming transition to the new Cornerstone applicant tracking system and the JDXpert job description tool.

As of July 19, the “Search Guidelines” section below contains up-to-date revisions of the university’s “Recruitment and Hiring Guildeines” and “Overview of Search Process by Employee Group”. 

Additional updated documents will be posted here when they are available. Please check our Cornerstone and JDXpert Information page for the latest announcements, or contact us at accessandequity@illinois.edu. 

Search Guidelines

• University of Illinois Recruitment and Hiring Guidelines (rev. 7.19.22)

• Overview of Search Process by Employee Group (rev. 7.14.22)

 Search Process Key Roles

• Committee Member Guidelines
• Search Committee Chair Guidelines
• Diversity Advocate Guidelines
• EEO Officer Vice Chair Guidelines
• Hiring Official Charge Guidelines
• Forming A Search Committee

Search Committee Forms

• Confidentiality in the Search Process Statement
• Personnel Search Committees and Processes
  Confidentiality Statement
• Conflict of Interest Statement
• Search Committee Member Acknowledgement

Position Announcement

• Position Announcement Templates – Coming Soon
• Diversity Statements – Coming Soon

Good Faith Efforts and Diversity of the Pool

• Good Faith Efforts Checklist for Deans, Directors, and HR Staff (rev. 7.14.22)
• Good Faith Efforts Spreadsheet (Example) (rev. 7.14.22)
• Good Faith Efforts Spreadsheet (Blank Template) (rev. 7.14.22)
• Diversity Of The Pool Report and EEO Source Report Example
• Access to Run Diversity of the Pool and EEO Source Report

Candidate Evaluations and Interviews

• Evaluation_Form_Example
• Potential_Interview_Questions
• Interview Questions and Pre-Employment Inquiries
• Semi-Finalist Justification Example
• Summary Justification Example

Reference Checks

• Urbana Reference Check Form
• Off-List Consent Form
• Reference Checking Guidelines
• Reference Checking FAQs
• Off-List Reference Checking Approval Form

Appointment Change

• Justification Example for Appointment Changes