We talk a lot about finding your “fit” in student affairs.  Over the years, I’ve heard the term used in a variety of ways.  Usually, it’s phrased in a positive light, p[...]

Within my role as an Assistant Director for Training and Development, I’m responsible for training, recruitment and payroll functions or our Residence Life area.  This role h[...]

Welcome to this episode of The Student Affairs Spectacular Podcast We have the pleasure of welcoming back Dr. Patrick Love to the podcast this week! He speaks with Dustin about hir[...]

A couple of weeks ago I participated in the #sachat February 25th topic of “Politics of a Job Search”.  This topic was a tough one for me, as I felt that a lot of the conversation [...]

The goal of any hiring process is to hire the best person for the position. The problem is that we hire the best person in the candidate pool and assume that we have everyone in th[...]

Reflecting on my first experience as a recruiter at the inaugural Southern Placement Exchange in Spring 2002 (I worked in housing at Georgia Southern University at the time), the m[...]

Chairing your first search process can feel an awful lot like job searching yourself. Searching for the right fit, honing your image, staying on top of emails, asking the right que[...]

Everything you do matters. This phrase made its way into my life when my soon to be spouse and I were in a local letterpress shop getting our wedding invitations designed. I was sc[...]

Whether too many want to be involved, or you are dragging colleagues into an interview kicking and screaming, who makes up your interview team matters.  As the professional or grou[...]

While on-campus, the candidate wrap up is often an overlooked part of sealing the deal with a star candidate.  During the final talk, this is a good time to go over the compensatio[...]