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Regional Collaboration for Excellence in Faculty and Staff Recruitment

Presented at Michigan CUPA-HR ConferenceAnn Arbor, October 1, 2009

The Michigan Higher Education Recruitment Consortium

MI-HERC: Collaborating for Excellence in Faculty and Staff Recruitment

Presenters:

Linda Berauer, Director, Michigan HERC Warren Hills, Assoc VP for Human Resources, Ferris State

University, and MI-HERC Advisory Board Member Leigh Settlemoir Dzwik, Asst VP for Academic Human

Resources, Oakland University & Secretary, MI-CUPA-HR Marla Stuck, Employment Manager, Washtenaw

Community College Lucas Wall, Dual Career Specialist, Office of the Provost,

University of Michigan

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The HERC ConceptEmerged from a collaborative response to the many challenges of academic recruitment and retention.

Realization that more success can be achieved working together to:

Recruit and retain an excellent and diverse faculty & staff

Assist dual career couples – often the key to successful recruitment & retention

Stretch job advertising budgets

Negotiate joint purchasing arrangements

Enhance the image of higher education as “employers of choice”

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National HERC www.nationalherc.org

Supports regional HERCs in fulfilling their mission

Guided by directors and representatives of regional HERCs

Provides national visibility for regional HERCs through marketing and advertising initiatives

National HERC website provides a portal to all regional HERC websites and allows job searches across regional HERC boundaries

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Growth of HERCs: A National TrendRegion Members Date est.

Northern California HERC 51 2000

Southern California HERC 21 2003

NJ/Eastern PA/DE HERC 45 2006

New England HERC 54 2006

Metro NY/South CT HERC 41 2006

Upstate New York HERC 23 2006

Greater Chicago HERC 19 2006

Michigan HERC 25 2007

Metro St. Louis HERC 18 2007

Mid-Atlantic HERC 24 2008

Upper Midwest HERC 53 2008

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Established June 2007

Launched website Feb 2008

Currently 25 Member Institutions

• Diverse membership: Community colleges, 4-year colleges, universities, & research institutions -- public and private

• Campuses located throughout Michigan

• Combined student enrollment ~ 500,000 students

Michigan HERC www.michiganherc.org

MI-HERC Members

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MI-HERC Mission

The Michigan HERC supports the efforts of each of its member institutions to recruit and retain outstanding faculty, administrators, and staff through the sharing of information and

resources, with a special focus on increasing diversity in hiring and addressing issues of

partner placement.

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Why Collaborate? Recruitment and Retention Challenges in Michigan Higher Education

Shrinking resources in the area of faculty, staff, and executive recruiting

Need to recruit a more diverse candidate pool

Increasing importance of serving dual career couples for successful recruitment and retention

Challenging job market and desire to retain locally educated candidates, addressing “brain drain” issue

Promote higher education as a choice employment sector

MI-HERC Organizational Structure

Member-financed and member-governed

Sliding membership fees tied to student enrollment ensures affordability for all Michigan institutions

10-member Advisory Board drawn from member institutions guides all decisions

Every member institution has input into major decisions.

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MI-HERC ToolsPooling resources and leveraging numbers – tools for success:

Shared job website with dual career search feature

Joint purchasing arrangements Negotiated job discounts Network of colleagues sharing best practices

for recruitment and retention Speakers on cutting edge recruitment topics

and techniques

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www.michiganherc.org

About HERC

Member Institutions – Logos & Links to Member Home Pages and Job Boards

Resources: Regional, Diversity, Lifestyle, & Dual Career

Michigan Regional Maps

Job Listings – Searching for Jobs

myJobs – Managing your Searches

MI-HERC Website Features

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For Job Seekers

Search by multiple criteria: area of expertise, region, keyword, and distance from zip code

Create and save unlimited number of search profiles

Sign up for e-mail alerts of matching jobs

Dual Career Searches – Partners link search criteria to find jobs within a specified distance of each other

Cross-regional search functionality

MI-HERC Website Capabilities

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MI-HERC Website Capabilities

For Campus Employers Unlimited job postings – via manual or automated batch

uploads from your campus website

One Click allows cross-posting to any other online job board – saving staff time and resources

Easily see how many visitors are viewing each of your job postings and also access HERC-wide statistics

Google Analytics provides campus wide statistics

Resume database in development

MI-HERC Website Usage

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Metric 2008 TotalAvg/Mo

2008Jan – Aug 2009 Total

Avg/Mo 2009 to date

Total Hits 1,339,547 121,777 789,458 98,682

Unique Hits 508,373 46,216 400,472 50,059

Total Job Views

451,991 41,090 326,816 40,852

Unique Job Views

418,488 38,044 307,299 38,412

Total Registered Jobseekers as of 9/14/09: 2,770(Registration required only to sign up for email alerts)

5%

32%

3%1%

60%

Searching for both Faculty & Staff Posi-tions - Ethnicity Asian or Pacific

Islander

Black not of Hispanic Origin

Hispanic

Native American or Alaska Native

White (not of Hispanic origin)

Sample Demographic Data

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Sample Demographic Data

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61%

39%

Searching for Faculty Positions - Gender

Female Male

MI-HERC Best Practice Topics & Speakers

Online Recruitment and Employment Branding Kathlene Collins, Publisher, Inside Higher Education Faith Hunter, Monster, Public Sector & Education Solutions

Addressing the Dual Career Challenge Glenda Haskell, Asst Provost of Academic and Faculty Affairs,

UM: “Working With Dual Career Partners--Lessons Learned”

Kris Hynes, Director, Human Resource Services, Michigan State University, “Dual Career Couples at MSU”

Sue Lindrop, Employment Manager, Grand Valley State University “Why Grand Valley Joined MI-HERC: Facing the Challenge of Dual Career Placements”

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MI-HERC Best Practice Topics & Speakers

Building Successful Diversity Initiatives Paulette Granberry Russel, Senior Advisor to the President for

Diversity & Director, Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives, MSU: “Best Practices for Diversifying the Faculty”

Cynthia Hudgins, NSF ADVANCE Program, UM: “STRIDE: Strategies and Tactics for Recruiting to Improve Diversity and Excellence -- Focus on Faculty Recruitment”

Linda Yuhas, Director, Compensation and Employment, Grand Valley State University: “Inclusion Advocates on Search Committees”

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Sample Job Advertising Discounts

Monster - MI-HERC preferred pricing with discounts of up to 46% for job postings and other customized products.

CareerBuilder - $150 per job (regularly $419 per job or $176 for bulk purchases of 50-60 jobs

Inside Higher Ed - $500 off a 12-month unlimited job posting package

HigherEd Jobs.com – in negotiation

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Sample Ads

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HERC Job Count Data Compared to other National Higher Ed Job Websites

A recent comparison of the number of job postings on HERC sites with the top 3 higher education websites showed HERC had nearly twice as many academic jobs as Chronicle Careers, Higher Ed Jobs, and Inside Higher Ed combined.

Cost of one 30-day job posting:

Chronicle Careers = $260

Inside Higher Ed: = $165

Higher Ed Jobs = $155

HERC: Free and unlimited duration

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MI-HERC Member Benefits Unlimited job postings

Stretching job advertising budgets: Exposure via all HERC marketing and advertising Discounts on major job advertising websites

Increased visibility as an employer of choice in our region

Statewide network of colleagues

Regular networking meetings to share best practices

Greater name recognition for smaller institutions

Richer and more diverse networks for all institutions

Part of a national network of regional HERCs

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MI-HERC Member Responsibilities

Post and maintain accurate job listings on the MI-HERC website

Participate in networking meetings/share best practices

Promote MI-HERC website on home campus

Participate in MI-HERC governance

Pay annual membership fees

Membership Fees

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Student Enrollment Annual Fee

Community Colleges < 5,000 FTE $1,800

4 yr colleges & universities < 3,000 & CCs 5,000-12,000 FTE

$2,350

4 yr colleges & universities 3,000 - 10,000 & CCs > 12,000 FTE

$3,900

4 yr colleges & universities 10,000 - 20,000 $4,800

4 yr colleges & universities 20,000 - 30,000 $5,450

Doctoral research institutions > 30,000 $5,900

Fees tied to student enrollment to ensure affordability for schools of all sizes

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Keys to Success Diversity of our membership

Active participation of members in networking and sharing of best practices

Robust website containing ALL open positions

Addressing diversity and dual career issues

Active promotion of MI-HERC and website by members both internally (on their own campuses) and externally

What Members Say

“Being a member of HERC expresses the institutional value of collaboration with other higher education institutions and shows candidates that we are willing to reach out to the whole person as a hire, not just for the position itself.”

- Leigh Settlemoir Dzwik, Assistant Vice President for Academic Human

Resources, Oakland University

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What Members Say

“We are delighted with our Michigan HERC membership. We have seen increased numbers of applications for our positions, but more importantly, the quality of our applicants has also increased. I believe this is due to the increased national exposure for our positions.

The One Click feature that allows posting our jobs directly from the MI-HERC site to any other web-based job board is a huge asset in saving staff time and money. The networking and sharing of best practices among our member institutions is also invaluable.”

- Marla Stuck, Employment Manager, Washtenaw Community College

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What Members Say

“The MI-HERC website has been a tremendous resource in my work with job seekers. The site is very easy to use, and with positions at colleges and universities more attractive in this economy, it allows me to encourage job seekers to look at multiple institutions. Without it, my clients would be working hard and finding less opportunities."

- Lucas Wall, Dual Career Specialist, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

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What Members Say

An Advisory Board Member Perspective

- Warren Hills, Associate Vice President for Human Resources, Ferris State University

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MI-HERC Member Representative Contact Information

Warren Hills, Assoc VP for Human Resources, Ferris State University and MI-HERC Advisory Board Member Warren_Hills@ferris.edu

Leigh Settlemoir Dzwik, Asst VP for Academic Human Resources, Oakland University and Secretary, MI-CUPA-HR settlemo@oakland.edu

Marla Stuck, Employment Manager, Washtenaw Community College, mstuck@wccnet.edu

Lucas Wall, Dual Career Specialist, Office of the Provost, University of Michigan, ljwall@umic.edu

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CONTACT: Linda Berauer, Director

Michigan HERC

lberauer@umich.edu

734-647-2744