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Building Your Team:Hiring and Evaluating Professional Academic
Advisors
NACADA Executive OfficeKansas State University
2323 Anderson Ave, Suite 225Manhattan, KS 66502-2912
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The Global Community for Academic Advising
Mark A. Taylor, JD, PhDAssistant Provost for Undergraduate
EducationSenior Assistant Dean for Undergraduate
StudiesUniversity of KentuckyNACADA Annual Conference
October 5, 2012Nashville, Tennessee
The Global Community for Academic Advising
Conducting a Successful Search
• Human Resources and Institutional Culture
• Timing and Budget
• Alignment with Current Priorities
• Foundation for Performance Evaluations
The Global Community for Academic Advising
Not Just a Job Description
• Reflection of Your Advising Operation
• Resume Rules
• Message to Prospective and Current Advisors
• Basis for Further Conversations
The Global Community for Academic Advising
A Strategic Description
• Wide Doorway
• Tools for Non-Selection
• Definitions and Motivations
• Almost Full Disclosure
The Global Community for Academic Advising
AdvertisingScope, Sources, and Duration
Search Committee Composition, Size, and
Expectations
The Global Community for Academic Advising
Interviewing: Opportunity and Responsibility
• Recruit, Educate, and Evaluate
• Reinforce and Elaborate on Job Description
• Good Questions and Better Listening
The Global Community for Academic Advising
Closing the Deal
• Reference Checks
• Identifying the Candidate
• Making the Offer
• Notifying Other Applicants
The Global Community for Academic Advising
Robust Performance Evaluations
• Encourage open and frequent communication
• Ensure common understanding of goals and expectations
• Modify or reinforce performance• Strengthen supervisory and
mentoring relationships
The Global Community for Academic Advising
Establishing an Ongoing Review Process
• Your Influence and Your Inheritance
• Human Resources Colleagues, Again
• Purpose, Process, Timing, and Consistency
• Documentation
The Global Community for Academic Advising
What Matters to You?
• Mission and Goals
• Advisor Qualities and Performance
• Assessment
The Global Community for Academic Advising
Sources of Feedback
• Advisor
• Supervisor(s)
• Students
• Colleagues
The Global Community for Academic Advising
Advisor Goals
• Ambitious yet Realistic
• Relevant
• Specific
• Measurable
The Global Community for Academic Advising
The Meeting
• Time Well Spent
• Honesty is the Best Policy
• Looking Forward and Looking Back
• Just One of Many
The Global Community for Academic Advising
Your Written Word
• Form vs. Poetry
• Objective vs. Subjective
• Universal vs. Unique
The Global Community for Academic Advising
Ratings and Rankings
• Quantifying the Qualitative
• Invidious Distinctions
The Global Community for Academic Advising
Reward and Recognition
• Portfolio Development
• Pay Increases: Merit, Across-the-Board, None
• Promotion and Career Ladders
• Professional Growth, Regardless
The Global Community for Academic Advising
A Leadership Opportunity
• Sharing Your Vision
• Empowering Your Advisors
• Enhancing Your Credibility
Questions?Mark A. Taylor
Assistant Provost and Senior Assistant Dean
University of Kentucky859-257-8125
Thank You
The Global Community for Academic Advising