Recruit Web Site
Recruit is a campus-wide, Web-based program for managing the faculty recruitment process. Recruit is part of Academic Personnel Systems, built as a partnership between the Office of Academic Personnel and NACS.
Recently, an important demographic data-gathering component was integrated into the system. This data was previously collected and managed through the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity’s Faculty Applicant Survey Tracking system or “Fast”.
Recruit adapted the capabilities of the Fast system and now collects and stores anonymous applicant demographic data for all academic recruitments. Once an applicant fulfills the application requirements for a faculty position, Recruit links them to the survey. There they are asked to report sex and ethnicity anonymously on a one-page questionnaire.
Recruit administrators produce aggregate reports, enabling search committees and equity advisors to ensure the applicant pool represents multicultural and otherwise diverse populations, in compliance with federal regulations regarding equal opportunity and affirmative action in employment.
Since its launch just over two years ago, Recruit has been used by more than 11,000 men and women seeking a faculty post. In addition, Recruit’s data bank currently houses 50,989 applicant files and maintains 18,523 records for references.
The Recruit website can be found at recruit.ap.uci.edu