Recruitment & Hiring
Contact Employee Services Center
Employee Services Center
161 Doak Conference Center
Phone: 806-742-3851
Employee Services Center Staff Directory
Managers and supervisors are responsible for recruiting and hiring employees who will be productive and succeed in the Texas Tech environment. TechJobs provides an online recruiting and posting system that provides widespread visibility for positions available in the university. Applicants may view open positons from any where in the world via the web.
Human Resources provides services that will guide you through the process of posting, recruiting, interviewing, and final selection.
- Step 1 - Position Description form (Instructions) - The process to open a position begins with the Position Description form. This form outlines the minimum qualification requirements for the position and describes the knowledge, skills, and abilities associated for conducting interviews.
- Step 2 - How To Create a Hiring Manager Account and Post a Position in TechJobs - Once a position has been approved, you may post the job.
- 1. TechJobs for Hiring Managers
- 2. TechJobs Hiring Manager Tutorial - This tutorial video will walk you through the posting process step by step.
- 3. Hiring Manager's Quick Reference Guide
- 4. TechJobs Approval Workflow
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Step 3 - Advertise - Your job will automatically be advertised through TechJobs. There are also a number of additional choices for advertising at the department's request. Please note that the cost of additional advertising is paid by the hiring department. Additional Advertising Request
- TechJobs: Advertising on TechJobs is automatic.
- Internet: The Internet is the fastest growing method of reaching candidates. Consider smaller industry specific and diversity sites.
- Newspapers: Although the dynamics in newspaper advertising is changing, advertising in local papers can be an option.
- Professional Journals: Professional journals are an excellent way of advertising for industry specific positions. Ads in journals generally have a longer life. Be sure to give yourself ample time to place the ad since journals are usually printed monthly or quarterly. Due to cost, these ads are generally reserved for national searches or high-level positions.
- Networking: Networking remains the single most effective way to fill positions. Talk with other employees, universities, colleagues, professional organizations, and community leaders. Notify other universities with large numbers of graduates in your field. Attend industry job fairs and local professional organizations.
- Radio/TV: Showcasing your job vacancy can attract listeners and television viewers in a set media.
- Step 4 - Skills Testing - Contact HR Recruiting to request skills testing -
Hiring managers may request that final applicants for clerical positions take skills assessments prior to or following their interview. The HR office offers multiple tests to assist in assessing applicants' software and keyboarding skills.
- Keyboarding tests - typing speed and accuracy, entry of alpha/numeric data, keypad and keyboard skills, and data entry
- Clerical tests - word processing skills, alphabetic and numeric filling and proofreading
- Financial tests - several common business financial tasks, plus basic math
- Professional tests - legal/medical keyboarding, proofreading, terminology, and transcription tests
- Step 5 - The Interview
- Step 6 - Closing the Requisition
- A job posting can be closed (removed from the website) at any time after the mandatory 10-day posting requirement. Notify HR Recruiting to close and/or fill the job at
- Job postings with an open and closing date are automatically removed from TechJobs.
- Step 7 - Employee Onboarding