3R1 Hiring Employees Results

3R1 What are the results for determining if recruitment, hiring, and orienting practices assure effective provision for programs and services?

Summary results of measures (include tables and figures when possible)
Comparison of results with internal targets and external benchmarks
Interpretation of results and insights gained

Summary Results of Measures/Comparison Results with Internal Targets and Benchmarks/Interpretation of Results and Insights Gained

Southeast Tech has seen progress in CESS results for the New Employee Selection Process (Table 3R1.1) and the New Employee Orienting/Training Process (Table 3R1.2) as indicated by the increase in scores of +.25 and +.18, respectively. Both processes have also shown an improvement toward the target, moving from 90% of target in 2014 to above the target in 2016. In recent years the Academic Division specifically targeted initial hiring, orientation, and training as goals in academics (3P1), which the Institute believes played a significant role in the improved results.

Summer 2016 Insights and Action Plan: The Institute has a new strategic plan approved in Fall 2016. Improving internal communication and building a stronger internal community is part of that plan; therefore, the Institute has set the following actions:

Develop an “Introduction to the Institute” course for all new employees to strengthen on-boarding and initial training (Summer 2017 implementation)
Expand the course to include a staff mentoring program similar to the current faculty mentoring program (2017-2018 development)
Investigate the development of an internal communications “Cabinet” to further assure that needs of employees are being met (2017-2018 development)

While not directly related to the process of recruitment, hiring, orienting and training of new employees, employee satisfaction with salary and benefits is vital to the hiring process. Without maintaining competitive wages, the Institute would not be able to attract the high level of applicants we currently attract. As demonstrated by the CESS results for Fairly Paid for the Work I Do (Table 3R1.3) and Benefits are Valuable to Me (Table 3R1.4), Southeast Tech employees rank their satisfaction in these areas above the national mean at +.28 and +.48 respectively.

Summer 2016 Insights and Action Plan: The Institute has maintained a high level of satisfaction with its current salary and benefit package. No further action is planned at this time.

Overall, Southeast Tech believes it has maintained solid results for its recruitment, hiring and orienting practices and has defined actions in place to continue to move the Institute forward in strengthening these processes.