In partnership with the Vice Provost for Diversity and the Office of Diversity and Equity, the Department of Human Resources launched a new pilot program in January called Recruitment Ambassadors, aimed at improving the University’s search and hiring process for candidates. The Recruitment Ambassador Program is designed to connect candidates with a trained UConn faculty or staff member to learn more about working and living in Connecticut, as well as to serve as a valuable part of the search process that ensures that talented and diverse candidates that visit our campus and community not only acquire a broad knowledge of the position and department, but also of all the community has to offer.
The Recruitment Ambassador website, available at http://www.hr.uconn.edu/recruitment_ambassadors/ provides both ambassadors and candidates with a variety of information about working and living in Connecticut.
The program has successfully matched a number of candidates with recruitment ambassadors since its inception in January providing candidates with an informal networking opportunity during their campus visits. The Program is available now and hiring managers and search committees are encouraged to contact Human Resources to arrange for a Recruitment Ambassador to meet with the top candidate or candidates for open positions.
For more information, contact: Brandi Morrell/Human Resources at brandi.morrell@uconn.edu