Aug 24, 2020
Florida State Senior Associate AD/SWA Vanessa Fuchs and Northwestern Deputy AD/SWA Janna Blais discuss fit and culture’s impact on the hiring process, finding a candidate who is bought into the department’s culture, evaluating a hire, employee retention and much more. The duo also touch on how leadership changes or constants at Florida State and Northwestern, respectively, influence hiring and candidates. The conversation is moderated by Baylor Assistant AD for Character Formation Cori Pinkett.
1:20 - Why is culture important in hiring?
3:41 - When you have a candidate on campus, who do you make sure
they meet to ensure the individual has a good sense of the
culture?
5:59 - What is the impact on the culture of the changes going on at
Florida State and does that impact how you view candidates to bring
into the department? (Fuchs)
7:40 - How does Athletic Director Jim Phillips' leadership
influence your perspective on hiring? (Blais)
10:18 - When going through the hiring process, how do you ensure
you have the right person for the job?
16:20 - Is there a go-to question you use to gauge if the candidate
will be a viable fit?
19:44 - How long does it take to know if a candidate was a good
hire?
22:47 - What is one thing that needs to be done in the hiring
process to help individuals have a successful hiring process?
26:07 - What are you doing to retain the great staff that you do
hire?