Hiring manager handbook
Everything you need to run a fair, compliant hire at Creighton, in the order you'll need it, with the step-by-step guides for each stage.
New to hiring? Start with Compliance foundationsStart hereThe hiring process
About 53 minutes in total. Start with Compliance foundations if this is your first hire.
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Staff hiring runs through myJobs.
Compliance foundationsEEO, affirmative action, and why documentation is a byproduct of doing the work — not a task at the end.Start hereGet started in myHRSign in with your BLUE credentials and find every tool a hiring manager needs. Your hub for every workflow.Create a requisitionOpen the search on the right position, complete the required fields, and route it to your recruiter.Advertise the positionThe difference between a job description and a job posting, and how HR turns yours into a compliant, compelling ad.Select your candidateStructured behavioral interviewing with the STAR method, the question areas to cover, and notes that hold up in an audit.Make the offerFrom finalist confirmation through a signed acceptance and a clean hand-off to onboarding.Background checksSet candidate expectations, route consent on time, and know what to do when a check flags. Every candidate gets a clean, documented path.Onboard your new hirePre-boarding vs. onboarding, the 3-business-day federal I-9 deadline, and your role across the first 90 days.
Questions about a search?Your recruiter is your partner on every hire. Reach out before you post; it's easier to start clean than to fix it later.Contact the Recruiting team
Common questions
Reference
- All how-to guides14 step-by-step job aids, templates, and SOPs.
- Approval Workflow DiagramsOne flow per process (WF-01–WF-25) for Manager Self-Service approvals, aligned to the Full Matrix workbook. (opens in a new tab)
- Approval Workflow SlidesPresentation-ready 16:9 mock-ups of the approval workflows, sized to drop straight into PowerPoint. (opens in a new tab)