Oh, hey! Welcome to the community! The RA role is ubiquitous in college campus residence life. Whether you call them resident assistants, resident advisors, community assistants, student leaders, or another name, we hope that there is a general understanding of the great level of responsibility these students take on. Over the years, the different models…

Oh hey! Welcome to the community! What’s in a name? When it comes to eRezLife, there’s so much more than what you might expect! While the software was developed by residence life professionals for residence life professionals, more clients outside of the field of residence life are using the same features to work for them.…

Oh hey! Welcome to the community. We’ll say it: the last couple of years have been tough for Residence Life and Housing professionals. It’s been hard enough just dealing with the daily challenges of the job, and the complications heaped on top by the pandemic. But when you’re grappling with frustrating software, or hunting for…

On most campuses, staff selection is a cyclical process that iterates slightly differently each year. We’ve curated a number of blog posts and resources to help you as you work through your hiring and selection process.

Oh, hey!  Welcome to the community. Staff selection can be a daunting administrative task. Not only do you need to collect and manage many applications and multiple processes, but you need to follow up on those applications. Candidates need to be evaluated and ranked, interviews need to be scheduled, references collected, and input from the…

We just covered why to use rubrics. We’ve discussed how the impact of biases (cognitive or not) can be reduced by the strategic use of rubrics. So, now let’s talk about how to create rubrics.

Rubrics are not easy to create yet are an essential tool to reduce bias and create a more consistent, representative hiring cycle.

A couple of minutes and an open mind is all you need to start to uncover, understand, and acknowledge bias in your hiring process.