Recruitment Outreach Tools
Human Resource Services (HRS) offers the following advertising and outreach tools to assist in recruitment efforts. Hiring departments decide where to advertise their vacant positions and are responsible for any advertising costs that are in addition to what HRS automatically provides. See “auto-routed” options below.
Free Outreach Tools
| FREE Job Boards: | Website: | Auto-routing enabled: | Position Types: |
| @CareersWSU | Yes Contact Lauren Kirkpatrick for help – 5848 | HRS tweets all faculty and staff vacancies submitted through Workday on a regular basis. | |
| Inside Higher Ed | careers.insidehighered.com | Yes | All position types |
| Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) | hercjobs.org | Yes | All position types |
| Workplace Diversity | workplacediversity.com | Yes | All position types |
| Higher Ed Jobs | higheredjobs.com | Yes | All position types |
| WorkSource Washington | worksourcewa.com | Yes | All position types |
| Indeed | indeed.com | Yes | N/A – Indeed uses an aggregation method to determine which positions to scrape from WSUjobs.com |
| LinkedIn Showcase Page | Linkedin.com/showcase/wsu-jobs | Yes | AP Positions Only |
| The National Registry of Diverse & Strategic Faculty | theregistry.ttu.edu | Yes | Faculty Positions Only |
| Handshake | joinhandshake.com | No Work directly with Academic Success and Career Center (ASCC) to create a departmental account. | All position types may be posted here. |
| Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU) | aplu.org | No Departments may post directly on APLU. Remember to email “info@aplu.org” after position closes to remove posting. | All position types may be posted here. |
Equity Resources
Talent Pool Databases
Hiring departments may request access to the following free databases to actively recruit and invite talent to apply for their vacant positions. It is recommended that individuals attend a session of Staff or Faculty “Recruitment Outreach and Advertising” training to learn how to actively source applicants and invite them to apply for positions, prior to receiving access to these resources.
- Higher Education Recruitment Consortium Resume Database (Access to over 20,000 jobseekers)
- Worksource Washington and Monster Resume Database
- HigherEdJobs Resume Database
- The National Registry of Diverse & Strategic Faculty (The National Registry of Diverse & Strategic Faculty (The REGISTRY) connects institutions of higher education with more than 1,700 diverse faculty candidates.)
Contact our HRS Recruitment Specialist for assistance accessing talent pool databases.
The Official Facebook of WSU Human Resource Services
The HRS Facebook page highlights the people, culture, and community which power the university and make it one of the best places to work.
Paid Outreach Tools
Jobelephant
Whether you need to place ads in local newspapers, major trade journals or online only, Jobelephant can do all of
your recruitment advertising for you at the same price you would pay when doing it yourself.
Website | hrs.wsu.edu/jobelephant
Additional Outreach Tools
- 2019 Global Job Board Directory: Advertising suggestions based on academic discipline.
- EEO/AA Compliance: Contact CCR directly for questions regarding WSU’s Affirmative Action Plan.