After the Search

Communication with candidates

1. Finalists not selected should be informed soon after the recruit has accepted the offer.
2. If possible, the department should solicit feedback from finalists about the search process through either a phone call from the department chair or search committee chair or an evaluation form.
3. Candidates who decline offers to come to Stanford should be contacted by the department chair to identify the reasons for their decisions, including feedback about the search and recruitment process.

Documentation of the search process

1. The search committee chair should provide a detailed description of the search process, including diversity outreach efforts, for the Search and Evaluation Process section of the appointment form.
2. The search committee chair or the search staff person should complete the Faculty Applicant Pool Information section of the appointment form.
3. Names of minority and women candidates who were identified by the search committee as promising scholars but who may have needed additional time to develop their research should be noted, kept on file, and notified of future faculty searches.