Demographics of the Applicant Pool

Applicant Data Request Cards are returned to the OAAEO rather than to the recruiting department to ensure confidentiality during the selection process.

• Recruiting departments may call the OAAEO for a summary breakdown of the demographics of the applicant pool at any time to determine whether additional efforts are needed to attract women or minority candidates.
• The search committee is required to check with the OAAEO regarding the diversity of the applicant pool before beginning its substantive review of applications.
• While not specifically required under current university policy, search committees are encouraged to contact the OAAEO when a short list of candidates has been developed and the search committee is in the process of deciding how deep into that short list to conduct initial interviews. OAAEO can review the proposed short list and advise a search committee about whether there would be any difference in terms of diversity depending on how deep into the short list the committee elected to conduct interviews.