{"630773":{"#nid":"630773","#data":{"type":"news","title":"USG Implements a Critical Hire Process ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn December 2019, the University System of Georgia (USG) announced a Critical Hire Justification process for all 26 member institutions. This initiative is in response to the Governor\u0026rsquo;s Office of Planning and Budget request for all state agencies to think strategically about workforce needs and how to best leverage existing positions to maximize efficiencies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis new process will require additional levels of review and approval for all full-time faculty and staff positions (vacant and new) posted after Dec. 15, 2019, with a salary above $40,000. The approvals must be completed prior to posting a position.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOnly positions that are deemed to be a \u0026ldquo;critical hire\u0026rdquo; will be approved. As defined by the USG:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003EA critical hire is considered a position that the institution must fill in order to maintain student success, patient\/life safety, and to successfully meet required compliance and accreditation standards. A critical hire is not the same as an important hire. We have many positions within the university system that are important to institutional success but would not be considered critical. Important positions will not be approved while the critical hire process is in effect. \u0026ndash; USG Guidance, 12\/31\/19\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo submit a position for review and approval, the hiring manager must first work with their respective unit\u0026rsquo;s Human Resources representative to discuss the critical hire justification. After consultation, it is the responsibility of the HR representative to complete and submit the online justification form to a central team of coordinators. These coordinators will route submitted forms for appropriate campus-level review and, for staff positions, the required University System Committee review.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECritical hire positions may be posted only after Institute approvals (for faculty roles) or USG approvals (for staff roles) are communicated by a central coordinator to the hiring manager.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHiring managers are encouraged to meet early with their HR representative to discuss how this new process will affect their future hiring process. Additional resources are available online at: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/af.gatech.edu\/USG-Critical-Hire\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/af.gatech.edu\/USG-Critical-Hire\u003C\/a\u003E. Other questions may be directed to: \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:staffpostings@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Estaffpostings@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:facultypostings@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Efacultypostings@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Requires review and approval for new or vacant positions with a salary of more than $40,000"}],"uid":"27299","created_gmt":"2020-01-08 17:18:52","changed_gmt":"2020-01-08 17:44:43","author":"Michael Hagearty","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-01-08T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2020-01-08T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"621932":{"id":"621932","type":"image","title":"USG Board of Regents","body":null,"created":"1558624650","gmt_created":"2019-05-23 15:17:30","changed":"1558624650","gmt_changed":"2019-05-23 15:17:30","alt":"University System of Georgia Board of Regents logo","file":{"fid":"236906","name":"USG BOR logo original.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/USG%20BOR%20logo%20original.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/USG%20BOR%20logo%20original.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":65945,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/USG%20BOR%20logo%20original.jpeg?itok=MhmA4N1F"}}},"media_ids":["621932"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}