Dec 12, 2025  
2025-2026 Policies and Procedures 
    
2025-2026 Policies and Procedures

3357:12-16-52-Recruitment and Selection Policy


A.POLICY

Zane State College recruits and selects the most qualified individuals for all positions. In all cases, recruitment and selection activities are guided by a commitment to diversity through equal employment opportunity and by hiring the best person for the position. Zane State College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin (ancestry), military status (past, present or future), disability, age (40 years or older), status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child, status as a nursing mother, status as a foster parent, genetic information, or sexual orientation. Zane State College’s policies and practices concerning the employment and treatment of personnel and concerning the admission and treatment of students follow Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Guidelines and Ohio Fair Employment Practices Law.

Hiring of non-U.S. residents is subject to specific federal statutes. Employing department and/or division considering the hire of a non-U.S. resident should contact the Office of Human Resources for assistance.

 

B.POLICY GUIDELINES

 

The College uses a variety of recruitment efforts to attract qualified applicants. The Office of Human Resources coordinates the recruitment and selection processes for faculty and staff with the employing department and/or division, administrator, and search committee chair. The search committee is a selected group of diverse individuals containing no less than three members. The selected applicant must consent to background and reference checks as part of a condition of employment.

  1. POLICY HISTORY
    • Policy adopted February 2007
    • Policy effective April 20, 2007
    • Policy revisions approved by Board of Trustees September 2011
    • Policy adopted November 2016
    • Policy revisions approved by the President’s Cabinet November 2016
    • Policy reviewed by the Human Resource Advisory Council March 2019; minor and inconsequential modifications were made to the policy
    • Policy revisions approved by President’s Cabinet March 2024

 

D.INITIATING DIVISION

 

Office of Human Resources

E.POLICY REVIEWERS

 

Office of Human Resources Human Resource Advisory Council

 

F.POLICY REFERENCES

  1. No applicable forms
  2. Governor’s Executive Order 2023-01D
  3. Equal Employment and Affirmative Action Policy