The ISU Classification & Hiring System is an applicant tracking system that posts Contract, Faculty, Merit, and Professional & Scientific vacancy announcements and allows applicants to electronically submit their application materials for a vacancy.

The system is where the department records decisions regarding:

• position descriptions, vacancy announcements and recruitment plans,
• screening of applications,
• selection and offer to the selected candidate, and
• confirmation of acceptance.

Accessing the System
Hiring supervisors and departmental/unit initiators and approvers apply for access to the Hiring and Classification System by going to www.iastatejobs.com/hr and create user account under users.

The site has a tutorial and other help documents. New users can also sign up for "New User Training" on the HRS Training registration site.

Posting a Vacancy
Vacancy announcements for Permanent Merit and Continuous or Term P&S positions are started at begin new action under position descriptions.

Vacancy Announcements for Faculty and Temporary Merit are started at from template or from previous under create notice of vacancy.

Screening and Selecting Applicants for Interview
To view application materials and record applicant information, start at view active under vacancies.

Requesting Hire Approval
To select an applicant for hire, start at view active under vacancies.

Confirming the Hire
After the applicant accepts the offer, go back to view active under vacancies in order to go to the submitted PEMF and confirm hire.

The Welcome Letter is generated and EPA is set up by HRS for initiation by department.

For help, click here to download the tutorial.