- The search committee must keep committee business confidential and it must not be shared outside the committee.
- The committee should determine how screening and selection decisions will be managed.
- The search committee should remember that it is searching for the candi-date who best meets the specified requirements of the hiring department.
- Before beginning any search, the search committee should meet and set ex-pectations for the search process.
- Committee members should receive training at this meeting to ensure that they are prepared for the responsibilities of membership on a search com-mittee. Provost and the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion can provide customizable training to assist with preparing search committee members.