Manager Resources
Below are some helpful links for managers and supervisors at Skidmore.
Recruitment
Below are resources to help ensure diversity and inclusion during the recruitment process:
Hiring workflows help explain the recruitment process in step-by-step order.
It is the policy of Skidmore College to establish and adhere to standard recruitment procedures. This guide has been developed as a resource and guide to individuals with responsibility for recruiting, interviewing, selecting and hiring of employees.
These instructions are intended for anyone in a department/program who is charged with initiating a requisition as part of the recruitment process for Faculty and Staff positions.
This checklist is designed to assist the department with the new employee orientation process.
Forms
Below are the most commonly used forms by managers/supervisors:
Alternate-Reduced Work Schedule Arrangement
Temporary Assignment Application
Below are forms used by union managers/supervisors:
Temporary Assignment Application
Union bid form: available electronically at jobs.skidmore.edu
Additional Resources
Below are different skills supervisors can use when intervening with an employee:
A Positive Approach to Discipline Outline
Four Ways to Refer Your Employee to the EAP
(Performance Review Concerns) Preparing for the First Interview
Being a supervisor/manager is very different from being an individual contributor. You have to learn to make the shift from doing the work to delegating the work, and still making sure the work gets done. In addition, you need to give your staff constructive feedback and report back to your leadership in a productive and efficient way. This collection is designed to help you make the transition to supervisor. Take time between courses to apply new concepts at work. Good luck as a new supervisor/manger. You’re going to be great!
- New Manager Foundations
- Make the Move from Individual Contributor to Manager
- Avoiding New Manager Mistakes
- Best Practices for New People Leaders
- Becoming a Manager Your Team Loves
- Leadership Foundations
Review the performance review process overview and guidelines as well as access relevant forms.
LinkedIn Learning also has several courses for managers about performance management, including:
This resource offers a guide for periodic meetings with the groups of individuals who report to your direct reports without your direct reports present.
Should you have additional questions, please feel free to contact Human Resources at 518-580-5800.