Workforce Planning

Workforce planning information for all employee groups in the system office - Academic Professional, Civil Service, Graduate Assistants, Undergraduate employees, retiree rehires, and temporary employees - can be found below. If you do not find the information you need, please contact a member of the human resources team at erhr@uillinois.edu.  

System Office Hiring Guidelines

• Improvements in System Offices Hiring and Promotion Processes Announcement - 03/27/18
• System Office Hiring and Promotion Guidelines March 2018

Candidate Recruiting Resources

• University of Illinois Pocket Facts
• Altogether Extraordinary Video
• University of Illinois Guiding Principles
• State of Illinois and University Benefits  

Academic Recruitment and Staffing

• EEO Search and Search Waiver Guidelines        
• AP Search Checklist
• Frequently Asked Questions about AP Searches
• Hiretouch - Access the System
  • HireTouch Job Aid - UI Employee
  • HireTouch Job Aid - Non-UI Employee
  • HireTouch Job Aid - Downloading Resumes
• Interviewing Information
• Academic Search Frequently Asked Questions - answers to frequently asked questions on preparing for, conducting, and closing an academic search.

Civil Service Recruitment and Staffing

• CS Search Checklist
• Frequently Asked Questions about CS Searches
• State Universities Civil Service System Classifications
• Civil Service Pay Plans - Urbana | Chicago | Springfield 

Graduate / Student Positions

• System Office Internship Program for Graduate and Undergraduate students
• Graduate Assistant Pay Rates - Urbana | Chicago
• Graduate Employees Organizations - Urbana | Chicago
• Undergraduate Student Pay Rates - Urbana | Chicago | Springfield

Retiree Rehires

• Policies and Procedures for Rehiring a SURS Annuitant or UI Retiree
• Statement of Annuity Status Form for Returning Employee

New Employee Onboarding

• Temporary COVID-19 New Hire Onboarding Checklist for Managers (5/6/2020)
• New Hire Onboarding Checklist for Managers (Updated 6/5/19)
• UI New Hire System Information
• New Hire Benefits Orientation Information and Registration
• New Employee Orientations - offered monthly to new employees of the System Office. Employees are contacted and registered by System HR.   

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