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What type of orientation do new instructors receive at your school? What components do you believe are crucial to an effective orientation program or process?
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What current techniques and procedures do you use to you conduct job interviews and what changes might you make as a result of this module?
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What is your most common way of recruiting applicants for instructor positions at your school and how can the method be improved?
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What kind of skills and qualities define the basis for which you hire your faculty?
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Great! Are there other things that you ask of the applicant?
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Kay
I completely agree with you--as long as the person has the experience required by any regulatory agency--this can be a good hire.
Group do need to be shaken up occasionally and
hiring someone who can remind people of why they are in the business can be very helpful.
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Hi Cindy
Orientation is important even if the applicant has taught before. Each school has its own way
of doing things. It will make things better for
her, your students and you if you explain things to her. Also check with your accrediting body to
see if there are requirements for student surveys
or professional development. The more resources you can provie the better things will be in both student and faculty retention.
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Hi Ronald
Have you found the right ad newspaper to work well or are you getting more responses from the internet portion?
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Hi Ida
What do you do to initially orient your instructors?
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Thank you Lori Would you please explain a little more about the "knowledge, skills, and aptitudes" you are seeking in instructors. Lori Barnes wrote: Answer: Knowledge, as far as knowledge is concerned i expect that all instructors working for us have at least 3 years training in a hospital setting, this helps because the nurse has been exposed to many different areas of medicine not just long term care and therfore is able to better guide and explain those who are seeking entry level positions into the medical field. Skills: the three years working in a hospital setting has changed… >>>
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