As the landscape of higher ed evolves, so too must our approach to recruiting, onboarding, and developing staff. This session delves into recruiting nontraditional candidates and navigating their successful integration into student affairs roles. Drawing inspiration from the Synergistic Supervision Model and understanding the current state of higher ed candidate pools, we invite professionals to explore outside their echo chambers and embrace new perspectives for building and supporting team members with different paths to the profession. 

Learning Outcomes 

1. Identify successful strategies for and value of recruiting non-traditional candidates 

2. Develop an effective onboarding process 

3. Possess the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and strategies to empower non-traditional candidates in student affairs roles