Best Practices for Hiring Advising Staff
The opportunity to hire a new advisor is an important time to communicate effectively about the roles and responsibilities of advising. All advisors, regardless of role or department, are engaged in the campus wide advising community. Including the following in your PVL will help to send a strong message about the type of candidate you are seeking and the value of the work they will be doing.
General Principles to Include:
- Include a statement about the purpose and philosophy of advising at UW-Madison. See Guiding Principles.
- Include a link to the UW-Madison Advising Core Competencies.
- Indicate that involvement in the campus-wide advising community is a key part of the role.
- Involvement includes attendance at training and professional development events, committee and work-group service, and community building. At a large, decentralized university it is critical for campus advisors to form an effective network to help students navigate the UW. Include a link to www.advising.wisc.edu/facstaff for more information.