Supervisor Resources

• Toolkit for Hiring Top Performers
  The Toolkit for Hiring Top Performers has been developed to guide hiring supervisors and their staff at Cornell University in effectively recruiting and selecting the talent they need for their organization.

• Tools to help develop "Staff Skill for Success"
  There are many tools available to assist managers, supervisors and staff in developing Cornell University's "Staff Skills for Success" at the organizational and individual levels.  

• How to make an offer
  Here you will find information about what the next steps are after you have decided whom you want to hire.

• Checklist for Hiring Supervisors
  These will assist hiring supervisors with the procedures for getting a new hire ready to work.

• New Employee Orientation
  Library Human Resources will present some brief orientation materials to all new endowed staff. 

• Employee Assistance Program
  The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers free, confidential, professional counseling and consultation services by telephone or in person. All Cornell University benefit eligible faculty, staff and their dependents are eligible to participate in the Employee Assistance Program.

• 90 Day Performance Evaluation
  You will receive the 90 Day Probation form from the Library Human Resources office for each new employee. This form should be completed by the date indicated on the form.  Please use this process for providing positive feedback, reinforcing good performance or identifying problems and the need for additional training.

• Performance Dialog
  The performance dialogue process provides an opportunity for an ongoing exchange of views between a supervisor and the support staff regarding job results and performance planning. The performance dialogue process is designed to promote communication between supervisors and staff, improve job understanding, promote more effective job performance and on-the-job staff member development, and provide a basis for salary improvement decisions:

  Forms - using Skills for Success

  • Standard Format

  • Discussion Based Format

  • Narrative Format

  • Supplemental Supervisor Form
     

• Policies all Supervisors should be familiar with:

  • Disability Accommodation Process

  • Employee Discipline

  • Employee Complaint and Grievance Procedure

  • Staff Transfer Policy

  • Sexual Harassment

  • University Volunteers

  • Time Away From Work

  • Flexibility in the Workplace

Colts Tutorial
The colts Tutorial will highlight the responsibilities for employees, supervisors and payreps.  Upon completion of each section you will understand the process involved with collecting time, learn about in/out tabs and leave balance tabs, correction tabs and how to approve time.