FINDING MR'MS' RIGHT:

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FINDING MR./MS. RIGHT

• Extensions Role Assisting in the Hiring Process
• John Amrhein, M.B.A.
• State Local Government Agent
• Hal Hudson, Ph.D.
• County Extension Director

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OVERVIEW

• Core Principles
• Extensions Role
• Political Landscape
• Individual Roles
• The Process
• Resources
• www.msue.msu.edu/aoe/slg
• Conclusions

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CORE PRINCIPLES

• Task List
• Develop Timeline
• Assign Responsibilities
• Task Master
• Chief Worrier
• Keeps all team members on track
• Organization Must Own The Process

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EXTENSIONS ROLE

• Why get involved?
• Need for expertise and collaboration
• Recognized expertise
• Public Policy Education Principles and Guidelines
  for MSU Extension
• Maintaining objectivity
• Experience
• Reputation

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POLITICAL LANDSCAPE

• Administrative forms educational role
• Committee composition
• Position description development
• Applicability to other organizations
• Need to be invited

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INDIVIDUAL ROLES

• CED or Local Agent
• District or Campus Specialist
• Elected Officials and Department Heads
• Committee
• Recommendation or Decision?
• Board of Commissioners
• Degree of delegation

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THE PROCESS

• Participants
• Process details
• Tasks pending and completed
• Advertising
• Interview format
• County letterhead
• Bumps in the road
• Dealing with board transition
• Second thoughts

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RESOURCESwww.msue.msu.edu/aoe/slg

• Hiring process PowerPoint presentation
• Public Policy Education Principles and Guidelines
  for MSU Extension, Extension Bulletin APR 138,
  MSU Extension
• County Government Administration Legal Basis
  and Options by Dr. Lynn R. Harvey

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RESOURCESwww.msue.msu.edu/aoe/slg

• Clare County, Michigan Resources
• Tasks list
• Position description
• Position vacancy notice
• Interview format
• Letters to candidates

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USE OF RESOURCES

• Participants in todays workshop are welcome to
  use all resource materials provided you
• Give credit to MSU Extension
• E-mail a brief report of use and impacts to
• amrheinj_at_msue.msu.edu or hudson_at_msue.msu.edu

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CONCLUSION

• Core principles
• Tasks lists
• Task master
• Organization owns the process
• Extensions role
• Information provider/educator
• Conveners
• Facilitators
• Program Developers
• Adviser/Analysts

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CREDITS

• Clare County Michigan Board of Commissioners
• Carol A. McAulay, Clare County Clerk
• Lynn R. Harvey, Ph.D., Associate Director, MSU
  Extension
• Elizabeth Moore, Extension Specialist Public
  Policy, MSU Extension
• Ann M. Nieuwenhuis, County Extension Director,
  MSU ExtensionKalamazoo County
• John Amrhein, M.B.A., State Local Government
  Agent, MSU Extension
• Hal Hudson, Ph.D., County Extension Director, MSU
  ExtensionClare County