The vice president of academic affairs recommends salary placement to the president and may, in unusual circumstances, consider other factors such as availability of personnel in a specific discipline. The starting rate of pay will normally be the minimum salary of the grade in which the position being filled is classified. A starting pay above the minimum and up to ten percent above the minimum of the salary range may be warranted in some instances to acknowledge exceptional experience or training along with college strategic initiatives. In this event, a value would be placed upon this experience in a manner similar to that outlined above for faculty and this experience will be documented in detail. The recruitment has yielded an extremely limited number of qualified applicants and an increased salary is necessary to fill the position.
Budgets allow for the additional funds.
Human Resources will then initiate the Hiring Approval Process through appropriate administrative channels including human resources, the vice president of administration and finance and the president of the institution. When fully qualified candidates are not available, new employees who do not meet the minimum requirements of the job may be hired as trainees. This is subject to the approval of the hiring supervisor through the appropriate administrative channels. The supervisor will provide a written plan and deadlines for meeting minimum qualifications. The trainee will be hired at a salary up to ten percent lower than the minimum assigned to the job class until the minimum requirements are reached.