Turnaround Times
The following turnaround times are contingent upon all materials submitted to the Talent Acquisition Office with complete and accurate information. Job opening requests and job offer requests are submitted to Talent Acquisition (TA) via the Job Opening Request form. Work will be processed in the order in which it was received. Materials received after 3pm will be counted in the next business day.
Published turnaround times may require adjustment to accommodate unexpected increases in work volume and/or reduction in resources.
Contact our Talent Acquisition Admin Team at hiring@ucsc.edu for more information about the turnaround times listed.
Recruitments
Key Process Steps |
By Whom |
Turnaround Time |
Review job opening request: includes reviews by TAC and Recruitment Approver, and interdepartmental consultation |
TA Consultant |
Within 10 business days after the Job Opening Request is submitted |
Create job opening and post on TAM candidate gateway(s) |
TA Team |
Within 3 business days after department approval is submitted |
Submit final advertising campaign to JobElephant |
TA Admin Team |
Within 2 business days after receiving the final request and purchase order via staffads@ucsc.edu |
Routing initial batch of applications via the Recruitment Document Suite |
TA Admin Team |
Within 2 business days after Initial Review Date (IRD), except in cases when a Preferential Rehire is under consideration |
Routing subsequent batch of applications via the Recruitment Document Suite |
TA Admin Team |
Within 2 business days of receiving email request via hiring@ucsc.edu |
Remove filled job openings from TAM candidate gateway(s) |
Talent Team |
Within 5 business days of final Selected Candidate start date |
Remove withdrawn job openings from web upon receipt of email request |
Talent Team |
Within 5 business days after the final applicant status update is completed |
Job Offers
Key Process Steps |
By Whom |
Turnaround Time |
Review Recruitment Document Suite (RDS) and open the Selected Candidate Information section in the Job Opening Request |
TA Consultant |
Within 3 business days of the hiring manager’s request |
Attempt to contact selected candidate to extend job offer |
TA Consultant |
Once RDS is complete, within 3 business days after the offer request is submitted and approved by the department |
UCPath Hiring Transactions
Key Process Steps |
By Whom |
Turnaround Time |
Template Based Hire process |
TA Consultant |
Within 3 business days after job offer is accepted and hire date is established. Hire transactions will be delayed during UCPath system system outages |
TAM Technical Support
Key Process Steps |
By Whom |
Turnaround Time |
First response to system user inquiries |
Within 3 business days after receiving email or voice mail message |