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Dr. Sahar Rooholamini (Pediatrics; Assistant Dean for Faculty Recruitment and Retention) continues her discussion on recruitment by diving into applicant assessments. Start with a rubric that uses clear, uniform criteria in a handful of domains agreed upon by the search committee. Dr. Rooholamini delineates the differences between policies at UW and emphasizes compliance with Executive Order 81 (EO81) in search practices when assessing applicants' potential contributions. Finally, she provides examples of prompts from the UW employment checklist to assess diversity statements from candidates. 

Important UW links mentioned in the episode are below:

EO81

Handbook of Best Practices for Faculty Searches

Online Toolkit for Faculty Searches

Employment Practices Checklist

Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/)