Readvertising a vacancy

If a vacancy has been advertised internally only and there are no applications or no suitable candidate is selected, your Faculty/ Division HR Team will liaise with you to advertise the vacancy externally.

If a vacancy has been advertised externally and you have not been able to fill it, it is sensible to take stock before automatically re-advertising using the same job details. There are a number of questions that you need to consider before proceeding:

• You may want to review the need for the vacancy to be filled – could the workload be effectively and fairly absorbed by existing staff?
• Was there anything about the job that may have led to it remaining unfilled – are the duties appropriate and well defined, is the grading right, does the job title accurately describe the job?
• Did the advert and further particulars give an accurate and attractive picture of the job?
• Was the job advertised in the right media for the target group you are trying to attract?

You may wish to discuss the situation with your Faculty/ Division HR Team for advice on how to proceed. In some cases it may be appropriate to pursue other methods of filling the vacancy, for instance through a recruitment agency.

If you do decide to re-advertise the vacancy, your Faculty/ Division HR Team will liaise with you to make any amendments as necessary and then re-advertise the vacancy through eRecruit.