Wednesday, August 17, 2016

New Talent Acquisition System goes live today

Human Resources is launching a new talent acquisition system to support the hiring of staff and CUPE employees.

Beginning today, all recruitment requests for mission critical net-new, replacement and secondment staff, and CUPE roles will be processed through the UWaterloo Talent Acquisition System (iCIMS).

Changes to how the University recruits its talent are aligned to the Strategic Plan goal of being a destination of choice for superior individuals seeking employment.

"We believe the UWaterloo Talent Acquisition System (iCIMS)  is going to bring to campus; simpler, faster recruiting for hiring managers, and a superior candidate experience. None of this would have been possible without the support of our business partners in IST."

- Kenton Needham, Director of Human Resources

Internal applicants will continue to apply online, and candidates will be able to search for jobs based on the type of role, location, or title, and can subscribe to job alerts to find out when new roles match their career interests. Internal applicants can access their personal online profiles and the new job postings through their WatIAM accounts.

Feedback from users during testing has been positive:

"I feel the system is robust and easy enough to maneuver. I am truly excited that we will have options for creating screening questions, sorting applications, etc. I am happy iCIMS is mobile friendly to boot!"

- Debbie Knepper, Administrative Officer, Office of the Registrar

"The Talent Acquisition System demo looked impressive! It is a great step towards Waterloo becoming a destination of choice for superior individuals seeking employment!"

- Carlos Mendes, Administrative Officer, Statistics and Actuarial Science, Past President UWSA

For more information about UWaterloo Talent Acquisition System (iCIMS) and how applicants can gain access, visit the Careers at Waterloo website.

IST launches email protection service

On Tuesday, August 23, Information Systems & Technology (IST) will be implementing a new email security service called InterScan Messaging Security (ISMS), which delivers gateway messaging security, blocking spam, phishing attempts, and malware. InterScan, used only on Connect email accounts, will filter all incoming messages. Outbound email filtering will be investigated at a future date.

How does the tool work?

Spam and phishing attempts

Email flagged as junk or spam will no longer be sent to your Junk Email folder. Instead, these messages will be placed in quarantine. You will receive a daily email report listing your quarantined message(s) (i.e. those flagged as spam or phishing attempts) and will be able to log in at https://quarantine.uwaterloo.ca to see the message(s), and if necessary, select any to be released from quarantine and delivered to your Inbox. To log in, use your full Connect address (e.g. userid@connect.uwaterloo.ca) as the ID and enter your password. 

Graymail

Email messages that could reasonably be considered spam by some people, but “good” email by others, is called Graymail. This new service may identify, mark, and deliver Graymail messages to your Inbox, adding ‘***SPAM?***’ to the subject line of these messages. For assistance filtering Graymail, please visit the IST website.

Malware

If a message was classified as malware, you will need assistance from your local IT computing rep (an admin user) in order to release the message from quarantine.

Additional resources

Please see the Email security resources page for more information, including links to additional resources for Connect account holders and IT support staff.

Questions or concerns? Please contact the IST Service Desk, helpdesk@uwaterloo.ca or ext. 44357.

First recipient of Outstanding Co-op Employer named

by Alana Rigby.

“She’s the type of pharmacist I hope to be when I graduate pharmacy school.”

To a dedicated educator like Esther Lee, there is likely no higher praise. The kind words come from a nomination letter from Lee’s co-op students – Dr. Lee is the first-ever recipient of the Waterloo School of Pharmacy Outstanding Co-op Supervisor Award.

Esther Lee is a clinical pharmacist on the general medicine floor at Grand River Hospital. She’s acted as a co-op supervisor for School of Pharmacy students since 2015, mentoring 5 students. She’s supervised more students outside of the co-op program, and has been shadowed by Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students from both Waterloo and University of Toronto Pharmacy.

Her interest in mentorship stems from the positive effects that her students create. Lee explains, “My pharmacy students have a great impact on patient care and are exceptional members of our medicine team. I am so proud of what they’ve accomplished.” By acting as a role model, mentor and supervisor, she has continuously enabled her students to be challenged and inspired by their workplace.

Brilliant and hard-working are some of the words nominators used to describe Lee, but it was her humility, kindness and willingness to teach that stood out for her co-op students. She’d spend time each shift reviewing patient cases with her students, and also ensured that her students gained experience dialoguing with physicians and other members of the multidisciplinary hospital team. The experience was highly valued by students, with one nominator stating that she wants to pursue hospital practice after graduation, in part because of Lee’s positive influence.

Lee’s ability to deliver exemplary patient care while also providing exceptional support for her pharmacy students make her especially worthy of this award. She received her award at the Ontario Pharmacist Association's annual conference in June.