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Supervisor Toolkit
Whether you’re a new supervisor, manager or director, or have been in the position for a long time, Human Resources offers a variety of tools and support, such as in-person training and online modules, to help you create effective, innovative teams.
Training & Development
Human Resources offers a wide variety of instructor-led and self-paced online training programs to help managers and supervisors develop the skills and competencies they need to be effective leaders.
Onboarding & Hiring
Navigating Tufts Careers: A Guide for Hiring Managers
This course is designed specifically for Tufts University hiring managers, providing you with the practical skills and step-by-step guidance needed to confidently navigate the Tufts Careers platform. You’ll learn how to create and submit job requisitions, collaborate with HR and Talent Acquisition, manage candidates, and coordinate interviews—all within a supportive and professional framework. By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped to efficiently manage every stage of the hiring process, ensuring a smooth experience for both your team and your candidates.
Hiring Process Essentials
Learn about your important role as a hiring manager from opening a job requisition to interviewing applicants and selecting the right candidate. Also, discover how to effectively collaborate with your Talent Acquisition Specialist and HR Business Partner in the process.
Job Descriptions
Human resources can help ensure that your job descriptions accurately reflect your employees’ positions and responsibilities.
Background Checks
Depending on the responsibilities of the position, Human Resources conducts background checks on prospective staff, faculty, contractors, student employees, and volunteers.
Onboarding
Create a comprehensive onboarding experience for your new hires with these tools:
Managing Teams
Conducting Effective and Regular 1:1's with Direct Reports
Regular 1-on-1 meetings build trust, encourage open communication, drive performance and support employee growth. Use these job aids for Conducting Effective 1:1's to structure focused, meaningful conversations that drive engagement and performance.
Performance Management Planning and Review
The best performance and career planning comes from regular communication between you and your staff. Human Resources provides extensive tools and training to support positive conversations between managers and individual team members.
Professional Development Planning
Supervisors may foster continued growth and development of their employees with a Professional Development Plan (PDP). A PDP provides a structured approach to identifying professional strengths and opportunities, as well as actionable steps to strengthen critical skills and competencies. To support you in this conversation with employees about their PDPs, refer to the Professional Development Conversation Guide for Supervisors. Additional development resources can be found here.
Stay Interviews
Stay interviews are proactive conversations that help managers understand what keeps employees engaged and what might cause them to leave. Use the Stay Interview Guide and Stay Interview Summary & Action Plan to prepare for these discussions and turn insights into actionable steps.
Managing Remote Workers
Employee Self-Service (eServe)
Employee Self-Service (eServe) holds information related to your direct reports, including time-off information and the online Performance Planning and Review and Annual Merit Review systems.
You can also review your own personal information, including time-off, payroll/compensation, and benefits information.
Compensation & Benefits
Wondering how you can reward a valued, hardworking employee? Human Resources can help you understand your options.
Questions?
Your Human Resources Business Partner can answer questions about developing your team and serve as a point of contact for other services and programs available through Human Resources.
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