Interview process and recruitment

• Make interview dates available at least 2 months in advance. Be appreciative of the constraints of foreign candidates, especially if they are expected to travel during the peak summer and winter seasons.
• Give the candidates their approximate time slots for the interview. Their time is as valuable as yours. Making them wait is in bad form.
• Do not make multiple requests for referral letters i.e. once for visiting positions and once for regular positions.
• Accept attested photocopies of documents and electronic copies. Definitely accept photocopies of degrees awarded by IIT-M. It is in poor taste to demand the original of a degree you awarded.
• Provide an explanation of pay scales and allowances in the offer letter.
• Make the system of seniority either merit based or completely transparent.
• Give the candidates a tour. Show off the beautiful campus and its tantalizaing possibilities.