How to hire an admissions evaluator

How to hire an admissions evaluator, step by step

Here's a step-by-step admissions evaluator hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an admissions evaluator job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new admissions evaluator
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The admissions evaluator hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   An admissions evaluator's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, admissions evaluators from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of admissions evaluator salaries for various roles:

   Type of Admissions Evaluator	Description	Hourly rate
   Admissions Evaluator	School counselors help students develop academic and social skills and succeed in school. Career counselors assist people with the process of making career decisions by helping them develop skills or choose a career or educational program.	$12-21
   College Program Internship	A college program intern is responsible for performing actual duties and observations within the industry of choice. Typically, a college program intern works under the supervision of tenured staff, shadowing on the workflow processes, gaining feedback to refine skills, developing work ethics, and building self-confidence... Show more	$12-22
   Job Coach	A job coach is responsible for evaluating people's skills and qualifications, advising them with career paths, helping with their aspirations, and promote employment opportunities. Job coaches help the clients build self-confidence and explore their maximum potentials to develop their professional growth... Show more	$14-21

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Admissions Decisions
   • Data Entry
   • Undergraduate Admissions
   • PeopleSoft
   • Test Scores
   • Admissions Applications
   • Student Registration
   • Appeals
   • Admissions Process
   • International Student
   • Process Applications
   • Student Transcripts
   • GPA
   • Customer Service

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   Responsibilities:

   • Deliver PowerPoint motivational career presentations to high school students and attend college fairs to generate leads for the university.
   • Coordinate eligibility qualifications concerning private insurance and Medicaid.
   • Analyze coalition member survey data using SPSS and submit report to coalition partners.
   • Enter all interview packets per federal guidelines in the TRAC, SAIS, and SPSS databases.
   • Make appropriate calculations and decisions of eligibility for FAA programs base on financial resources.
   • Coordinate eligibility qualifications concerning private insurance and Medicaid.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your admissions evaluator job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. An admissions evaluator salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, admissions evaluators' average salary in south dakota is 56% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level admissions evaluators earn 39% less than senior-level admissions evaluators.
   • Certifications. An admissions evaluator with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in an admissions evaluator's salary.

   Average admissions evaluator salary

   $16.70hourly

   $34,745 yearly

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   Entry-level admissions evaluator salary

   $27,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 20, 2025

4. Writing an admissions evaluator job description

   A job description for an admissions evaluator role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's an admissions evaluator job description:

   Admissions evaluator job description example

   At a glance

   San Francisco State University is recruiting an Admissions Evaluator to join its team. This is a hybrid role requiring onsite presence 3 days per week and 2 days remote. In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating admissions and enrollment processes for domestic students in compliance with all policies and standards. SFSU offers fantastic benefits and a great work environment. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity. Apply today!

   Description: What you'll be doing

   Another Source's client, San Francisco State University, is recruiting an Admissions Evaluator to join their team. This is a hybrid role requiring onsite presence 3 days per week and 2 days remote.

   This position is internally titled Admissions Counselor

   Here is more about SFSU and the role that they are recruiting for:

   San Francisco State is a large, comprehensive, urban university located in a vibrant and beautiful city with a rich intellectual and cultural life. The University has distinguished itself as an active center of academic scholarship, creative innovation, and civic involvement. Through its six academic Colleges, SF State offers undergraduate and graduate instruction for professional and technical careers as well as a broad liberal arts education. SF State is a culturally diverse campus that is part of the 23-campus California State University system.

   About the Role

   Reporting to the Senior Associate Director, the Admissions Counselor coordinates admissions and enrollment processes for domestic students in compliance with Title 5 standards, California State University (CSU), and San Francisco State University (SFSU) admissions and enrollment policies including advising, counseling and guidance regarding the undergraduate admissions process to prospective applicants, undergraduate applicants, and returning SFSU students. Incumbents accomplish their work through the use of admissions technology applications and manual admissions process review.

   What you will be doing:

   Admissions Processing

   • Coordinate and conduct the review of new undergraduate applicants according to Title V, CSU, and specific campus policies.
   • Assess and interpret self-reported applicant information and academic records for determination of eligibility for admission.
   • Monitor and update Campus Solutions (CS) based student records.

   • Verify admitted applicants eligibility for enrollment.
   • Determine eligibility for waivers of application fees.
   • Verify the completion of English and math course work for placement in those subject areas at SF State.
   • Provide admission services to special populations.
   • Support new and existing staff members flexibly covering the work of the unit.

   • May be required to travel to off-campus locations for special activities and attend some evening and weekend activities

   Advising Applicants

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5. Post your job

   To find the right admissions evaluator for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with admissions evaluators they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit admissions evaluators who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your admissions evaluator job on Zippia to find and recruit admissions evaluator candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with admissions evaluator candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new admissions evaluator

   Once you've found the admissions evaluator candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new admissions evaluator. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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