CLEVELAND, Ohio What do records we finally obtained from Cleveland State University show about about the late-applying candidate with a criminal record? It turns out 37 other applicants did not lack the “right skills and experience” to be associate vice president of human resources. We’re trying to get to the bottom of the hiring of Douglas Dykes on This Week in the CLE. Listen online here. .
Cleveland State wants more time to release records about the hiring of a late-applying job candidate with a criminal record
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
Posted Feb 04, 2021
Cleveland State University hasn t released records related to its decision to hire convicted ex-county official Douglas Dykes, who applied 10 months after the deadline, while still on probation.The Plain Dealer
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland State University still has not made public records identifying the credentials and scoring of 37 applicants whom the school passed over to give a $140,000-a-year human resources job to a late-applying candidate with a criminal record.
Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer sought the credentials more than two weeks ago and requested documents showing how the school evaluated the candidates a week ago, but a CSU lawyer stated late Wednesday that the school needs still more time to comply.
Cleveland State President Harlan Sands says school hired man with criminal record because 37 other applicants lacked ‘skills and experience’
Updated Jan 23, 2021;
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland State University President Harlan Sands on Friday defended hiring a late applicant with a criminal record as a $140,000-a-year associate vice president, stating that the other 37 applicants lacked the “right skills and experience to fill this critical role at our university.’
In an email sent Friday night to faculty and staff, Sands also reiterated that the school was aware that Douglas Dykes was still on probation when hired last month, and that “we believe in providing talented individuals with second chances.”