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The guidelines set forth by the Career Center are designed to define the roles and responsibilities of all parties involved in the recruitment process, including students, employers, and staff. Our goal is to facilitate an efficient and well-managed recruiting process that provides a rewarding experience to all our constituents. These guidelines exist to ensure all parties are provided the best possible service and attention necessary to achieve our goals.
Participation in on-campus recruitment is open to the following members of the Emory community: undergraduate and graduate students from Emory College; undergraduate students from the Goizueta Business School; and recent alumni (within one year of graduation) still in the job search process. Students and alumni from other colleges, schools, or programs within the university may be allowed to participate upon approved request from employers. Participation in on-campus recruitment is a privilege, and comes with certain ethical expectations and responsibilities listed below.
EMPLOYER policies
Confidentiality
Employers are expected to maintain the confidentiality of student information, regardless of the source (including personal knowledge, written records/reports, social networking websites and computer databases). An employer should not disclose information about a student to another organization without their prior written consent, unless necessitated by health and/or safety considerations.
Accurate Information
Employers are expected to provide accurate information about their organizations and employment opportunities. This includes, but is not limited to: positions available, position responsibilities, career advancement opportunities, and benefits.
Offers
An official offer from an employer should be in written format and consist of the minimum information: position title, salary, start date, and work location.
Interviews
Fall Interviews:
Employers conducting interviews in the fall semester must give students until the first business day of December to respond to an offer, without pressure to respond on an earlier date. Students interviewing on or after the first business day of December should be given three weeks to respond to an offer.
Spring Interviews:
Employers conducting interviews in the spring semester must give students three weeks to respond to an offer, without pressure to respond on an earlier date.
Full-time Offers to Summer Interns:
Employers who give an offer for full-time employment to a student who has had a summer internship with the employer must give students until the first business day of November to respond to an offer, without pressure to respond on an earlier date.
Timely Communication
Employers are expected to inform students of their status in the hiring process and communicate hiring decisions within the agreed upon time frame between the employers and the students.
Fair Treatment
If an employer is required to revoke a job offer that a student has accepted because of changing conditions within the company, student is entitled to a fair and equitable course of action. That action can include, but is not limited to, financial assistance and/or outplacement service.
Testing Information
Employers should inform students in advance of any testing, the purpose of the tests, and their policies regarding disclosure of test results.
Equal Opportunities
Employers are expected to engage in non- discrimination practices in their recruitment activities, and to follow equal employment opportunity and affirmative action principles.
Reporting Salary / Hiring Information
The Career Center requests employers to inform us of all offers of employment that are extended to students in order to ensure that we maintain accurate statistics regarding student employment. Organization’s employment records are kept strictly confidential, and used only for statistical purposes.
Third Party Recruiters
Third-party recruiters are defined as agencies, organizations, or individuals recruiting candidates for temporary, part-time, or full-time employment opportunities other than for their own needs, including:
- Employment Agencies
- Search Firms
- Contract Recruiter
- Online Job Posting or Resume Referral Services
- Temporary Agencies or Staffing Services
- Outsourcing Contractors or Leasing Agencies
Agencies or individuals posting a position with The Career Center must:
- ONLY select “Third Party Staffing” as the Industry in their general profile on The Career Center’s Eagle Ops system.
- Choose the appropriate functions/tasks in the Job Function area when entering the position description information.
- Provide the name of your client within the job description
- Follow all EEO guidelines, set forth by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- Not disclose to any employer, including the client-employer, any student information without obtaining prior written consent from the student. Under no circumstances can student information be disclosed for other than the original recruiting purposes nor can it be sold or provided to other entities.
Third-party recruiters charging fees to Emory students will not be permitted access to The Career Center services.
The Career Center at Emory University reserves the right to terminate an employer account for violation of university policies and procedures.
