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Employers & Recruiters
Smith School Policies and Guidelines
In the spirit of collaboration, the Smith School Office of Career
Services recommends your attention to the following in efforts to ensure a
level and equitable framework can be used by all.
Interview Schedule Cancelation
In the event of a necessary cancellation the Smith School requires that
the employer contact their staff contact immediately and email all scheduled
candidates to inform them of the cancelation. The reasons should be
communicated, including if the position opening has closed or what steps
will be taken to continue with the recruiting process following the
cancelation. Unless cancelation is due to an emergency or unforeseen event,
we request that cancelations are noted no less than 24 hours in advance of
the scheduled interviews.
Time-Limited or Exploding Job Offers
We strongly recommend that you provide students with no less than three
weeks to make an informed and responsible decision about accepting or
declining an offer.
Exploding offers put enormous pressure on students to make decisions
before they have had an opportunity to experience the benefits of
interviewing and considering various employers and jobs. Accepting offers
without an appropriate amount of time to consider may result in a less than
optimal fit between the student and potential employer. This refers to job
positions as well as signing bonuses.
If you encounter any student taking an unreasonable amount of time to
respond to an offer please contact our office; our staff will address the
issue with the student to ensure the success of our continued collaboration.
Job Offer Deadlines (for all organizations
recruiting through Smith)
Full Time Offers to 2011 Summer Interns
Students should be given until Friday, November 4, 2011 to accept or decline
offers to allow them time to participate in fall on-campus recruiting.
Requiring decisions prior to this date deprives students the opportunity to
consider all available options and deprives all employers the opportunity
for equal access to students during the fall recruiting season.
Fall 2011 Recruiting Season: Full-time
Offers to Students Graduating Spring and Summer 2012 Students
graduating in the spring or summer should be given until November 30, 2011
or a minimum of three weeks from the date of offer (whichever comes later)
to accept or decline offers.
Fall 2011 Recruiting Season: Full-time
Offers to Students Graduating in December 2011
Students graduating in December 2011 should be given a minimum of three
weeks from the date of offer to accept or decline.
Fall 2011 Recruiting Season:
Internship Offers for Summer should be given until November 30, 2011 or a
minimum of three weeks from the date of offer (whichever comes later) to
accept or decline offers.
Spring 2012 Recruiting Season:
Full-time Offers to Students Graduating Spring and Summer 2012
Students should be given until April 12, 2012 or a minimum of three weeks
from the date of offer (whichever comes later) to accept or decline offers.
Spring 2012 Recruiting Season:
Internship Offers for Summer 2012
Students should be given until April 12, 2012 or a minimum of three from the
date of offer (whichever comes later) to accept or decline offers.
Offer Withdrawal
Offers withdrawn to students may occur due to financial circumstances; in
this case Smith and students should be notified as quickly as possible. In
the event of an offer withdrawal for reasons other than economic
constraints, we request that you connect with your staff contact immediately
and prior to actions with the student.
Please note that Smith considers reneging on an offer a serious matter
and requests to be notified immediately if a student reneges on an
acceptance of an internship or full-time job offer so that respective and
appropriate action can be taken.
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