Employer Recruiting Policies
Thank you for your interest in recruiting Stonehill students.
Employers working with the Career Development team, using Stonehill facilities or services, or posting in the College's Handshake database are required to follow several important policies and best practices, including those set by the National Association of Colleges and Employers' Principles of Recruiting and Employment - NACE Principles and the U.S. Internship Guidelines - US Department of Labor Internships Programs Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Please refer to the links below for more information:
- Principles for Professional Practice
- Principles for Employment Professionals
- Principals for Third-Party Recruiters*
- *Note: Third-Party Recruiters that do not disclose the name of their client or charge fees to students will not be permitted access to career services.
- NACE Position Statement on U.S. Internships
U.S. Internship Guidelines:
In addition, we will not approve positions that:
- Require students to pay a fee, purchase supplies, or invest money
- Require students to solicit products or services on campus
- Do not require a degree or seek candidates working toward a degree
- Are based in a private home, such as babysitters, personal care attendants and tutors
- Are lacking sufficient detail in the description
- Do not align with school policy
The Career Development Office is committed to offer as many career opportunities as possible to students by employers who wish to hire them. Career Development does not provide resumes, access to student candidate information, or access to our online job listing service to third parties.
The National Association for Colleges and Employers (NACE), the national professional association for college career services offices and employers, defines third party recruiters as follows: “Third-party recruiters are agencies, organizations, or individuals recruiting candidates for temporary, part-time, or full-time employment opportunities other than for their own needs. This includes entities that refer or recruit for profit or not for profit, and it includes agencies that collect student information to be disclosed to employers for purposes of recruitment and employment."
The above definition includes, but is not limited to, the following entities regardless of the fee structure used by the entity to charge for services.
- Employment agencies/organizations that list positions for a number of client organizations and receive payment when a referred candidate is hired. The fee for listing a position is paid either by the firm listing the opening (fee paid) or by the candidate who is hired.
- Search firms—organizations that contract with clients to find and screen qualified persons to fill specific positions. The fees for this service are paid by the clients.
- Contract recruiters—organizations that contract with an employer to act as the employer’s agent in the recruiting and employment function.
- Resume referral firms—commercial organizations that collect data on job seekers that is marketed to prospective employers. Fees may be paid by the employer, the job seeker, or both.
- Commercial job listing/resume collection web sites—it is not compatible with the mission of Career Development to promote businesses which collect candidate resumes for the purpose of marketing those to employers.
An exception to the above policy may be made in the following case: If a third party organization has initiated a formal request that our office work with them for college recruiting logistics, our office will initiate a review process in addition to requiring an agreement that the third party organization will hire students and/or alumni for internal positions only.
Jobs offering only commission-based compensation may not be posted in our Handshake database.
Positions that include commission-based compensation must fully disclose the compensation structure in any job posting or at any on-campus recruiting event.
The Stonehill College Career Development reserves the right to approve or decline hiring organizations that register through the Handshake system if they do not abide by the guidelines above. In addition, in order to be approved, an organization must be in good standing with other Colleges and Universities using the system. Companies must have a trust score and approval rating greater than 75% and must not have any red flags on their account.
Career Development reserves the right to exclude any employer from recruiting activities and to edit, delete, or refuse any employer profile or job posting at any time.
The posting of employer, job, and internship information in our Handshake database should not be considered an endorsement by Career Development or Stonehill College of the organizations posting the positions or the positions posted.
Career Development is open year-round to assist with students' career-related questions or concerns.