On-Campus Interviewing Policies 2011-2012

On-campus interviewing policies are intended to ensure that the recruiting process is fair and straightforward for both employers and students.

The Career Education Center adheres to and requires employers to abide by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) "Principles for Professional Conduct for Career Services & Employment Professionals." Full text is available on the NACE Web site. Please contact our recruiting team with questions.

Eligible Students

On-Campus Interviews

All currently enrolled, degree-seeking Georgetown University undergraduates and Georgetown Graduate School of Arts & Sciences graduate students may participate in on-campus interviewing. Please contact us with any questions regarding student eligibility.

Second-Round Interviews

To ensure that students have equal access to employers, the Career Education Center requires that all second-round interviews accommodate the student's classes and previously scheduled first-round interviews. Students should not be asked, nor be expected to cancel a first-round interview or miss a class to attend a second-round interview. Without exception, employers must offer alternative dates, without negative consequences, for a second-round interview if the date originally offered by the employer interferes with student’s first-round interview on campus, class, or other valid conflict.

Employers must notify students at least 48 hours in advance of a second-round interview if it is outside the D.C. Metro Area. It is the employer's responsibility to coordinate second-round interviews with students. Do not make travel arrangements for students before conferring with them. It is customary for employers to reimburse students for travel expenses incurred to interview. If applicable, please indicate your policy when inviting a student to interview.

*Students may still have academic commitments on open days.

*Students may still have academic commitments on open days.

Offer Deadlines

All employers who participate in on-campus interviewing at Georgetown (which includes all interviews with students who have applied through Hoya Career Connection), must follow these policies without applying pressure to respond to an earlier date. It is important to keep students informed of their status throughout the process.

Exploding offers and bonuses put enormous pressure on students to make a decision before they are ready. Students must be allowed to complete the interview process prior to making a decision to accept an offer of employment.

The dates listed below must be included in the written offer. All employers should extend offers in writing and be prepared to exhibit written offers to the recruiting team. These dates also apply to any employers who interview and extend offers outside the on-campus interviewing cycle. Violation of the offer dates may impact date reservation for the next recruiting cycle.

*Bonuses and other incentives associated with an offer cannot expire before the dates above.

Report Hiring Data

We require employers who recruit Georgetown students 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. This includes both full-time and internship offer data. We ask that you provide Student Name, Job Title, Full-time or Intern, Department Name, Line of Business, Offer Status, Salary or Salary Range, Hiring Sources (Summer Internship or On-campus Interviewing) at the end of each semester.

Individual employer detail is kept strictly confidential and is used for statistical reporting purposes only. Please send your hiring results to a member of the recruiting team via e-mail and let us know if you would like us to provide you with a template.

E-mail Policy

Georgetown does not permit blanketing students with e-mails. Only those students who have given your organization their e-mail address should be solicited.

Rescinding or Deferring Employment

Employers needing to rescind or defer employment should carefully review the guidelines and follow the NACE recommendations found in their Position Statement on Rescinded and Deferred Employment Offers. The NACE guidelines urge employers to adopt a two-part approach to employment offers under consideration for revocation. The first emphasizes the need for a commitment to high standards in recruiting. The second offers a reasoned approach to dealing with rescinded and deferred offers.

NACE recommends that employers who must revoke a commitment consider alternatives that do not require rescinding employment offers. These may include changes in job responsibilities, salary reduction and/or reduced workweeks, changes in job locale, delayed starting dates, and other reasonable options.

For candidates whose start dates are deferred:

• Provide services to aid the candidates in securing other employment
• Provide financial assistance if the deferral will be longer than three months
• Communicate to candidates as soon as possible
• Contact the Career Education Center
• Stay in communication with candidates and the Career Education Center regarding start dates

The Career Education Center expects all employers to treat candidates in an ethical manner. We reserve the right to deny access to on-campus interviewing to any employers who we determine have not conducted their recruiting efforts ethically.

Non-Discrimination

Georgetown University does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, marital status, veteran status, or handicap in admissions to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs and activities.

Employers must comply with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) guidelines. In addition, employers must abide by the National Association of College and Employers' Principles for Professional Conduct For Career Services & Employment Professionals. Full text is available from NACE.

Confidentiality

Employment professionals will maintain the confidentiality of student information, regardless of the source, including personal knowledge, written records and reports, and computer databases. There will be no disclosure of student information to another organization without the prior written consent of the student, unless necessitated by health or safety considerations.

Inclement Weather

In the case of inclement weather, the operating status of the university will be listed on the Georgetown University homepage. Please be in close contact with the recruiting team to discuss how to proceed.