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)

Fall Recruiting Season

Full-time Offers to Summer Interns
Students should be given until the Monday, November 2, 2009 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.

Full-time Offers to students Graduating Spring and Summer
Students graduating in the spring or summer should be given until November 30, 2009 or a minimum of three weeks from the date of offer (whichever comes later) to accept or decline offers.

Full-time Offers to Students Graduating in December
Students graduating in December 2009 should be given a minimum of three weeks from the date of offer to accept or decline.

Summer Internship Offers
Students should be given until November 30, 2009, or a minimum of three weeks (whichever comes later) to accept or decline offers.

Spring Recruiting Season

Full-time Offers to students Graduating Spring and Summer
Students should be given until April 12, 2010, or a minimum of three weeks (whichever comes later) to accept or decline offers.

Summer Internship Offers
Students should be given until April 12, 2010, or a minimum of three weeks (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.