Employment Recruitment Guidelines

Lake-Sumter State College - Career Development Services

Employment Recruitment Guidelines

This document defines the policies that direct the partnership of the Lake-Sumter State College Career Development Services with Employers or Employment Recruiters interested in contacting LSSC students and alumni through this office for the purpose of employment, internships, or service opportunities.

On-Campus Recruitment activities include, but not are not limited to online job postings, recruitment tables, hiring events/job fairs, on-campus employment interviews, company information sessions, etc.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Employers and individuals offering employment/entrepreneurial opportunities requiring prospective employees to purchase a franchise or products or services up front are not permitted. This includes, but is not limited to positions requiring fees for membership, startup, training, licenses, lessons, portfolios or placement, or the purchase of tools, equipment, samples, or sales kits.

• Employers where compensation is based exclusively on fee/percentage of sales from others under their sponsorship in the organization, are not permitted. This does not apply to fees for Federal and State licensing requirements such as real estate, securities, etc.

• Multilevel marketing companies do not have access to any recruiting opportunities sponsored by the Career Services Center.

• On-campus recruiting activities cannot be combined with the marketing and/or sale of products or services to students.

• Posters and flyers advertising employment opportunities for students must be approved by Career Development Services prior to posting. Any employment notices or flyers posted or distributed on campus without approval will immediately be removed.

• Career Development Services has the right to not allow on-campus recruitment or post any employer's position at their discretion.

ONLINE JOB POSTINGS

• Career Development Services maintains an online recruitment portal via College Central Network, for the posting of employment opportunities submitted by employers who have met the criteria set forth by Lake-Sumter State College.

• All Employers desiring to post jobs, internships and service opportunities with Career Development Services must comply with both Lake-Sumter State College’s and the federal guidelines for equal employment opportunities, along with the Fair Labor Standards Act.

• No job postings, electronic or printed, will be accepted for employment related to working either in the home of, or for an employer whose principal business location is a private residence. This includes, but is not limited to, childcare, eldercare, remote or onsite office work, housekeeping, lawn maintenance, tutoring, etc. These positions may be advertised through local newspapers, online listings such as Craigslist or other community resources.

• Job postings must include a company name, job title, job description and method of application (email or company website is strongly encouraged). Employer/ Recruiter contact information will be collected by College Central Network upon registration with our office, however, the employer/recruiter can select to keep their contact information private in the submittal of the job posting(s).

• Third-party recruiters must disclose the client (company name) for whom the position is posted. This disclosure must be made to the Career Development Services staff, as well as to any potential applicants.

• Online job postings will be advertised for a 30-day period, after which employers must contact our office, or renew the job posting from within their account on CCN.

• CDS retains the right to remove (or modify for clarity), any job listing on College Central Network, without consulting or informing the employer who submitted the listing.

ON-CAMPUS RECRUITMENT TABLES

• Employers wishing to conduct an On-Campus Recruitment visit must contact Career Development Services for permission and to schedule an appropriate date, time and location. These should be scheduled at least two weeks in advance of the desired date to allow sufficient time to market the events to potential candidates and make logistical arrangements.

• Employers scheduled for On-Campus Recruiting Tables must restrict all activities to the immediate vicinity of the table.

• Employers or Recruiters will park in designated Visitor Parking areas.

• The college retains the right to demand recruiters vacate college property if they fail to comply with any of the policies or procedures outlined in this document or any other reasonable request from a college official.