The Center for Career Development and Academic Exploration at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) is a comprehensive career planning and employment center for students of all majors and classifications at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. We provide resources to assist students with their career development and job preparation. We also provide an array of services to employers across all industries. Our staff can connect you to candidates through career fairs, on-campus interviews and online job postings via Handshake.<\/p>\n
By posting on Handshake and utilizing on-campus recruiting resources, employers agree to abide by these policies and procedures and to respond to reports of noncompliance.<\/p>\n
Handshake<\/strong><\/p>\n Handshake is a web-based portal for publicizing full-time, part-time, internships, on-campus jobs and short term positions for all employment industries and sectors. It is free for both employers and students to use. Employers looking to have more student messaging capabilities may elect into the paid version as well. All postings should adhere to the following:<\/p>\n Alcohol<\/strong><\/p>\n In compliance with the University of Tennessee Alcohol Policy<\/a> serving alcohol should not be part of the recruitment process on or off campus.<\/p>\n Confidentiality<\/strong><\/p>\n In accordance with the Department of Education\u2019s Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)<\/a>, employment professionals will maintain the confidentiality of student information, regardless of the source, including personal knowledge, written records\/reports, and computer data bases. There will be no disclosure of student information to another organization without the prior written consent of the student, unless necessitated by health and\/or safety considerations. See more information on FERPA and campus recruiting on NACE\u2019s FERPA Primer: The Basics and Beyond.<\/a><\/p>\n On-campus Interviews and Event Cancellations<\/strong><\/p>\n As a professional courtesy to the center and our students, we ask recruiters to provide advanced notice (a minimum of 24 hours) should they need to cancel or reschedule on-campus interviews or event attendance.<\/p>\n All internships, both paid and unpaid, in the for-profit, not-profit, and government sectors,\u00a0 must <\/span>adhere to the <\/span>Department of Labor\u2019s Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The National Association for Colleges and Employers (NACE) defines third party recruiters as follows: \u201cThird-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 Individuals and agencies recruiting on behalf of other organizations must comply with these additional recruiting policies:<\/p>\n Employers who have an interest in recruiting UTK students are encouraged to use Handshake as their primary recruiting resource, regardless of their specific selection criteria. In order to ensure equitable access to all students, our staff will not provide direct referrals, student recommendations, or any type of list of \u201ctop\u201d candidates to any party, including employers, faculty, staff, etc. Resume books are not typically provided by our staff unless a special exception is granted. Employers should use Handshake to post their open positions and select their own candidates based on the specific guidelines and needs of their individual company. We strongly encourage UTK faculty and staff to refer all employers to Handshake if they would like to recruit our students.<\/p>\n Employment professionals will maintain equal employment opportunity (EEO) compliance<\/a> and follow affirmative action principles in recruiting activities in a manner that includes the following practices:<\/p>\n Additional EEO Resources:<\/strong> The Immigration and Nationality Act prohibits citizenship status and national origin discrimination with respect to hiring, termination, and recruiting or referring for a fee. By posting in Handshake the organization agrees to comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity laws, including the antidiscrimination provision of the Immigration and Naturalization Act. For more information see the Department of Justice\u2019s Best Practices for Recruiting and Hiring Workers<\/a><\/p>\n Although students may be off-site during internships, jobs, recruiting events, etc., the requirement to maintain a discrimination-free environment is still applicable. As such, we expect all employers who recruit UTK students to treat students in a respectful and professional manner at all times.<\/p>\n Examples of unprofessional behavior include:<\/strong><\/p>\n It is also important to ensure that any real or perceived authority employers have is not used in a way that would make a student feel the need to engage in unwanted activity to receive future employment benefits. Examples include:<\/strong><\/p>\n It is imperative that all employers comply with UTK\u2019s expectation that the recruiting environment both on and off campus remains focused on respect and provides a space that is free of discrimination and sexual harassment. If you see or hear of behavior that violates this expectation, you are encouraged to intervene, speak up, or contact the Office of Title IX<\/a> (865-974-9600) or the Office of Access & Engagement<\/a> The Center for Career Development reserves the right to refuse service to organizations or individuals based upon the center\u2019s sole discretions and specifically due to any of the following:<\/p>\n The Center for Career Development reserves the right to make exceptions to these policies and guidelines as warranted by special circumstances, i.e., in certain situations deemed to be acceptable and beneficial to our students, the Center for Career Development, the university, or recruiters using our services. Such exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that any exception made does not constitute a change in policy, nor is there a guarantee that this same decision will apply in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Center for Career Development and Academic Exploration at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) is a comprehensive career planning […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"parent":1169,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-wide.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7728","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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