Vanderbilt Career Center

Students, faculty, and staff at Vanderbilt University commit themselves to honor the Vanderbilt Community Creed uniting the Vanderbilt community in a common set of values: scholarship, honesty, civility, accountability, caring, discovery, and celebration. The Vanderbilt Career Center (VCC) embraces these values and has established the following recruiting policies. We believe these recruiting policies will facilitate positive engagement between students and employers.

EMPLOYER POLICIES
Employer Eligibility
The VCC works with employers posting professional opportunities. Our office does not engage in connecting students with summer opportunities such as camps, study or work abroad, business-oriented educational programs, and other summer education programs unless they are a Vanderbilt University Campus Partner.

Non-Discrimination Policy
The Vanderbilt Career Center’s policy is to promote employment of its students and graduates with no discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, military service, sexual orientation or disability. The VCC facilities are available only to those employers whose practices are consistent with this policy, as well as all applicable laws and regulations governing employment discrimination.

Full-time offers from Summer Internships
If you are participating in Fall 2009/Spring 2010 On Campus Interviewing and you have made offers to students at the end of their summer internships, we ask that you allow students until Friday, October 16, 2009 to make their decisions. We feel that this date allows students time to participate in the first few weeks of On Campus Interviewing and early Fall Industry Career Days. This time period is suggested to give students sufficient time to explore opportunities and make sound decisions resulting in a more committed hire for you.

Second Round Interview Policy
Every effort should be made to accommodate candidates’ class and interview schedules. The following are the minimum considerations that we request be made:

Fall 2009

• We ask that you conduct second-round interviews outside the Nashville area after October 16, 2009
• We encourage you to give at least 72 hours notice if asking students to leave the Nashville area after October 16, 2009

Spring 2010

• We ask that you conduct second-round interviews outside the Nashville area after February 5, 2010

Offers to 2010 Graduating Students during Fall Recruiting
If you are participating in Fall 2009 On Campus Interviewing and you make offers of employment to students graduating in 2010, we ask that you allow these students a minimum of three (3) weeks from the time of the offer to make their decisions.

Cancellation of Interviewing on Campus
If you need to cancel a recruiting schedule, we request that you communicate this information directly to students. We will assist in this process but believe that such communication is more appropriate coming from you in order to maintain your organization’s credibility in the minds of students.

Cancellation of Information Sessions
The VCC requests that companies canceling information sessions provide 72 hours notice. You will be reimbursed your information session fee. With less than 72 hours notice, we will be unable to reimburse the information session fee.

Alcohol Policy
The VCC adheres to the National Association of College and Employers (NACE) policy, which states that the serving of alcohol should not be a part of the recruitment process. Therefore, all recruiting activities, including the information sessions, should be alcohol-free.