Employer Services User Agreement

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The Career Development Center (CDC) would like to invite you to partner with us in providing experiential and career opportunities for UIS students and alumni. Bona fide employers representing large and small business, government and non-profit organizations are eligible for services offering full-time, part-time, seasonal employment and/or internships and externships, and who agree to abide by the CDD's recruitment policies and guidelines. In return, employers will receive services at no cost. The UIS CDC reserves the right to post positions at the department’s discretion. To participate in recruitment services offered by the CDC, Employment Professionals and Third-Party Recruiters (including Employment Agencies, Search Firms, Staffing Services, Temporary Agencies, Online Job Board Services, Contract Recruiters, etc.) must abide by employer standards of ethical conduct established by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) http://www.naceweb.org/principles/principl.html and guidelines set forth by the UIS CDC.

Employment Professionals and Third-Party Recruiters agree to:

• NOT DISCRIMINATE: Employers agree to screen and hire solely on qualifications for the position and comply with all applicable federal, state and local employment laws including certification of EEO compliance or exempt status under the Immigration Reform and Control Act.
• PROFESSIONALISM: The CDC expects the same professionalism from employers that we expect from students. All employer representatives are encouraged to review the Principles for Employment Professionals developed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
• CONFIDENTIALITY: Recruiters must treat all student information, including resumes, transcripts, written records/reports, personal knowledge, and information obtained from computer/web-based data bases as confidential. All interviewers should be trained to ask only those questions that are legal and appropriate. 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.
• ALCOHOL FREE POLICY: Serving alcohol should not be a part of the recruitment process. All activities, including, but not limited to informational meetings and presentations, should be alcohol free.
• APPROPRIATENESS: We may choose not to post jobs that are located at an individual’s place of residence or jobs containing a personal email address and/or personal telephone number as the contact (i.e.: yahoo, hotmail, gmail, etc.)
• PROVIDE INFORMATION: Job announcements should include the name of the employing organization, explicit information about any training or certification requirements, and adequate information to enable students to evaluate their fit with the organization and the position.
• COMPENSATION: Employers offering "straight commission" or "salary draw" positions may request to use our services (posting jobs, on campus recruiting, and attend job fairs). However, the terms "straight commission" or "draw" must be explicitly stated in the job posting, so students are aware and can make informed decisions as to whether or not they are interested. Note: A draw against future earnings does not constitute a salary. Unpaid internships may be posted at the approval of CDC.
• FEES: Any position requiring a candidate to pay a fee for training, purchasing a membership and/or products, or any other job related expense must fully disclose in the job posting pertinent information about the obligation.

Third-Party Recruiters agree to:

• Charge no fees to the candidate.
• Reveal the identity of the employer being represented and the nature of the relationship between the agency and the employer, and permit CDC to verify this information by contacting the named client.
• Provide a position description for valid openings.
• In accord with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, release candidate information provided by the university exclusively and only to the identified employer. Re-disclosure of candidate information is not permitted.
• Comply with all federal and state Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws (Title VI and IX, and ADA).

If violation of any of these policies and/or guidelines occurs, CDC will terminate the professional relationship and services will no longer be rendered.

By registering your company or organization with us, you agree to accept and comply with the policies and procedures of the University of Illinois at Springfield Career Development Center regarding employer recruitment activities. The CDC reserves the right to refuse services to any company or organization whose business we believe is of a nature that is not appropriate for the UIS student body.

Alcohol Policy

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The University of Illinois at Springfield Career Development Center is a member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), the professional association for college recruiters and career services professionals. As members, we abide by the NACE Principles for Professional Conduct, a document that serves as the ethical framework and foundation for practices within the career services and recruiting fields.

The Principles’ document states "Serving alcohol should not be part of the recruitment process on or off campus. This includes receptions, dinners, company tours, etc." Given the concerns of colleges and universities about the abuse and misuse of alcohol by students, serving alcohol during the recruitment process sends the wrong message. Further, many college students are younger than the state's legal drinking age, and many college campuses have a zero-alcohol-tolerance policy in effect. Therefore, serving alcohol could be in violation of a state's law and a school's policy. This memo is intended to demonstrate the UIS Career Development Center’s support of the "No Alcohol in Campus Recruiting" policy.

If you would like to read the Principles for Professional Conduct document in its entirety, you can find it on NACE's web site, NACEWeb, at www.naceweb.org/principles/principl.html. If you would like to read the history of why this principle is included in the Principles document, you can read an article composed by the NACE Principles for Professional Conduct Committee on NACEWeb at www.naceweb.org/about/legal98sm.html.

The UIS Career Development Center requests that you support the no-alcohol policy while recruiting our students. We would be happy to discuss this matter further with you. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

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Useful Links:

Immigration and Nationality Act http://www.uscis.gov

ACLU’s Know Your Rights Brochure
http://www.aclu.org/racialjustice/racialprofiling/15865pub20040714.html#attach