Recruiting Policies
Professional Expectations
- The Office of Career Development abides by the NACE Principles for Professional Practice for Career Services and Employment Professionals and expects employers to do the same.
- All employment opportunities posted must abide by Equal Employment Opportunities standards.
- The Office of Career Development does not recommend or select candidates for employers.
Job Posting Guidelines
The following types of employment are not accepted for posting:
- In-home/private/independent home health, senior and childcare, nanny or tutoring
- Campus marketing internships that are unpaid, stipend or commission/quota-based or part-time positions
- Application processes that ask students to use their social media profiles or release information associated with their social media profiles (i.e. number of followers/friends)
- Part-time positions whose payment structure is commission-only (does not apply to full-time career employment)
- Positions or programs that charge a fee or upfront payment of any kind for participation
- Employment outside the United States posted by a third-party
- Electronic job boards will not be used to solicit business of any kind
The Office of Career Development reserves the right to refuse service to any employer that violates the NACE Principles for Professional Practice or any Ohio State University or Central Ohio Technical College policy.
The Office of Career Development reserves the right to refuse service to any employer if a review of the specific opportunity or nature/status of the company suggests that it is inappropriate for our service population; if students are injured or exposed to unsafe working conditions; if the employer discriminates; or if the office receives student complaints about discrimination, harassment, threats, unsafe working conditions, or any other questionable circumstance.
Employers and postings may be denied for additional reasons deemed appropriate by The Office of Career Development.
Experiential Learning
How an Internship Will Benefit Your Organization
- An intern’s fresh perspective can shed light on opportunities that are currently not being utilized, as well as help solve old problems
- Internships allow employers to cost-effectively “test drive” interns as potential employees
- Hosting an intern will help determine if there is enough additional work to support hiring someone full time
- With an intern working on temporary/seasonal projects, the professional staff can pursue bigger projects
What Is an Internship?
Internship: A temporary, hands-on working and learning experience designed to prepare an individual for a particular career field.
General Internship Agreement (Non Credit-Bearing)
Every student participating in a non credit-bearing internship must provide documentation prior to the start of the experience. The should be reviewed and signed by all involved parties:
- Participating Student
- Internship/Experience Site Supervisor
- Office of Career Development
The student should return the completed form with an Internship Position Description to the Office of Career Development located in Warner 226.
Create a Position Description
The purpose of the internship position description is to provide a framework to what the intern will be doing throughout the experience. An internship position description should include:
- Internship position title
- Company/Organization name and location
- Intern supervisor name, title, and contact information
- Preferred major or program of study
- Primary duties/responsibilities of intern
- Position requirements and/or Preferred skills and experience
- Number of hours student is expected to serve in the internship—if not set by the academic program of study
- Daily hours per week/days per week service is to take place
- Internship start date/end date
- Wages employer is to pay intern per hour/week/month—if applicable
- How a student is to apply for the internship
- Consider identifying special projects such as writing assignments, evaluating or processing data, creation of a project or special report for the internship site organization, etc.
Post Your Internship Opportunity
Visit our electronic job board powered by College Central Network at www.collegecentral.com/cotc
Once registered, you can post your internship opportunities to Ohio State Newark and Central Ohio Technical College. An employer help sheet for use of the site is located here.
Unpaid Internship Postings
While unpaid internships are accepted, we strongly encourage employers to review the items below with their human resources department and legal counsel to determine whether or not their internship is in compliance with federal law.
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division’s Fact Sheet #71: Internship Programs Under The Fair Labor Standards Act