Recruitment Policies and Procedures 

The following recruitment policies and procedures apply to all of our recruiting programs including but not limited to: position postings, on-campus interviewing, the resume referral program and job fairs.

Employer Eligibility

The Career Services Office serves employers looking to fill full-time permanent salaried positions requiring a bachelor's degree or higher and internship opportunities.  All other positions should be forwarded to the Student Employment Office.  Student Employment can be reached at (508) 531-1232. 

Full-time Job Requirements: 

• The position requires a Bachelor's degree or higher.
• The posting is for a salaried position.
• The posting is for a full-time professional position.

Internship Requirements:

• Be an established business and be in operation for at least one year.
• Be located and conduct business in commercially zoned office space.
• Provide an assigned on-site supervisor, required at all times for each student intern. 

Additional Terms and Conditions for Internship Employers

1.  JOB DESCRIPTION: Employers must provide an academically qualified, professional level work experience related to the student's major. The site supervisor provides a written job description of meaningful, career-related responsibilities and/or projects assigned prior to the student starting his/her internship. The job description will bridge the link between academic theory learned in the classroom, and practical, hands-on work experience.

2.  TRAINING: A training or orientation session at the beginning of the internship is required along with weekly or daily supervision provided by the site supervisor/mentor.

4.  EVALUATION: Students should be provided with a written letter of evaluation at the conclusion of their internship.  Many, but not all, of the academic departments at BSC will mail a site supervisor a student intern performance evaluation two weeks before the completion of the internship.  We ask that site supervisors properly review and evaluate the intern(s) performance and mail the evaluation back to the designated faculty internship supervisor on campus. 

5.  SAFETY:  The internship employer/site supervisor is responsible for informing student interns about any and all company/organizational guidelines, policies and any safety issues prior to the students' start date. Employers agree to provide the same consideration of health, safety and working conditions accorded permanent employees.

First Come-First Serve Policy

Career Services offers recruiting privileges on a first-come, first serve basis and reserves the right, if space is limited, to select companies to come to campus that offer positions that best meet our students' needs.

Posting of Positions

All of our Full-time jobs and Internship positions are posted on our BSC CareerLink database which can be accessed at: http://www.bridgew.edu/careerservices/careerlink.cfm. Employers must create a profile in the system to post jobs, sign up for Career Fairs and On-Campus Interviewing. 

All Full-time job postings have a limit of 90 days on our system.  After the 90 days, the system will send you an expiration email which will allow you to update and repost your position if it remains unfilled.  This position will then be re-submitted to Career Services for approval by a staff member.

All Internship positions (unless otherwise noted) are posted for the entire calendar year.  Employers must update their listings at least once a year to remain on the system.   

Compensation for Posted Positions   

Employers and individuals offering employment /entrepreneurial opportunities with compensation packages requiring commission only or requiring prospective employees to purchase a franchise, products or services upfront, or where compensation is based exclusively on commission or fees/percentage of sales from others under their sponsorship in the organization, will not be offered recruiting privileges.

Third-Party Recruiter Services

1. Third-party recruiters who are hiring for positions within their own organization may be granted on-campus recruiting privileges
2. Third-party recruiters who are hiring for specific full-time permanent salaried positions requiring a bachelor's degree outside their own organization may have positions posted provided they include: the name of the client, the position title, position description, and the contact information for that specific organization.  The Career Services Office reserves the right to verify this information. Third party recruiters who directly charge candidates are prohibited.
3. In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Third-party recruiters will not disclose to any employer, including the client-employer, any student information without obtaining prior written consent from the student. Under no circumstances can student information be disclosed for other than recruiting purposes nor can it be sold or provided to other entities.

Non-Discrimination/Equal Employment Opportunity Policy 

It is the policy of the Bridgewater State College Career Services Office that each candidate be considered solely on the basis of qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship (as defined under the Immigration Reform and Control Act), disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. 

BSC CareerLink Alumni Mentor Policy

Career Services strongly recommends that an Alumni Mentor Registrant of the BSC Career Link Mentor database:  

• Conduct him or herself in an ethical and professional manner 
• If arranging an in-person meeting, the Alumni Mentor should schedule networking to take place in a commercially zoned office space and/or in a public place during regular business hours 
• Information provided by the student to the Alumni Mentor remains confidential unless the student has consented disclosure information to another individual or contact  
• Refrain from using the database for solicitation, fundraising, job placement, recruitment or for personal means

By registering and using the BSC Career Link Mentor database, you agree to the acceptable use of terms established by Bridgewater State College Career Services Office.   

If you have questions or concerns with any of the above policies and procedures, please contact Career Services at 508-531-1328. 

Last Modified: July 30, 2009