Recruiting Opportunities for Employers

• August 25: Classes Begin
• September 1:  Labor Day Holiday
• September 9: Fall Career and Internship Fair (Millett)
• September 10: Interviews — Fall Career Fair (Millett)
• September 10: STEM Career and Internship Fair (Millett)
• September 11: STEM Next-day Interviews (ASC)
• September 11: Sport Career and Networking Expo/SCENE (Goggin)
• September 12: Interviews - SCENE (ASC)
• September 15:  Hybrid Interviews Begin (ASC)*
• October 10: Fall Break / No Interviews
• DATE TBD Sport Career Exploration & Networking Expo (SCENE)
• November 26 – 30: Thanksgiving Break
• December 1: No Interviews
• December 4: Hybrid Interviews End
• December 5: Classes End
• December 12: December Commencement Ceremony

Important Calendar Dates

• Religious Observances and Inclusive Scheduling
• Major Religious Holidays and Celebrations 2022–2025

• January 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
• January 26: Classes Begin
• February 23: Architecture and Design Career and Internship 
• Fair (Shriver Center) 
• February 24: Next-day Interviews (Armstrong Student Center)
• February 24: Spring Career and Internship Fair (Millett)
• February 25: Next-day Interviews (Millett)
• March 20:  No Student Interviews 
• March 23 – 29: Spring Break
• March 30:  No Student Interviews
• March 31:  Southwest Ohio/NKY Education Career Fair (Xavier University Cintas Center)
• May 8: Hybrid Interviews End / Classes End 
• May 16 – 17: Commencement Weekend

The Center for Career Exploration and Success acknowledges and takes into consideration religious holidays and holy days throughout the year for our planning purposes. We want to ensure that all students have access to career opportunities regardless of their faith and spiritual practices. As you are identifying interview dates, we encourage you to consider how you can be inclusive in your practices.

If you select a day that lands on a date of a holiday or holy day, we will reach out to request you provide an alternative way to interview students who may not be able to meet on your selected date due to religious observances. Often, telephone or virtual interviews are an appropriate alternative. We are also happy to work with you to find an alternative date.

Recruiter - All employers seeking to recruit at Miami (Recruiters) must have a verifiable business name, physical location and address, professional/work email address, phone number and the name of a contact person who can be reached at the listed address(es). U.S. and foreign based businesses verified by the U.S. Department of State are eligible to recruit if these requirements are met.

Campus Recruiting - on-campus interviewing, resume referrals, Handshake postings, employer presentations, meetings and chats coordinated through the Center or sponsorships for on-campus activities.

• Must comply with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws established by the Federal, applicable state governments, and Miami University.
• All on-campus interviews must be conducted in the Center for Career Exploration and Success’ facilities (except next day interviews associated with career fairs).
• Must have current or anticipated job openings for college graduates or interns.
  • For current students, employers must have and interview to fill openings in positions which result in an "employer-employee" relationship requiring the employer’s issuance of a W-2 for all remuneration paid and impose no required fees, (other than professional licensure fees for career employees) on the employee.
  • 1099 or independent contractor positions are eligible only for posting on Handshake and must include the following disclaimer in the posting: "This is a 1099 position. Persons paid on a 1099 basis are independent contractors and are self-employed. Independent contractors (you) are required to pay out of your remuneration all self-employment taxes (Social Security & Medicare), income taxes, worker's disability compensation and health or other insurances. These will NOT be withheld or paid by the client for which you working. Independent contractors generally do not receive employment benefits from the client or person for which they are working. For more information please refer to www.irs.gov or talk with a tax professional."
  • 1099 independent contractor recruiting is not permitted at Career Fairs nor eligible for On-Campus Interviews.
  • The University does not accept postings from or permit campus recruiting by third-party recruiters that charge a fee to the student or do not disclose their client’s name and franchise opportunity providers.
  • The following organizations are not eligible to use CCES services:
    • Organizations involved in the production and/or promotion of marijuana
    • Adult entertainment industry escort services, presentation modeling or similar activity
    • Network Marketing Organizations
    • Organizations paying via equity compensation

• All opportunities must be for full time, internship, or cooperative education and require a college degree or active student status/pursuing degree, unless permitted elsewhere in this policy.
• Alcohol may not be included or associated with any recruiting activities involving Miami students
• All activities (e.g. events, information sessions) must adhere to Miami University standards and utilize associated services (e.g. catering), when required.
• No events or activities are permitted in private residence or hotel rooms and should be conducted in publicly accessible areas, such as restaurants, meeting rooms, or classrooms.

Handshake is the portal through which Miami University students and alumni seeking employment can connect to employers with employment opportunities. Use of Handshake is strictly limited to career-related activities; under no circumstances is the information submitted by students, alumni, and employers to be used for any purpose other than job/applicant seeking activities. Violation of this exclusive use policy will result in removal from the system.

Users should notify the Center immediately of any inappropriate use of Handshake, facilities, or University resources. All users shall respect the privacy rights of other users consistent with applicable law, policies, and professional standards.

The Center reserves the right to deny a company posting and campus recruiting for false or misleading actions, incomplete information, and/or are unable to demonstrate that they provide a bona fide internship experience for students at a level consistent with University expectations.

In order to give students enough time to make an informed and thoughtful decision(s), and in accordance with the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), employers recruiting at Miami University are expected to adhere to the following timelines for all job and internship offers.

• Converting Internships to full-time positions – Offer to remain open until October 15 or 3 weeks from receipt of written offer, whichever is longer.
• Full-time or Internship offers during Fall Recruiting – Offer to remain open until October 31 or 3 weeks from receipt of written offer, whichever is longer.
• Full-time or Internship offers during Spring Recruiting – Offer to remain open until February 28 or 3 weeks from receipt of written offer, whichever is longer.

In some cases, students may request for extensions beyond these deadlines; we ask that organizations accommodate these requests, if possible. We recommend that all employers extend offers in writing and strongly encourage all students to accept or decline in writing.

Miami University does not allow the use of exploding offers. An “exploding offer” is one that requires a decision in conflict with the timing mentioned above or offers incentives to induce students to accept offers early, such as diminishing bonuses and location preferences.

We consider a rescinding a job offer a rare and uncommon occurrence. If an employer must rescind an offer, please contact the student and Center immediately so we may assist the student. Employers who rescind offers may be subject to suspension from recruiting at Miami for one semester or longer. Employers should carefully review the guidelines and follow the NACE recommendations issued in 2002 in their Position Statement on Rescinded and Deferred Employment Offers.

The Center for Career Exploration and Success reserves the right to refuse the opportunity to place postings or engage in campus recruiting to employers for actions or conduct the Center deems that harm or have the potential to harm students, alumni, the Center for Career Exploration and Success, and/or University; including, without limitation, the following: dishonesty; discrimination; breach of confidentiality; reneging on established agreements between the Center for Career Exploration and Success and the employer (verbal or written); reneging on a job offer to a student or alumni; fraud; failure to pay for billed services; misrepresentation; harassment of Miami University students, alumni, staff or faculty; failure to adhere to the Center for Career Exploration & Success policies.