All employers interested in recruitment activities with St. Francis College must provide the following information before beginning to recruit our students or alumni:

• Company/organization name (including any parent or child company affiliations)
• Non-residential operating address for the business
• Active website and business-affiliated email address with a company domain
• Point-of-contact Information (Name, Title, Email Address, Phone)

Employers will maintain equal employment opportunity (EEO) compliance and follow affirmative action principles in recruiting activities in a manner that includes the following:

• Recruiting, interviewing and hiring individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, or disability and providing reasonable accommodations upon request.
• Reviewing selection criteria for adverse impact based upon the student’s race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.
• Avoiding use of inquiries that are considered unacceptable by EEO standards during the recruiting process.
• Developing a sensitivity to and awareness of cultural differences and the diversity of the work force.

An organization or individual providing staffing services on behalf of a client or partner organizations may not post those opportunities with St. Francis College. Organizations or individuals that provide these services may post opportunities for employment directly with their own organization to be advertised to St. Francis College alumni with permission from the Center for Career Exploration.

Organizations or individuals offering opportunities where a successful candidate is employed as an independent contractor rather than a direct employee with their organization may not post those opportunities with St. Francis College. 

Any opportunity that requires a payment of an application or other type of fee by a candidate, or for a role that in any way requires or encourages the candidate to recruit others for the purposes of selling goods or services, may not be posted with St. Francis College.

St. Francis College strongly encourages that companies and organizations provide appropriate financial compensation to students for the work that they perform, consistent with the minimum wage guidelines for the location in which the student is performing work.

CCE will not approve positions for posting in Handshake for which commissions are the only offered compensation.

Unpaid Internships
We expect that all employers abide by the standards established by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and accompanying regulations, including the specific criteria for unpaid internships at for-profit companies as outlined by the U.S. Department of Labor.

In order to post an unpaid position, the internship must encompass all components listed below:

• The internship, even though it includes actual operation of the facilities of the employer, is similar to training which would be given in an educational environment.
• The internship experience is for the benefit of the intern.
• The intern does not displace regular employees, but works under close supervision of existing staff.
• The employer that provides the training derives no immediate advantage from the activities of the intern; and on occasion, its operations may actually be impeded.

Additionally, for employers seeking interns to work in the State of New York, strict attention must also be paid to the requirements set forth by the New York State Minimum Wage Act and Wage Orders. 

Not-for-profit organizations seeking to hire interns in the State of New York are also required to review and adhere to the guidelines set forth by the New York State Department of Labor.

All employers are asked to please consider these criteria carefully before posting an unpaid internship; if any of these criteria are not met, the intern must be paid.

Opportunities for employment where the work takes place at a private residence and not at an authorized operating location registered to the hiring organization are not approved for posting in Handshake. Agency work that takes place within a private residence (such as home health care aides) may be posted on Handshake provided that it is posted by the agency itself and the student performing the work is employed directly by the agency.

If you are interested in posting a role such as child care or tutoring, where the student performing the work is paid by a private party, consider posting your opportunity on QuadJobs.

Organizations within the alcohol and/or cannabis industries may not recruit with St. Francis College, and positions with functions aligned with the research, development, sale, marketing, and/or consumption of alcohol and/or cannabis will not be approved for posting on Handshake.

The use of alcoholic beverages, cannabis, illegal drugs, and/or controlled substances in the recruitment process of St. Francis College students is strictly prohibited.

Positions for which a candidate would be required or encouraged to sell or advertise goods and services on-campus at St. Francis College to members of the College community are prohibited and will not be approved for posting.

The St. Francis College Center for Career Exploration reserves the right to refuse service to potential employers due to any of the following:

• Requiring personal information at the time of application, such as financial information, Social Security numbers, or information pertaining to protected class status.
• Misrepresentation, whether defined by dishonest information or absence of information.
• Fraudulent activity or business practices.
• Harassment of SFC students, alumni, or staff.
• Breach of confidentiality as required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
• Failure to adhere to Center for Career Exploration employer guidelines.
• Any violation of SFC rules and regulations.
• Any violation of local, state, or federal laws.