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CAREER SERVICES POLICIES

To insure the quality of our services and to acknowledge the nature and mission of Cal Poly, to protect student privacy, and to limit the risk to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo students, alumni, and other users of our services, Cal Poly Career Services establishes these policies and guidelines for all employer services provided through our office. 

Employer services include, but are not limited to:  campus interviewing; Networking Sessions; career fairs; Career Services sponsored or scheduled campus facilities tables, and rooms; job postings through our on-line job postings service Mustang Jobs; and resume book. 

Career Services will provide services for organizations and opportunities that meet the following basic criteria: 

  1. The rate of pay is at least California State minimum wage (calculated over any time scale such as hourly, weekly, semi-monthly, monthly or annually.
  2. The employer complies with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity regulations, Cal Poly’s nondiscrimination policy, and NACE guidelines.
  3. The organization accurately describes the responsibilities and requirements of the opportunity in all publicity, including publicity for Networking Sessions.

Career Services does not provide services, rooms, scheduling, or sponsorship if:

  1. The opportunity involves on-campus solicitation, posting of materials, or sale of products and services.
  2. Compensation is exclusively based on fees/percentage of sales from others under their sponsorship in the organization.
  3. Compensation is exclusively commission (unless this is clearly stated in the position description in a manner that notifies students of this circumstance in advance)
  4. The organization is sponsoring an individual to establish their own business for the purpose of selling products or services, and/or recruiting other individuals to establish their own businesses.
  5. The organization requires an initial payment or investment with the organization itself serving as an umbrella or parent corporation.  Investment of this type may include, but are not limited to, such things as:  requirement of attend unpaid orientation or training sessions; direct payment of a fixed fee; payment to attend orientation or training sessions; and/or purchase or rent of a starter kit, sales kit, or presentation supplies.
  6. The organization fails, for any reason, to provide essential information concerning the job description; i.e.:  commission only, job description, salary, applicant requirements.
  7. The employer is unable or unwilling to provide written documentation of registration with a Better Business Bureau if so requested.

Services provided to third party agencies

Career Services does not provide campus access to third party agencies through career and career fairs, campus recruiting, Networking Sessions, table scheduling or any other on-campus activity.
Such agencies may list positions on-line through Mustang Jobs if:

  1. The agency agrees to identify itself as a third party agency in the job description.
  2. The agency does not charge any fee to the applicants.
  3. The agency provides a specific position description and requirements in the on-line listing.
  4. The agency complies with the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and only releases candidate information with the written permission of the employment candidate and only for the specific listed position.  Re-disclosure of candidate information is not permitted.

Grievances

Career Services staff will investigate all complaints by users of our services about job postings, employers, or work assignments.  If Career Services determines that a complaint is justified, we may choose not to sponsor recruiting activities for the employer involved.  Career Services will notify the employer in writing of the decision.

NACE Principles for Professional Conduct