Employer Recruiting Policy

Concordia University, St. Paul is committed to equal employment opportunity for all persons and provides services to our students and employers on a nondiscriminatory basis. Employers engaging with and using the services of Concordia University, St. Paul, whether on campus or virtually, must abide by the Equal Opportunity Employment and Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines. Additionally, the Office of Career Development adheres to the Principles for Ethical Professional Practice as defined by the National Association of Colleges & Employers.

Guidelines:

• Private-Party Recruitment. Private-party recruiters are not eligible to participate in recruitment activities. Private-party recruiters are defined as individuals seeking services such as tutoring, childcare, and household projects. We encourage you to visit sites such as Care.com or TaskRabbit to locate individuals to assist you with your projects.  
• Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) and/or Network Marketing Organizations (NMO). MLM’s and NMO’s are not eligible to participate in recruitment activities. We consider organizations that engage in the following conduct to be MLM’s and/or NMO’s:
  • Sponsoring an individual to set up their own business for the purpose of selling products or services and/or recruiting other individuals to set up their own business.
  • Requiring an initial cash or capital investment, account balance, or similar fiscal requirements from this individual, with the organization itself serving as an umbrella or parent corporation. The initial investment may include, but is not limited to, such things as direct payment of a fixed fee, payment to attend an orientation or training session, and/or purchase of a starter kit.
  • Compensation is in the form of straight commission, fees from others under the business owner’s sponsorship in the organization, and/or a percentage of sales generated by others.
• Third-Party Recruiters. Third-party recruiters may be eligible to participate in recruitment activities if the following guidelines are followed. Third-party recruiters are agencies, organizations, or individuals recruiting candidates for temporary, part-time, or full-time employment opportunities within other organizations rather than for internal positions. Examples are employment agencies, search firms, contract recruiters, venture capital firms acting on behalf of their portfolio companies, and online job posting or resume referral services.
  • Third-party recruiters may utilize Handshake to post jobs and participate in on-campus recruiting. You may be required to verify in advance whether you are recruiting for your own organizations or for your client. Third-party firms who are recruiting for positions within their own organizations must clearly differentiate those opportunities from their client engagements.
  • Third-party recruiters must abide by the following guidelines:
    • Third-party recruiters will not be allowed to charge fees of any kind to student or alumni applicants
    • Third-party recruiters will be required to reveal the identity of their clients to Career Center staff
    • Provide, in advance, a list of the employer clients for whom they are recruiting, and, if requested after review, provide a copy of the retainer(s) signed by their employer client(s) authorizing them to act as their sole campus representatives
    • Only release candidate information provided to the identified employer in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Re-disclosure of candidate information to any other parties is not permitted.

If you are unsure if your organization/opportunities fall within any of these categories, please email CareerDevelopment@csp.edu to discuss.