CARDINAL RECRUITING PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Cardinal Recruiting Program provides students with an opportunity to interview with employers during the fall, winter, and spring quarters. Most fall interviews are for full-time, regular positions for graduating students, winter interviews are typically for intern and summer positions.

You should update your Cardinal Careers profile annually so that it accurately reflects your graduation date and only lists the degrees which you are CURRENTLY pursuing.

To participate in Cardinal Recruiting you must have a Cardinal Careers account. Once you have created your Cardinal Careers account, you retain the same account during your time as a Stanford student and as an alum.

• You are eligible to participate in Cardinal Recruiting if you are a student currently enrolled at Stanford University and taking classes at the University. You must be on-campus during the recruiting season when submitting resumes via the Cardinal Recruiting system. If you are abroad and wish to submit to a Cardinal Recruiting opportunity, contact the employer and explain your situation.
  
  
• The criteria used in determining if you are eligible for interviews are degree, major, graduation date range and, if applicable, work authorization.
  
  
• Cardinal Recruiting "Intent to Participate Form"
  To activate Cardinal Recruiting, log-in to your Cardinal Careers account, you will see an "Activate Cardinal Recruiting" link on the left side of your Cardinal Careers homepage. Click the link and complete the 'Intent to Participate' form.
  
  
• The Cardinal Recruiting Intent to Participate form can only be submitted once for each academic year. If you try to submit the Intent form twice during the academic year, you will get an error message.
  
  
• Once you fill out the Intent form, we will activate your account within two business days. Once activated, the INTERVIEWS button on your Cardinal Careers account will be active.
  
  
• Participation in Cardinal Recruiting will enable you to view information on participating employers as well as job and internship descriptions, submit resumes and cover letters, and sign up for interviews online.
  
  
• Resume submissions commence at 12:01 am Pacific Time on the start date and end at 11:59 pm Pacific Time on the final date.
  
  2009-2010 Recruiting & Academic Calendar Dates
  2009 Fall Recruiting: October 23 - November 19, 2009
  2010 Winter Recruiting: February 1 - February 25, 2010
  2010 Spring Recruiting: April 26 - April 29, 2010

Program Policies
As a candidate you need to accurately present your qualifications and interests in your student profile. Students who misrepresent their background will be suspended from the Cardinal Recruiting Program; there will be consequences and the CDC will report a violation of the Fundamental Standard and Honor Code.

I will only sign up for interviews for positions that:

• I am seriously considering
• I am qualified for as defined in the job description text
• I am qualified for as defined in the online requirements (current degree, current major, graduation date, and work authorization)

I will use my individual SUID to set up an account online with the CDC and I will not let others use my account to sign up for interviews or submit resumes.

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Cancellation Policy
You may cancel your interview online until 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, five (5) days prior to the interview without penalty. Canceling less than five days prior to the interview will be considered a late cancellation. Rescheduling your Cardinal Recruiting interview for an alternate date-location-time outside of the CDC less than five days prior to the scheduled interview date is still considered a late cancellation.

• If you cancel late or fail to show up for an interview, you must write and send the employer a letter of apology within one week of the cancelled interview and send a copy to crstudents@mailman.stanford.edu. Students who do not write a letter of apology within one week of the cancelled interview will be suspended from the Cardinal Recruiting program and removed from all pending interview schedules until the letter is received by the CDC.
  
  
• If you have a second no-show or late cancellation, you will be permanently restricted from the Cardinal Recruiting program for the academic year.

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Job Offer Policy
You are responsible for notifying organizations of an acceptance or rejection offer no later than the time mutually agreed upon. An accepted offer is a contractual agreement which you are expected to honor. After accepting an offer, you need to withdraw from the interviewing process, notify the Career Development Center, and other organizations with offers pending.

• Exploding offers are not allowed. With such offers, employers put pressure on students, requiring them to accept an offer within a very limited time period, or they extend more offers than they have jobs, and then tell students that offers will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
  
  
• In order to give you enough time to make an informed and thoughtful decision, we require employers to follow these guidelines:

Fall Quarter: 3 weeks minimum response time, from receipt of the written offer
Winter Quarter: 3 weeks minimum response time, from receipt of the written offer
Spring Quarter: 2 weeks minimum response time, from receipt of the written offer
Summer Quarter: If you are offered full-time employment at the end of a summer internship, the decision deadline is November 30th. This allows students to participate in the fall recruiting process.

Non-Discrimination Policy
The CDC makes its services available to employers who do not unlawfully discriminate in the selection of employees on the basis of national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Employers who make use of the University facilities or services must agree to abide by this policy and, if interviewing students, to act in good faith with students meeting the employer’s legitimate specifications who have signed up for an interview.

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GPA and standardized test scores (i.e. SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE)
Employers using Cardinal Recruiting or other CDC services are not allowed to use GPA or standardized test scores (i.e. SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE) as a screening tool for students trying to obtain a first-round interview with the company. This is a policy of Stanford University and University Counsel.

• Employers cannot mention a GPA or test score minimum in their job descriptions via our job listing service, Cardinal Recruiting, career fairs, or any other services our Career Development Center has to offer. If an employer requests students to submit unofficial transcripts with a resume, students have the option of editing out the GPA information.

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Testing Policy
University Counsel prohibits on-campus testing of Stanford students by employers. The CDC facilities are to be used by employers solely for the purpose of interviewing students currently enrolled at Stanford. Employers may make arrangements for testing facilities at nearby hotels.

• Employers that do decide to conduct tests at nearby hotels are required to follow the guidelines set forth by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Per their guidelines, those engaged in administering, evaluating, and interpreting assessment tools, tests, and technology used in the testing process will be trained and qualified to do so.
  
  
• Employment professionals must advise students in a timely fashion of the type and purpose of any test that students will be required to take as part of the recruitment process and to whom the test results will be disclosed. This information should be posted within the context of the job description so that students are informed at the beginning of the recruitment process.

If you have any questions, please contact the CDC Employment Services at 650-723-9014 or send an email to crstudents@mailman.stanford.edu

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Searching For Employers And Interview Dates
Once you are activated for Cardinal Recruiting, you can search for:

• All employers who will conduct interviews
  • A specific employer's visit
  • All employers visiting on a specific date
  • Requirements you must meet
  • Deadlines to submit your resume and other materials, and sign up dates if selected by the employer
  • Presentations - Some employers host an information session prior to the interview. You should attend, especially if you are being interviewed.

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Submitting your resume to employers
The How To Apply button at the top of the job listing will be an active link during the resume submission period only if you meet these four criteria:

• Degree
• Major
• Graduation date range
• Work authorization

The button will not appear if you are accessing the schedule outside the designated resume submission dates.

If you meet the requirements, you may submit your resume and other documents to the employer by following prompts after clicking the How To Apply button.

If you do not meet the requirements, the reason why you don't meet the requirements will be listed on top of your page. DO NOT change your profile to submit your resume. Changing your profile to submit your resume is a violation of the recruiting policy and you will be removed from the Cardinal Recruiting program.

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Pre-select Signups
Employers review all resume submissions and select students they wish to interview. These selections are called "Preselects." Some employers will also select alternate students who will be given an opportunity to sign up for interviews after preselected students are given an initial chance to sign up.

• If chosen as a preselect or alternate, you will receive a notice in the "alerts" section on your Cardinal Careers account home page.
  
• Preselects have a specified time period in which to sign up for an interview. After that time period, you lose your guarantee for an interview slot. You may still sign up during the alternate or open sign-up periods if open spots are still available.
  

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Open sign-ups
Open sign-ups give you a chance to sign up for an interview on a first-come, first-served basis.

• Companies which only use the preselect/alternate sign-ups will switch to open sign-ups five days prior to the interview date if there are open interview slots.
  
• All schedules close five (5) days prior to the interview date.

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Missing resume submissions
If you miss a resume submission deadline and meet all the employer requirements, you may choose to email or fax your resume directly to the employer with a cover letter explaining your situation.

• You should send your email before the employer makes his/her preselections.
  
• If you do not hear from the employer, check the "Interview" section of your Cardinal Careers account to see if you were chosen as a preselect or alternate for an interview.