The guidelines provided by the Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers (CACEE) provide the framework for professional relationships between students, career educators, employers and third-party recruiters.

It is your responsibility as an employer to comply with all relevant federal and provincial legislations.

Information sessions

Like most post-secondary institutions, we book space on a first-come, first-served basis. It is strongly recommended that you book early to avoid conflicts.

Guideline: Information sessions should begin no earlier than the first Monday following Labour Day.

Interviews

Contact us well in advance to reserve interview space and provide company literature. As with information sessions, interview space is booked on a first-come, first-served basis. It is strongly recommended that you reserve space early.

  • Provide accurate information on job responsibilities, compensation, benefits and contact information
  • Notify all applicants individually of their status.
  • Interview for positions that have starting dates within 12 months of the initial interview.
  • Respond to all candidates within agreed upon timeframes and give reasonable notice (we recommend a minimum of three days) of any interview cancellations.
  • Advise students of compensation for site or interview visits.

Guideline: On-campus interviews should begin no earlier than the first business day in October.

Job offers

  • Provide a reasonable amount of time for students to respond to job offers.
  • Confirm job offers and terms of employment in writing to students.
  • Inform us regularly of the status of you campaign.
  • Honour all offers of employment.

Full-time job offers to students attracted via on-campus recruitment should have a minimum of two weeks for an acceptance deadline or until the first business day in November, whichever is later.

Job offers to summer students are not subject to any minimum acceptance date rules. However, it is recommended that a minimum of one week be provided for job offer acceptance.

It is your responsibility as a student to comply with all federal and provincial legislation and provide accurate and appropriate information on resumes, application forms and in interviews.

Interviews

  • Prepare for the interview.
  • Notify us well in advance if interviews must be rescheduled or cancelled.
  • Acknowledge invitations for site visits or second interviews promptly, whether you accept or reject them.
  • Notify employers well in advance if site visits or second interviews must be postponed or cancelled.
  • Accept interview invitations (second and subsequent) only when seriously considering a position with the employer.

Job offers

  • Discuss offers with employers to verify terms and reach mutually acceptable responses.
  • Respond to every offer, whether you accept or reject it.
  • Notify employers of acceptance or rejection of an offer as soon as a decision is made.
  • Notify us immediately upon confirmation of a job acceptance to withdraw from the recruitment process.
  • Honour the acceptance of the offer as it is a contractual agreement with the employer.

It is your responsibility as the career educator to comply with all relevant federal and provincial legislation and provide equitable services to all students and employers.

Interviews

  • Accommodate employer’s reasonable requests for job posting, information session and interview space.
  • Ensure that students have reasonable (a minimum of five weeks is recommended) time from the start of the school year to prepare for the on-campus recruitment process prior to the commencement of interviews.

Employment preparation

  • Provide information, resources and advice to students on career planning and job searching.
  • Inform students of ethical requirement practises, procedures and responsibilities.

Additional guidelines

  • Follow legal and ethical guidelines in providing student information to employers.
  • Bring to the attention of the parties involved any questionable recruitment practises.