Please note that we do not approve the following types of postings:

• Third-party recruiters, agencies or job boards
• Full-time positions that do not require at least a bachelor’s degree
• Internships that do not require the pursuit of a bachelor’s degree at the minimum
• Full-time positions and internships must be listed with a pay rate  higher than minimum wage (internships may be unpaid or compensated with a stipend as long as opportunities meet federal guidelines; detailed learning objectives are required in job descriptions). All postings listed without the pay rate will be declined
• Internships that do not provide a learning environment supported by supervision for their interns
• Postings by employers using personal email address (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, etc.); employers must always use their business email addresses
• Full-time job or internship opportunities whose applications are collected through personal email address (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.)
• Positions that do not have employer contact information visible to the Center for Career Development
• Positions listed by employers whose websites require visitors to be over 21 years old
• Positions that involve program fees for students to apply or participate
• Postings for client organizations listed by third-party recruiters
• Internships that do not have supervision from a full-time employee of the organization with at least 2 years of professional experience
• Positions posted by student led/run or volunteer led/run organization that does not have full-time employees

If the University is closed for non-essential personnel at any point during the year, all on-campus recruiting activities, including interviews, coffee chats, information sessions and all other events will be canceled. Interviews and information sessions will be rescheduled for the earliest available date. This is to ensure the safety of our employers, students, and staff during unfavorable weather conditions.

Whenever inclement weather is predicted that may lead to the delay or closure of campus, Center for Career Development staff will make every effort to notify and coordinate alternate scheduling accommodations with employers and students the day prior to scheduled interviews.

Decisions regarding University closings are generally posted in the early morning hours on the Princeton University homepage.

All employers participating in our on-campus recruiting program are required to use Handshake for posting positions and scheduling on-campus interviews at the Center for Career Development. In a rare occasion where employers are required to use other scheduling systems by their own organizations, they must provide a final schedule at least 72 hours or two business days (if an interview date is on Monday) in advance of their on-campus interview date. Failure to provide this information may result in the cancellation of your assigned interview date. 

All on-campus interviews; coffee chats, information sessions and other events must be held at the Center for Career Development, in Princeton campus buildings assigned by the Center for Career Development, or in a previously approved location by the employer engagement team. Off-campus interviews to take place in hotel guest rooms or private residences are strongly discouraged.

The Center for Career Development reserves the right to attend and assess all events and programs as well as collect student attendance when they are scheduled and/or publicized through our office.

Our second round interview policy is intended to give students the opportunity to be able to attend all scheduled first-round interviews with employers of their choice. Students should not be asked to cancel a first round interview in order to attend a second round interview. Employers should make every effort to accommodate candidates’ class and interview schedules.

Employers who violate this policy will be subject to penalties, which may include being unable to schedule interviews during the first two weeks of the next recruiting season in which they participate.

Offers with very quick response deadlines put enormous pressure on our students to make decisions on full-time or internship opportunities. Many students are still networking with other employers and are not ready, nor should they be, to make these commitments before completing their interviews. Please be aware that pressure from early offer deadlines not covered by our Offer Guidelines can result in students reneging on an offer. We encourage all employers to adhere to The Center for Career Development guidelines when hiring Princeton University undergraduate and graduate students. 

For 2025 internship and full-time offers, the Center for Career Development recommends that employers give students at least 3 weeks after extension of written offer.

We encourage all employers to provide a reasonable time frame for students to consider all full-time and internship opportunities and offers. The Center for Career Development explicitly prohibits any practice that improperly influences or pressures students to accept offers earlier than the time frames posted below. This includes exploding offers to induce early acceptance via bonuses, frequent phone calls to students, the ability to choose a particular department and assignment, etc.

All employers participating in campus recruiting, including postings, on-campus interviews, employer information sessions, career fairs, coffee chats and other visibility events and programs coordinated in conjunction with the Center for Career Development, will be expected to follow the Offer Guidelines.

We encourage employers to follow our Offer Guidelines in their recruiting efforts with Princeton students. Offers that require a student to commit to an internship or full-time job before Oct. 6, 2024 produce undue pressure.

Students who renege on a job or internship offer with a deadline before Oct. 6, 2024 will not be held accountable to the consequences listed in the Offer Guidelines.

We highly encourage employers, regardless of whether your organization is recruiting through The Center for Career Development or independently, to work with our team if an offer is to be rescinded, postponed, or delayed.

Should there be a need for your organization to defer start dates or rescind offers for Princeton students, we request that you notify our office prior to contacting those students who are impacted by this decision. We would like the opportunity to discuss with you and the student(s) involved and the particular circumstances surrounding the deferred start date or rescinded offer (i.e., compensation issues, new start date, etc.).

The Center for Career Development is happy to broadly publicize information sessions, recruiting programs and events that are coordinated in conjunction with our office and posted within our Handshake system.

We can work with your organization to design a broad publicity plan as well as a more targeted campaign. Please note that on- and off-campus events and programs that are not coordinated with the Center for Career Development may not be eligible for promotion in our system.

All employer professionals that recruit Princeton students should adhere to the following Community Standards:

1. Employment professionals will refrain from any practice that improperly influences and affects acceptances. Such practices may include undue time pressure for acceptance of offers and encouragement of revocation of another offer. Employment professionals will strive to communicate decisions to candidates within the agreed upon time frame.
2. Employment professionals will have knowledge of the recruitment and career development field as well as the industry and the employing organization that they represent, and work within a framework of professionally accepted recruiting, interviewing and selection techniques.
3. Employment professionals will provide accurate information about their organization and employment opportunities. Employing organizations are responsible for information supplied and commitments made by their representatives. If conditions change and require the employing organization to revoke its commitment, the employing organization will pursue a course of action for the affected candidate that is fair and equitable.
4. Neither employment professionals nor their organizations will expect or seek to extract special favors or treatment that would influence the recruitment process as a result of support, or the level of support, to the educational institution or the Center for Career Development in the form of contributed services, gifts, or other financial support.
5. Serving alcohol should not be part of the recruitment process on or off campus. This includes receptions, dinners, company tours, etc.
6. If an employer decides to schedule virtual interviews/coffee chats or use external links to capture student sign-ups/applications, unless previously agreed upon (prior to the interviews/coffee chats), the employment professional must provide the Center for Career Development with the first name; last name and Princeton email address of each student that participates.