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Yes, an ICF is the primary vehicle for you to submit your jobs descriptions and recruiting details for each career office visit. These details include the specific requirements for the different college or career offices. Please make sure you have carefully reviewed each of these forms.

ICFs are the primary vehicle for communicating with the students and they are essential for a successful recruitment visit. We have designed our form to include only the most essential information and our experience has shown that your visit is most successful if we receive all the information. You must complete an ICF form and attach job descriptions for each college career office in which you will be recruiting. We welcome the use of web links to on-line job descriptions—please include the URL for this description. The more specific your position description the better prepared the students will be. Special instructions, work authorization requirements, and the EEO statement must all be completed. It is very important that the following ICF deadlines are met: August 10, 2008 for Fall 2008 recruiting dates; and October 31, 2008 for Spring 2009 recruiting dates. 

Schedules at Cornell Career Services at Barnes Hall, the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Human Ecology, the School of Hotel Administration, and Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) are 100% prescreened by the employer through Cornell CareerNet (eRecruiting). Schedules hosted by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) may be 100% prescreened or 50% prescreened by the employer and 50% guided-open. The guided open sign-up process for the CALS recruiting program is a first-come, first-served system where staff members provide one-on-one assistance in arranging interviews. Students in that college must meet the qualifications established by the employer and that office: academic major; degree level; and career interests. The Departments of Chemistry and Physics schedules may be prescreened or open and the option should be discussed with those offices directly.

Depending on the college career office, the typical schedule consists of 12 to 13 half hour interviews beginning at 8:30 am and ending at 4:30 pm. A 15-minute break is scheduled in the morning and afternoon and lunch is scheduled from 12:15 to 1:15 pm. Interview length variations must be discussed when reservations are made through the scheduling coordinator. Schedule variations can be arranged due to travel arrangements or other reasons but no later than three (3) business days before the interview date.

Space is extremely limited, especially during the recruiting season. Although we will try to help you if you have additional needs, our first priority is to assign rooms to employers who will be conducting first-round interviews. If we have space after meeting all these requests we will consider arrangements for second round interviews, testing space, and/or rooms for greeters. Extra space is never available unless advance arrangements have been made. Greeters who arrive without prearrangement may be asked to leave.

Recruiters should be informed about Cornell Career Services' recruiting policies regarding offer deadlines and second round interviews, etc., the job title(s) and candidate requirements listed on the ICFs, and any other relevant information sent by e-mail to the initial contact. Interviewers are frequently unaware that there may be changes— cancellations, additions, etc.—to the schedules assembled by their organization. Recruiters should be reminded to check the schedule in career services for the most up-to-date information.

Recruiters should arrive at least 15 minutes before their first interview. If the start or end time of the schedule must be modified for travel arrangements or other reasons, this should be communicated to the college career office well in advance but no later than three (3) business days before the interview date. The facilities of the college career offices are for the use of University business and cannot be used for non-recruiting activities. Whenever possible, please do not plan on conducting non-recruiting business (for example, conference calls) from the career office. We appreciate your understanding of our limitations.

The recruiters should know:

• How to log into Cornell CareerNet, the password, and how to use the system based on Cornell's instructions;
• Dates, number of schedules, college career office and location of the interviews;
• Deadlines for resume submission, prescreen notification and sign-ups;
• Details of presentations or information sessions arranged by the employer.

We welcome the opportunity to meet with recruiters and share information. Please be aware that our lunch meetings are "Dutch Treat" by necessity. If you are interested in having lunch with one of the college career office directors, please let them know when you first arrive, or better yet, in advance of your visit. We would be happy to try to arrange lunch with faculty members or other Cornell contacts with advance notice.

No! Cornell's facilities are for exclusive use by Cornell students.

Cornell University enrolls approximately 16% international students on temporary visas. These students are not U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents ("green card holders"), but their Cornell education combined with their multicultural and/or multilingual skills make them a potential special asset to U.S. employers. The link below has been designed by the International Students and Scholars Office at Cornell to clarify the legal obligations of both the employer and the international job applicant, and to encourage you as a prospective employer to include these talented graduates in your human resource development plan. 

The International Students and Scholars Office will discuss these laws and regulations with you. They can review the specific legal status of an international student who has applied for a position in your organization, if the student has requested and given permission for such a discussion. We also encourage you to contact the college career office if you have questions about a specific students' status on your schedule.

Employers who recruit at Cornell University must adhere to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) guidelines and the National Association of Colleges and Employers Principles for Employment Professionals. If you would like further information about NACE, call 800/544-5272.