Employer Information

Job Posting Guidelines

The following guidelines apply to all employers offering full-time, part-time, and internship opportunities for University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus students and alumni.

General Recruitment Requirements

  • Career Services staff will approve employers and job postings on Handshake based on USF Sarasota-Manatee degrees and certifications.
    • Positions must be with established companies.
    • Business licenses may be requested as part of the review process.
    • Companies based outside the United States that do not have operational offices in the United States will not be approved to recruit at USF Sarasota-Manatee campus.
    • All Positions must comply with federal and state affirmative action and equal employment opportunity regulations (outlined by EEOC).
  • Employers must provide the following information to post a job vacancy:
    • organization name, contact information, organization description (products or services provided), organization website
    • job description, compensation, qualifications
  • Full disclosure to Career Services and students is required.
    • Organizations unable to provide adequate information about their services and/or specifics about their job opportunity will not be approved to recruit at USF Sarasota-Manatee campus.
    • Positions with organizations unable to provide adequate information about their services and/or specifics about their job opportunity will not be posted.
  • Experiential learning opportunities (i.e. internships and Co-ops) may be required for students in many of our programs. We encourage employers to post opportunities that offer career goal alignment with our degree programs. If you are posting an internship/Co-op position, please identify if it is paid or unpaid.
    • All unpaid internships, Co-ops, or other experiential learning opportunities will be reviewed and approved on an individual/case-by-case basis. Please note: employers or job postings that fall under any of the “Restrictions” section below will not be approved.
    • All internships and Co-ops are subject to additional approval by our Internship and Co-op staff.
  • Employers must provide information on students hired through Handshake and/or recruitment activities: including names, rates of pay, hours worked per week, and beginning dates (as requested).
    • Reporting procedures will be explained by Career Services staff after Handshake registration is completed and approved.
  • Career Services reserves the right to deny job posting privileges uncontested and at any time.

Student Pay Requirements

  • Full-time, part-time, and internship openings must pay at least a minimum hourly wage as mandated by law.
  • Hourly and/or salary wages must be clearly stated and the commission-base structure, if applicable, must be fully explained in the posting.
    • Base salary plus commission positions will be reviewed and considered on an individual/case-by-case basis.
    • Commission-only positions will be denied for posting.
  • The following is strictly prohibited:
    • Requirement to pay a fee to participate in a work experience or for training.
    • Direct marketing opportunities that require the purchase of or reimbursement of payment for equipment.
    • Requirement to purchase or rent any type of sales kit or presentation supplies (example: multilevel marketing supplies, presentation sample kit, etc).
    • The initial start-up/out-of-pocket expense (commission only) incurred and not reimbursed.

Restrictions

The following employers and/or employment opportunities are strictly prohibited, unless noted, from posting on Handshake and/or participation in Career Services recruitment activities:

Healthcare or Child-care Positions

  • In-home opportunities are strictly prohibited
    • Child-care
    • Personal caregiving
    • Healthcare
  • Child-care providers must post their state approved license number on their Handshake profile and on their job posting. The accreditation process required by the NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) is a benchmark of quality.

Remote-based positions

  • Remote-based positions allow students to perform the expected work duties from within their own home, at a co-working space, in a coffee shop, etc. The student cannot work from within their prospective employer’s home at any point.
  • We require transparency in order to protect the health and safety of our students in the recruitment of remote-based positions. Employers must disclose to USF and the students that the working location is remote on their Handshake profile and/or on their job posting.

Third Party Recruitment

  • Third Party Recruiters must be representing specific employers who have contracted with them and must disclose to USF the names of the represented employers on their Handshake profile and/or on their job posting.
    • Third Party Recruiters may only disclose student information for the open and advertised position. Any other disclosure of student information must have the written consent of the student.
  • Additional prohibited activities are outlined in the “General Recruitment Requirements” and “Student Pay Requirements” area above.

Sales Organizations

  • Sales organizations and opportunities described below are strictly prohibited:
    • Multi-Level Marketing Sales and Marketing where the sales force is compensated for personal sales and also multiple levels of compensation that may be generated through other salespeople they recruited.
    • On-campus solicitation, sales, or posting of materials, products or services is strictly prohibited.
    • The sale of items that may be considered a health risk to the consumer (i.e. electronic cigarettes, tobacco items, firearms, etc.)
    • Inside and outside (door-to-door) direct marketing sales
    • Time-share sales
  • Telemarketing Organizations/Companies are required to provide a complete description of the positions and the salary structure. Review regulations above about commission sales and other type of regulated salary structure. Positions not clearly stating job responsibilities/duties, salary and other responsibilities will be denied.
  • Additional prohibited activities are outlined in the “General Recruitment Requirements” and “Student Pay Requirements” area above.

Educational Organizations

  • Competitive educational institutions of higher learning whose programs, certificate and degrees are in direct competition with those offered by USF will not be permitted to post their competitive positions.
  • Tutoring service providers are required to be registered with the Florida Department of Education as Supplemental Educational Services Providers and provide registration certification information on their Handshake profile.
    • To protect and safeguard our students, in-home tutoring organizations that require individuals to travel to independent households will be denied access to our college job board.
  • Language Schools Services: To protect and safeguard our students, in-home language school services organizations that require individuals to travel to independent households will be denied access to our college job board.

Recruitment is also restricted for the following:

  • independent contractor (1099)
  • investment/security organizations
  • franchise
  • third-party debt collectors
  • distribution opportunities
  • sale of merchandise (on and off campus), services or products
  • polling or surveying of students
  • fundraising or petition drives
  • recruitment of students for educational programs and/or training outside of USF