Third Party Recruiting

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE CAREER SERVICES CENTER THIRD-PARTY RECRUITING POLICY

Definitions of Third Party Agencies:

Third Party Agencies are organizations or individuals that recruit candidates for part-time or full-time employment opportunities for other organizations rather than for their own organizations’ internal hiring needs.

Third Party Recruiting Policy:

The University of Delaware utilizes The NACE Principles for Third Party Recruiters.  For organizations who wish to post third-party opportunities with the University of Delaware Career Center database, Handshake, the organization must agree to the following terms and conditions:

• Third party recruiters operate in congruence with the university policy of Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, or national origin.  An employer or agency using the services of Career Center understands that compliance with all related federal and state statutes and regulations is required for initiation or continuance of Career Center.

• Third party recruiters will abide by the PRINCIPLES FOR ETHICAL PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE as described in the NACE Principles for Professional Practice.

• Third party recruiters must agree to disclose the name of the employer, as well as the position description. The client's name should appear in the title of the position.

• All positions posted by third party recruiters without the client name will be deleted from the system.

• Students and alumni will not be charged a fee for the third party recruiter's services.

• The third party recruiter can be listed as the contact for student/alumni cover letters and resumes.

• If a student or alumnus is not selected for the specific position listed in Handshake, his/her resume will not be put into the recruiter's general pool of candidates without the written consent of the individual. Failure to comply with this is a violation of The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.
  

• Third party recruiters are eligible to participate in the Career Fair ONLY IF they are recruiting for their own respective organization OR they explicitly state the company they are representing at the time of the fair. 

• All third party job postings will have the following disclaimer (added by the Career Center):
  Please note: This is a job listing from a Third Party agency. Be aware that third party agencies may send your resume to other organizations without your knowledge or permission. In sending your resume (and/or applying to this posting) to a third party organization you assume responsibility should it be used for other purposes.  Please note that no fees should ever be charged for services.  The UD Career Center bears no responsibility should this occur.  We recommend you exercise caution regarding such advertisements/postings.
  • If the posting is a multi-school posting the posting will be declined as the Career Center is unable to edit a multi-school posting to add our disclaimer.

In addition, please take note of Handshake’s Third Party Recruiter Guidelines:

Handshake’s Third Party Recruiter Guidelines

As a reminder, these very basic privacy principles guide all of our policies and practices:

• Students are in complete control of what data they make public: We give students control over whether they want to make their profile public to employers and what information they share on it. No student data uploaded to Handshake is ever viewable by any employer until a student has chosen to make their profile public.

• Education partners choose the student data they share with Handshake: We respect the rights of students regarding their own personal data, and we are proud to work with Education partners to find the best ways to maximize their career center’s value without compromising student privacy.

• Handshake will never sell personal student data: We have never done it and we never will! Our business model is based on offering valuable tools for our student and employer users that enhance the career discovery process. Your email address and personal data will never be sold to any third party.

Please note that if you reside in the EU or other regions outside the US, information collected through our Service will be transferred to and processed in the US or elsewhere. While Handshake participates in the EU/US Privacy Shield program as described below, these locations may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially used our services. By using our services, you consent to any transfer and processing in accordance with this Policy. 

If you have any questions, please contact us at privacy@joinhandshake.com

Third Party Recruiter Services:

The Career Center will promote the job and pertinent information using normal communication channels through Handshake. The third party recruiters will be listed as the contact and identified as an employment agency.

Temporary agencies or staffing services are employers, not third party recruiters, and will be expected to comply with the professional conduct principles set forth for employer professionals. These are organizations that contract to provide individuals qualified to perform specific tasks or complete specific projects for a client organization. Individuals perform work at the client organization, but are employed and paid by the agency.

In most cases, temporary agencies, staffing services, outsourcing contractors, or leasing firms will be treated as employers.  However, should these firms actually recruit individuals to be employees of another organization, then the third party professional practice principles shall apply.

This policy will remain in effect for all positions posted through the third party recruiter. The UD Career Center reserves the right to terminate an employer account or not post positions on behalf of the Third Party Recruiter.

Updated: 08.14.2021