Employers
Post jobs with us, register for job fairs, and host recruitment and company information events.
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Learn more about ways to connect with and recruit our students through Job Fairs, Networking Events, On-Campus Recruitment Tables, and more!
EMPLOYER GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR STUDENT RECRUITMENT
Read our employer guidelines and procedures for student recruitment efforts and activities.
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Post Jobs and Internships with Students and Alumni
North Central Texas College utilizes Handshake as its online job and internship board.
Attend Job Fairs and Networking Events
The NCTC Career Services Center hosts Job Fairs and Networking events each semester. For information about our upcoming events, connect with us on Handshake or reach out to us at careerservices@nctc.edu.
Set up a Recruitment Table on Campus
NCTC has 6 campus locations where employers can set up a table to recruit on campus. (Gainesville, Bowie, Graham, Denton, Corinth, and Flower Mound)
Employers must receive approval from NCTC Career Services for on-campus recruitment or awareness activities. This includes but is not limited to recruitment or awareness tables, classroom visits, passing out flyers or brochures, etc.
To request approval for on-campus recruitment, please reach out to careerservices@nctc.edu.
Interested in hosting job shadow opportunities or student group tours of your facility or participating in Mock Interview events?
Email the NCTC Career Services Team at careerservices@nctc.edu to begin the discussion.
CareerLion by Handshake
for Employers
Thank you for your interest in recruiting at North Central Texas College!
NCTC uses Handshake as its online Job and Internship Board, connecting employers with our students & alumni. It’s FREE to create an employer account.
By joining Handshake, you will have the ability to:
Connect with students and alumni from 900+ colleges and universities nationwide
Post job openings, register for job fairs, and host networking events
Narrow down applicants to find the best fit through advanced filters on a customizable interface
Navigate a sleek, user-friendly job portal and access 24-hour support
Are you a student or alumni looking for Handshake information? Try this page instead.
New to Handshake? Start here:
To create a new employer account, visit the employer sign-up portal
Enter your information, click Sign Up, and complete the appropriate fields
Be sure to select “North Central Texas College” on the school selection page
After completing registration, you will receive a notification when your account is approved by the colleges/universities selected
Complete your employer profile with as much information as possible. More information will generate greater applicant interest
Start posting opportunities (See next section below)
Visit Handshake’s Help Center for access to short videos, tutorials, and materials that will help you navigate the system.
Already have a Handshake account?
Here’s how you can connect with NCTC:
Sign in to your existing account
On the left side navigation toolbar, click Schools
Click Add More Schools or Search by School Name to request specific schools
Once you request North Central Texas College, we will review your employer profile before approval
For technical support, visit the employer help center. Or, if you need further assistance, select Contact Support from the Help menu and create a ticket with Handshake.
Post a position on Handshake:
Sign in to your employer account on Handshake.
On the left side navigation toolbar, click Jobs, under Postings.
On the top right, click the blue box that says Create Job.
Complete the job posting with as much detail and description as possible. See below for our suggested Best Practices for posting positions.
Add which schools you would like to post the job to from the left navigation bar.
Enter application start and expiration dates, then click Create.
Note: You can provide qualifications for positions. Applicants who do not meet your preferences will still be able to apply, but Handshake will highlight and filter those out if you choose to do so.
View all posted positions at any time by clicking Jobs from the left-hand navigation toolbar.
Best Practices for Posting Jobs:
Be sure the job description is accurate and clear
Find a good balance of being detailed without being too lengthy. Use bullet points and formatting
Don’t make the expiration date too far out. You can always go back in and renew it
Optimize for SEO by using keywords that someone might use when searching for this type of position online
Clearly identify the requirements. Don’t list something as a requirement if it really isn’t a requirement or if you are willing to train on that skill
Be sure to include how to apply and what might be required of an applicant (does your organization require cover letters, transcripts, etc.?)
Visit Handshake’s Help Center for access to short videos, tutorials, and materials that will help you navigate the system.
Want more information? Visit Handshake's Employer Site.
Please reach out to our Career Services Center at careerservices@nctc.edu if there are other ways we can help you with your recruiting needs.
Registrations, profiles, and postings for illegitimate, illicit, or illegal purposes are strictly prohibited. For detailed Recruitment Procedures and Guidelines for Employers click here.
Recruitment Procedures and Guidelines for Employers
The NCTC Career Center offers services to employers in accordance with the Principles for Ethical Professional Practice for Career Service Professionals outlined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). The NCTC Career Center expects employers to comply with laws associated with local, state, and federal entities, including but not limited to EEO compliance, immigration, and affirmative action. Employers are also expected to follow the Principles for Ethical Professional Practice for Employers.
Standards of Employer Conduct:
Confidentiality of Student Information:
By activating their accounts in Handshake, students provide the Career Center authorization to release employment materials to those selected prospective employers. Employment professionals must maintain the confidentiality of all student information released to them, regardless of the source. This means that there should be no disclosure of student information to another organization without the prior written consent of the student, unless necessitated by health and/or safety considerations, in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
The Career Center reserves the right to refuse service to organizations or individuals due to any of the following:
requiring personal information at the time of application, such as bank and social security information
misrepresentation-providing dishonest information or absence of information
fraud
harassment of NCTC students, alumni, faculty or staff
compromising FERPA guidelines and confidentiality requirements
failure to adhere to Career Center employer guidelines
any violation of North Central Texas College rules and regulations
any violation of local, state, or federal laws
Posting Positions
North Central Texas College utilized Handshake as its online job and internship board. Employers are encouraged to post current and active job openings with us through Handshake. Postings should have a reasonable expiration date and not be active for a long period of time. Once a posting expires, it is the responsibility of the employer to repost it.
The following guidelines should be used for employers posting a position in Handshake:
The posted job must clearly indicate the employing organization name, complete company description, mailing address, telephone number, and have an official company website.
The posted job must have a contact name, telephone number and valid email address in order to be approved on Handshake. The preferred email address should be reflective of the company and not a personal email (Gmail/Yahoo/Hotmail or other).
The company/employer must not solicit or sell their products or services.
The company/employer must not be a multi-level marketing organization.
The posted job must offer employment and not a business opportunity or venture.
Full disclosure of any employer/employee contracts must be presented prior to interviewing potential candidates.
NCTC Career Services reserves the right to randomly screen all jobs posted on Handshake, and we reserve the right to refuse individual postings.
Experiential education opportunities (i.e. internships and co‐ops) are required for students in many of our career and technical degree programs. We encourage employers to post opportunities that align with our programs. If you are posting an internship/co-op position, please identify if it is paid or unpaid.
North Central Texas College does not have a designated physical job bulletin board on any campus. Brochures and job flyers may be dropped off at any of our Career Center locations; however, we do not guarantee distribution. The best way to share your openings with us is through Handshake.
In-Home Positions or Individual Postings
North Central Texas College does not post or allow postings for any in-home positions for individuals (nanny, tutor, in-home care, etc.) unless they are through a legitimate company that brokers these positions. We have the right to refuse individual postings.
Third-Party Agencies (Staffing Companies)
A third-party employment service is an agency, organization or individual recruiting candidates for employment opportunities other than for its own needs. Third party recruiters will be allowed to post positions if they provide, in the job posting, the name of the organization for which the third party is providing recruiting services. The third party recruiter must also provide contact information for the organization for which the third party is providing recruiting services to the Career Center.
The third party agency must state that it will not charge any fees to students.
The third party recruiter 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.
Third party recruiters may not attend career fairs unless they are recruiting internally for their own office. Exceptions will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Multi-Level Marketing Organizations (Network Marketing)
Multi-level Marketing Organizations are not eligible to participate in Career Services activities including but not limited to posting jobs or events in Handshake, On-Campus Tabling or Recruitment, etc.
Career Services considers organizations that engage in the following conduct to be Network Marketing Organizations:
Sponsoring an individual to set up their own business for the purpose of selling products or services and/or recruiting other individuals to set up their own business.
Requiring an initial cash or capital investment, account balance, or similar fiscal requirements from this individual, with the organization itself serving as an umbrella or parent corporation. The initial investment may include, but is not limited to, such things as direct payment of a fixed fee, payment to attend an orientation or training session, and/or purchase of a starter kit.
Compensation is in the form of straight commission, fees from others under the business owner’s sponsorship in the organization, and/or a percentage of sales generated by others.
On-Campus Recruiting and Tabling
Employers must receive approval from NCTC Career Services for on-campus recruitment or awareness activities. This includes but is not limited to recruitment or awareness tables, classroom visits, passing out flyers or brochures, etc.
To request approval for on-campus recruitment, please reach out to careerservices@nctc.edu.
Exceptions to Policies and Guidelines
The Career Center reserves the right to make exceptions to these policies and guidelines as warranted by special circumstances, i.e., in certain situations deemed to be acceptable and beneficial to our students, the Career Center, the college, or recruiters using our services. Such exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Any exception made does not constitute a change in policy, nor is there a guarantee that this same decision will apply in the future.