Job Offer Policy

The Career Center at The University of Notre Dame requires students to sign a contract of job search ethics prior to participating in any on-campus interviews. Students are penalized for missing interviews, canceling appointments, etc. In addition, students are STRICTLY prohibited from accepting more than ONE employment offer. The Career Center enforces a zero tolerance policy for students who renege on offers of employment or who conduct themselves unethically during their search. In return, The Career Center asks employers to:

  1. Provide students a minimum of three business days notice for an off-campus interview. This will allow students to make proper travel arrangements to avoid academic and other conflicts.
  2. Provide fair and reasonable time periods for students to evaluate employment offers prior to making a decision that will affect their future careers and personal lives.

Fall Job Offer Policy

For students who have completed an internship with your firm/company:

Graduating students who have completed an internship with your firm should be given until at least October 15th before requiring a decision.

For students who have not completed an internship with your firm/company:

In order to allow all employers time to complete the fall recruiting season, and to provide time for students to participate in the fall recruiting process, securing employment offer decisions from students who have not completed an internship with your firm/company should be as follows:

  1. Students receiving employment offers before November 1st will have a decision deadline no earlier than November 14th.
  2. Students receiving employment offers from November 1st to the 15th will have a decision deadline no earlier than November 30th.
  3. Students receiving employment offers after November 15th will have a decision deadline no earlier than two weeks from the day of the offer.

Spring Job Offer Policy

Students receiving offers of employment should be given a decision deadline no earlier than the end of February, or a minimum of two weeks from the date of the offer, whichever comes later.