RECRUITERS
Recruiting at Georgia State
Whether you choose to recruit through career fairs, campus recruiting programs, or job postings, our Employer Relations Team will assist you with valuable options to meet our diverse talent.
We invite you to partner with us in helping you reach your college recruiting goals. As you seek to hire the best and the brightest students, we’d like you to consider adding Georgia State to your recruiting schedule. Our student body is the best qualified and most diverse in our history. We have students from every county in Georgia, every state in the U.S., and more than 160 countries. Our students can choose from dozens of nationally ranked programs and more than 200 different majors, minors and degree programs, more than any other school in Georgia.
Employer Relations
Employer Relations is the liaison between the employers and UCS. This office manages on-campus recruiting sessions. It provides an optimal environment for employers and potential student employees to interact. Review the Employer Posting Policies and view the Career Fair Guidelines. We look forward to welcoming you to the university.
Handshake – A Fast, Free and Friendly Resource: Policies
Important Note: Review our Employer Posting Policies and our Career Fair Guidelines.
Posting a Position
Getting Started with Handshake
- Create a Handshake user account.
- Create a Handshake company profile.
- Connect with Georgia State University on Handshake.
- Select to Post a Job, Request On-Campus Interviews, or Request an On-Campus Event (Information Table or Session)
- Add Handshake ([email protected]) to your address book so system emails will not be filtered to your spam or junk mail.
How to post a position
- Log in to your Handshake account.
- Select to Post a Job from the Handshake dashboard.
- Complete the form providing as much detail as possible for best recruiting results (you can copy and paste information into these forms).
Helpful Hints
- Provide details of your candidate preferences (i.e., GPA, graduation date, major, etc.) Keep in mind that you will have a larger pool if your criteria is not too narrow
- Students were 380% more likely to look at jobs that were paid
- If you’ll offer some type of compensation or “perks” (i.e., per diem, free coffee, meals, gas cards, stipend at end of experience, etc.), include it in the description
- See Handshake’s support page if you should have any technical questions.
Posting Guidelines
Third Party Recruiter (Staffing/Employment Agencies) Policy
*Right of Refusal – Any company or organization seeking to recruit at Georgia State University must register a Handshake account through Georgia State University. If a representative of an organization fails to comply with Georgia State University policies, campus posting policies, or NACE Principles for Employment Professionals; access to some or all of University Career Services and Handshake may be declined or revoked. Final approval to use Georgia State University facilities and services for the purposes of recruitment rests with the Director of University Career Services.
*No Solicitation Policy – University Career Services does not give permission to any organization, or individual, to distribute materials of any kind throughout campus, for the purposes of recruitment. All promotional materials regarding an approved and scheduled recruiting event will be distributed directly through our staff and associated media to interested and qualified students.
Employer Posting Policies
We follow the guidelines associated with our job platform Handshake- Postings that are appropriate for our student population will be approved within two business days
- Postings that require upfront costs of any kind will not be approved
- Postings should include formal contact information for career center staff: company email address, website, and telephone number
Schedule On-Campus Interviews
Career Fair Guidelines
- Employer career fair registrations are open to all employers hiring current and recent graduates
- Employers should complete the types of positions in the registration to assist with campus marketing
- Refunds are based on the registration timeline and some offer flexibility to recoup at another event
- Employers must adhere to the number of representatives allowed to follow fire regulations according to the venue dimensions
- Employer onsite interviews during the fair hours can be arranged in advance based on space
For Employer Recruiters
University Career Services is set up to help you find your talent. We host career and internship fairs, coordinate on-campus recruiting events (information sessions, OCR, etc), and manage Handshake (online job board). We also make referrals to our campus career partners, based on your recruiting needs. Therefore, you may be working with us and at the same time, working with another career office on campus. We want to be of the greatest service to you and to our students. In addition to University Career Services assist you with your recruiting needs, you may be seeking talent from specific Georgia State University areas:
- If you are seeking law students, visit the College of Law Career Services.
- If you are seeking Georgia State University alumni, visit the Alumni Career Services.
- If you are seeking only junior, senior, masters and doctoral-level business students, visit the Robinson Career Advancement Center.
For Graduate and Professional School Recruiters
Meet Our Team
Recruiters
Recruiters’ posting of flyers or other materials on the Georgia State campus must be in compliance with our Campus Posting Policy. University Career Services does not post employer flyers across campuses.
Tables are available in the Unity Plaza, a central outdoor space that sees a lot of student foot traffic.
Availability: Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Make a table reservation at least two weeks in advance using Handshake:
- Log in to Handshake.
- Select “Create an Event.”
- Select “Info Session.”
- Name your event “Information Table - [Your Organization Name].”
- Add alternative dates in the description box.
- A member of the UCS team will reach out within 2 business days to connect you with our Student Center Event Management team to confirm space and availability.
Contact us if you have any questions.
Academic departments determine if an internship will qualify for credit. Students must get authorization from their college department for approval.
Access Georgia State's student organizations here.
Part-time recruitment session dates are prescheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12-2pm. To schedule, please access your Handshake account and register for the desired dates. Reservations must be completed and confirmed a week before the scheduled virtual session.
Please log into Handshake and view the Fairs tab for upcoming recruiting events.
Yes. Please subscribe to our calendar here.
A job posting is a marketing document that should list the major responsibilities, requirements and details of expectations. Let students see what type of projects they would work on.
- Include a range for salary level. Even if you put “Depending on Experience” at the end of it, a range helps the students know more of what to expect than something like “competitive.” A salary plus commission position can be written as "$30,000 plus commission.”
- Select a few target majors for the “Majors” section. Selecting “All Majors” can get you passed by.
- Students care about the culture of an organization. Make sure your website tells who you are.
- Consider participating in a career fair or workshop. Read more about opportunities to connect.
Nearby hotels can be found here.
Please login to Handshake to view our virtual events or subscribe to our events calendar.
Contact Us
University Career Services Main Office:
25 Park Place NE, Suite 111
Atlanta, GA 30303
Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Phone: 404-413-1820
In-person and virtual career counseling appointments are available.
To request an appointment, please log into Handshake.
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Atlanta
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Clarkston
CN 2101: M, W, and Th, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Dunwoody
NB 2100: M, W, and Th, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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