Employers have the opportunity to share positions and receive applications via our Symplicity recruiting system.
Nittany Lion Careers launched in 2018 as Penn State’s new single-system recruiting platform for all students, alumni and employers. This system allows recruiters to conduct all of their recruiting activity in a single system and to target the most relevant and qualified students. In addition to Smeal undergraduate students, MBA students and alumni, recruiters may now use one system to recruit students from more than 400 majors.
Recruitment and Employment Guidelines
Please review our guidelines and best practices as a first step toward creating an effective recruiting partnership with the Smeal.
Note:
- Resumes and other supporting documents can be sent to the employer via email as they are submitted, after the application deadline or can be used to redirect applicants to an employers website. Employers can also export application into Excel or PDF packets. Click here to learn more about filtering and exporting candidate date.
- It is recommended that you follow our guidelines for identifying appropriate target populations for each position.
- The Smeal College of Business does not recognize internships or award credit for work done outside the classroom if it does not meet academic standards. Smeal awards credit for intellectual exploration and learning associated with work experience. Students should be able, within the context of the internship, to relate their work experience in some way to their course of study and gain insight from it. In order for our program to award credit or formally recognize an internship, the duties of the intern must be directly related to their major and the work performed must enhance their education. The job should involve some managerial or decision-making activity and should not be clerical in nature. The intern’s job should be structured with specific and varied duties that are meaningful to the firm and to its success and performance. In evaluating the job description, ask the question, “Could this work be performed by a nonexempt level or clerical employee?” If the answer is “yes”, typically the internship will not be approved for recognition or credit. Internships should consist of assignments that are usually handled by exempt level, management, or professional staff. Students typically expect a high-level assignment that builds on skills learned in the classroom and offers the opportunity to learn new skills.
- As an organization you may require students to supply a means of verifying their education or credit enrollment. Per Penn State legal protocol we are unable to complete the forms provided by employers. To see what verification forms are available (Academic, Credit and Enrollment Verifications) and the steps required to receive them, please click here. Please note that requests must be made by the student.
- In compliance with the provision of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), interview appointments will be made available to interested students who are authorized to work full-time in the United States regardless of their citizenship status, unless U.S. citizenship is legally required. If citizenship is legally required for your company, please indicate this as such on your job posting.
- Please allow 2-3 business days for your Nittany Lion Careers account to be approved.
