On-Campus Recruiting
What is on-campus recruiting at BGSU?
On-campus recruiting (OCR) is designed to streamline your hiring efforts and increase your brand visibility at Bowling Green State University. OCR relates to all recruiting activities coordinated through the Kuhlin Career Hub for multiple types of employment (cooperative education, clinical placement, field placement, internship, and/or full-time employment).
Below are the different kinds of recruiting activities.
The first step in participating in OCR is joining our online recruiting platform, Handshake.
Even if you do not post job opportunities through this platform, a Handshake profile gives you access to register for career fairs and allows the Kuhlin Career Hub to create and manage interview schedules for your organization
The Corporate Engagement Team has a reserved tabling space in the lobby of the Bowen-Thompson Student Union every Tuesday between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM.
Scheduling is done on a first-come, first-served basis, and an organization may only table once per semester. To request a tabling space, please email corporate@bgsu.edu.
*Tabling requests for part-time employment opportunities should be directed to Amanda Stoughton, asheek@bgsu.edu.
The Kuhlin Career Hub facilitates two campus-wide career fairs each year, listed below. Please visit or bookmark our Signature Events page for up-to-date information on these career fairs.
- Career EXPO is held in early fall, with registration opening in early summer.
- Falcon Career Showcase will be held February 12, 2025 – registration is currently open.
The Kuhlin Hub also assists with the Teacher Job Fair, which will be held on April 2, 2025.
Additional fairs/events facilitated externally to the Hub include…
- The Construction Management Fair. This event is coordinated and facilitated through the Student Construction Management Association (SCMA). To request additional information on their fair, please contact the School of the Built Environment directly at 419-372-2724, or builtenvironment@bgsu.edu.
- Meet the Firms. This event is coordinated and facilitated through the Beta Alpha Psi honors organization within the Schmidthorst College of Business. For additional information, contact Beta Alpha Psi.
This option is available to our partners who are Bronze level and above. To learn more about how to become a partner with BGSU, visit the Corporate Partnerships page.
For existing partners:
Please contact your Corporate Engagement Specialist to coordinate the event.
Classroom presentation opportunities from content experts in industry are available to our partners who are Bronze level and above, and are subject to availability. To learn more about how to become a partner with BGSU, visit the Corporate Partnerships page.
Coordinating and hosting interviews through the Kuhlin Career Hub provides partners with opportunities to interview students for available positions. We offer dedicated interview spaces on a first-come, first-served basis throughout the fall and spring semesters.
Partner Benefits:
- No cost
- Onsite amenities - Enjoy complimentary parking and wi-fi
- Convenient and efficient - Interview multiple candidates in one day
To schedule interview space or cancel an interview, please contact the Corporate Engagement Team at corporate@bgsu.edu.
Additional Information
Employers are asked to review the position statement set forth by the National Association for Colleges and Employers (NACE) on unpaid internships and familiarize themselves with the “for profit” private sector employer standards as set by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
OCR is available only to verifiable business entities. We cannot extend eligibility to private individuals who are seeking to fill roles including but not limited to family caretaker and personal assistant.
The following organizations are ineligible for OCR:
- Those related to the production/promotion of marijuana and/or other illegal substances under federal law
- Adult entertainment organizations
- Multi-level marketing organizations (MLMs)
- Those charging upfront costs and/or nonrefundable fees for training and/or materials
As defined by NACE, third-party recruiters are “agencies, organizations, or individuals recruiting candidates for temporary, part-time, or full-time employment opportunities other than for their own needs. This includes entities that refer or recruit for profit or not for profit, and it includes agencies that collect student information to be disclosed to employers for purposes of recruitment and employment."
If posting on behalf of a client company, third-party recruiters must:
- Provide the name of the employer that is being represented
- Keep all obtained student information confidential in accordance with Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Ensure that the client company adheres to all local, state and federal laws, all Kuhlin Career Hub guidelines and all University policies
Please note that third-party recruiters may participate in Bowling Green State University job fairs only when recruiting for current positions within their own organization.
To provide students with adequate time to thoroughly evaluate options and make an informed decision, employers who participate in OCR are asked to follow these offer guidelines:
- Converting an internship to a full-time position – Offer to remain open two weeks from receipt of written offer
- Full-time or internship offers during Fall Recruiting – Offer to remain open until Oct. 25, 2024, or two weeks from receipt of written offer, whichever is longer
- Full-time or internship offers during Spring Recruiting – Offer to remain open until March 8, 2024, or two weeks from receipt of written offer, whichever is longer
If the above guidelines differ from the needs of your organization, we encourage you to clearly communicate your hiring timeline and accommodate reasonable student requests to extend when possible. We also recommend that you extend any offer in writing.
Bowling Green State University does not support the use of exploding offers. Exploding offers provide a student with 24-48 hours to respond to an extended offer before it is rescinded or altered (i.e., diminished bonuses and location preferences).
The Kuhlin Hub for Career Design and Connections expects employers to adhere to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Guidelines and offer employment without regard to race, sex, gender identity, genetic information, gender expression, sexual orientation, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, marital status, disability, pregnancy, military status or status as a Special Disabled or Vietnam-era veteran.
Employers who participate in OCR are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination and are expected to abide by and comply with all federally mandated employment laws, as well as the University's Non-Discrimination in Employment and Education policy. Employers are not permitted to disclose student information to other entities under any circumstances without the student's prior written consent.
Don't see what you're looking for? Contact the Corporate Engagement team at corporate@bgsu.edu.
Updated: 12/10/2024 03:05PM