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Welcome, Employers!
Virginia Commonwealth University Career Center offers a variety of services to assist employers in their recruiting efforts. These services are designed to connect employers with students in a timely efficient manner, while aiding in the fulfillment of the student’s career development. Click the service below for more information.
| Service | Brief Description | Time Period |
| Why recruit at VCU? | Please read about VCU. | |
| Job Postings |
VCU students have access to your job and/or internship listings. To request a position posting,
please complete and return the
Employer Services Request Form.
|
Year round |
| Cooperative Education | Employ highly motivated students from all academic disciplines to work in your organization. Co-op students can work part-time by combining work and study, or they can alternate semesters of work and study. Positions must be paid and related to the student’s academic studies. You set the criteria for each position. See the coordinator contact list, to discuss arranging a co-op experience within your organization. | Year round |
| On-Campus Recruiting | Interview candidates for co-ops, internships or full-time permanent positions, and visit the campus to make presentations to students. |
October-December February-April |
| Recruiting Events |
Career Fairs are held twice per year. These events bring together students and employers with the same career interests and recruitment needs. See Career Fairs. |
Fall and Spring Semesters |
|
Employer Recruitment
Days |
Meet VCU students during prime time in the University Student Commons. |
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| Federal Work-Study | Qualifying non-profit employers may list positions open to students with federal work-study awards as part of their financial aid packages | August until available funds are committed |
About VCU
- VCU is ranked as a Carnegie Research University, one of only three in the state of Virginia.
- VCU offers 162 baccalaureate, master's, doctoral, professional and certificate degree programs, providing students with the unique opportunity to pursue their own educational goals and making VCU the most comprehensive university in Virginia. Forty-four of its programs are unique in Virginia.
- VCU's new, state-of-the-art School of Engineering presented its first graduating class May 2000. Students received degrees in electrical, mechanical and chemical engineering.
- With more than 28,000 students, VCU is the largest urban university in Virginia. Our diverse student body is approximately 18 percent African-American, 7 percent Asian, and 60 percent female.
- For more information:
· VCU Academic Programs
VCU Policy
It is the policy of VCU to provide its employment, educational programs, health care services, research activities and other services to the public in a manner to ensure that the university's commitments to non-discrimination are implemented and access to all its services are based on sound principles of non-discrimination.<— Top
Special accommodations for conditions of disability are provided to Career Center program participants. Please provide sufficient advance notification by calling 804-828-1645.
The VCU Career Center adheres to Principles of Professional Conduct for Career Services and Employment Professionals of the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
Services & Events
Job Postings
Immediate needs for interns, co-ops full-time, part-time or seasonal employees, can be posted to the web through the Career Center’s on-line job posting service. Generally the positions are posted for one month unless otherwise requested. Students may apply directly to the hiring organization. However, organizations may arrange to have resumes and applications referred by the Career Center.
To request a position posting, please complete and return the Employer Services Request Form.
On-Campus Interviewing
This service offers employers an opportunity to interview candidates for full-time permanent positions, co-ops and internships on-site at the VCU Career Center. Employers can pre-screen candidate resumes and invite them for interviews. All schedules are created and advertised through our web-based system, CareerConnections. For more information contact the Recruitment Coordinator at 828-1645.
More information:
§ For answers to specific questions regarding your schedule, contact the recruitment coordinator, 828-1645.
§ Alternate non-Internet method of requesting interview dates: Employer Services Request Form (MS Word Document)
§ Directions to VCU's Academic Campus
§ Hotel information for Richmond
Employer Recruitment Days
This opportunity enables employers to meet VCU Students in the University Student Commons during prime student traffic hours. Employers can talk informally with students about part-time and seasonal employment opportunities.
