Skidmore Recruitment Day

Invited employers are organizations typically with Skidmore parent or alumni connections, or those companies that historically have recruited with Skidmore College. If you are an employer interested in participating, please contact Pam Fisher at pfisher@skidmore.edu. 

A career fair page has been set up within Handshake.

Register HERE

Employers MUST be registered by January 15, 2020.

Yes, at a minimum, participating organizations need to be ACTIVE on Handshake. However, the Skidmore CDC Team is available to assist you if you are not familiar in using the system. We can assist in registering, posting your job, and we will be available to accept payment over the phone. 

NO. After completing registration, you will be emailed if approved to attend this event. Once approved you will be sent a link for payment options. Finally, you must then post at least ONE (1) full time job opening by January 21, 2020 in order to participate.

The standard registration fee is $300 per employer. We do offer a discounted registration to nonprofit/education entities for $100.

We offer 2 forms of payment, that will be accepted within the registration process through Handshake. 

Credit Card: (Visa, American Express, MasterCard)

Manual Check Payable To:

Skidmore College

Attn: Nicole (Starbuck Center 204)

815 Broadway

Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

We recommend sending checks via USPS certified mail, so that you have a way to track. 

Registration fees are non-refundable.

Should you need to cancel under extenuating circumstances, we will take that into consideration and review for potential refund.

Use the Job Posting Instructions Guide to assist you in posting your position(s) within Handshake.

Once posted the Career Development Center will approve the posting and attach an interview schedule.

Note: If your job posting does not meet ALL of the criteria established with the guide, it will NOT be approved.

If you would like the Career Development Center to post your position for Skidmore Recruitment Day, please complete the Job Fill Request Form.

Send this form back to astidd@skidmore.edu by January 21, 2020.

An agenda will be emailed to you as part of your welcome registration packet. A quick template of the day is as follows:

• Employer Sign In: 11a.m. - 12p.m.
• Lunch: 12p.m. - 12:45p.m.
• Interviews: 12:45p.m - 2:45p.m.
• Break: 2:45p.m. - 3p.m.
• Interviews: 3p.m. - 5p.m.

Interviews are 30 minutes in length, allowing each employer the opportunity to meet with up to eight (8) students.

Log in to your Handshake account. On the home dashboard all positions posted by your organization will be listed under the "jobs" section. The status of the job posted will be next to it, you will see it is either Pending, Approved or Denied. 

Select the job you wish to open and then click the button that says review applicants.

Employers need to review all applications by February 10, 2020. If you are interested in interviewing a candidate move them to "PRIMARY" status.

Note: You may opt to select 3-4 "Alternate" candidates.

Once your job has been approved, the Career Development Center will create an Interview Schedule associated with your job posting.

On the main employer dashbord, in Handshake, under "Interview Schedule Postings" you can click on the interview schedule you wish to open.  

Here you have access to view what your scheule for Skidmore Recruitment Day will look like in advance.

All schedules will be finalized and emailed to employers on Wednesday, February 26, 2020.

There are a couple of ways the Career Development Center will work with you to try to fill your interview schedule:

• We can send you a resume book which will include resumes of all students registered to attend the event. 
• On interview day, you will be asked at check in if you are open to fill your open slots with onsite candidates. You will have the ability to review the candidates resume before meeting with them. 

Resume books are compiled by collecting students resumes based on areas of interest. If an employer has empty spots in their interview schedule, the employers can ask the Career Development Center to share with them an available resume book pertaining to that marketing space. The employer may then find viable candidates to invite for interviews to fill those open spots.

For detailed directions and parking information at the conference center, visit the AMA Website.

Be sure if you are driving yourself that you leave plenty of time for unexpected traffic delays.

Travel and lodging will be at your own expense.

Skidmore College encourages employers to give a reasonable time for students to respond to an offer. This decision impacts both their future professional and personal life. We ask that employers try to be flexible when working with students who may request additional time to make a decision on an offer. We ask employers who extend offers to allow students up to a six weeks, after the initial offer is made, to make a decision.