Skidmore Recruitment Week

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 February 1, 2021. By the following Monday, February 8, 2021 all employers must have at least one job, paid internship or fellowship opportunity posted on Handshake.

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. Please contact Ali Stidd at astidd@skidmore.edu for assistance. 

NO. After completing registration an email confirming approval will be sent. Once confirmed you will be sent a link for payment options. This year employers will also be asked to select (1) day to interview during the event week. Finally, you must then post at least ONE (1) full time job, paid internship or fellowship opening by Monday, February 8, 2021 in order to participate.

The standard registration fee is $100 per employer. We do offer a discounted registration to nonprofit/education entities for $50. 

Note: We understand the impact Covid-19 has had on many businesses. If you are experiencing a financial hardship but would like to participate in this years event, please reach out to Pam Fisher at pfisher@skidmore.edu. 

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 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 Posting Request Form by Monday, February 8, 2021.

In the job description box, copy and paste your content and add a notation that the position is part of Skidmore Recruitment Week. 

Questions? Contact Ali Stidd at astidd@skidmore.edu

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

• A.M. Interview Block: 10a.m. - 12:30p.m. (EDT)
• Lunch: 12:30p.m. - 1:30p.m (EDT)
• P.M. Interview Block: 1:30p.m. - 4p.m. (EDT)

Interviews are 30 minutes in length, allowing each employer the opportunity to meet with up to eight (8) students. There are 10 minute transitions built in between the interviews to allow for a smooth transition from one virtual interview to the next. 

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 Tuesday, March 2, 2021. If you are interested in interviewing a candidate move them to "Primary" status.

Note: You may opt to select 3-4 "Alternate" candidates. In the event a "Primary" decides to rescind interest the system will automatically open the schedule to "Alternates."

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 the interview schedule for the day in advance.

All schedules will be finalized and emailed to employers on Monday, March 15, 2021.

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. 

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.

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.