Employer Services
Connect with HACC Students and Alumni
At HACC, we’re immensely proud of our students and work to help them along their chosen career path. A key component of that is connecting our students with employers that are looking to recruit talented potential employees. HACC offers employers numerous ways to connect with HACC students and alumni, whether online or on one of our five campuses.
HACC follows the National Association of Colleges and Employers’ (NACE) Career Readiness Competencies, which focus on supporting our students' professional growth and development toward achieving their career-related goals. To review NACE’s eight career readiness competencies, please check out What is Career Readiness?
Post a Job
Posting employment opportunities on our College Central Network platform allows you to utilize year-round hiring opportunities, source candidates from all majors for both internships and full-time positions and post part-time opportunities for students, including volunteer and work-study positions.
Simply create an account on the platform. Once you’re approved and your company profile is completed, students will have access to job postings from your company, and you’ll be able to search the résumés of HACC students and alumni to find and contact qualified candidates.
Employer Spotlights
HACC hosts Employer Spotlights so you can create awareness about your organization by tabling at high-traffic locations on our campuses.
This service is offered exclusively to employers with College Central Network accounts.
Please note:
- A registration fee of $25 is required to reserve your date and time.
- Payment details will be sent upon confirmation.
- Scheduling depends on date and space availability.
- Student participation is not guaranteed.
To register for an Employer Spotlight at HACC, please submit the Event Registration Form.
Career Fairs
Each semester, HACC hosts a career fair where HACC students and alumni can meet prospective employers. These events are generally well-attended and provide the best way to meet a large number of students and alumni who are looking for new careers. There is a registration fee of $100 for these events, and space is limited. Please fill out an Event Registration Form to participate in our next career fair.
Virtual Employer Information Sessions
Virtual Employer Informational Sessions feature presentations by company representatives about the featured industry, teaching students what to expect when entering the field. Presentations may include general information about your organization, specific details about your team and types of jobs students can expect to find. Question and answer sessions follow the presentations.
Virtual Employer Information Sessions are held via Zoom. Representatives can share their screens and engage with students through chat.
There is no registration fee required to reserve your date and time.
To register for an Employer Partnership Event at HACC, please submit the Event Registration Form.
Mentoring
HACC’s mentoring program helps students and alumni find mentors for career networking opportunities and gain valuable insights for career exploration. Mentors determine how many times they want to be contacted and which experiences and topics they feel comfortable offering. Mentees may have the opportunity to shadow a mentor at their place of employment. Mentorship is a great way to introduce students and alumni to your company.
Please contact Kathleen Carusone (Dormer), J.D., internship and experiential learning opportunities coordinator, at ktcaruso@hacc.edu, if you are interested in becoming a mentor, or sign up through the College Central Network.
Experiential Learning Opportunities and Internships
Experiential learning opportunities and internships offer organizations unique ways to connect with students at HACC. You can post experiential learning opportunities and internships to our online database on the College Central Network.
If you are interested in offering experiential learning opportunities and internships to students at HACC, please email Kathleen Dormer Carusone at ktcaruso@hacc.edu.
Recruiting Guidelines
HACC Career Services Policies and Guidelines
1. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
The Career Development Services Unit at HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, abides by applicable federal and state EEO laws, regulations, standards and guidelines. Employment information is offered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, age (over 40), disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Additionally, the department works in good faith only with those employers who subscribe to EEO guidelines. Furthermore, HACC’s Career Services Unit adheres to the principles set forth by the National Association for Colleges and Employers (NACE), especially with respect to the professional conduct of job seekers, employers and career centers throughout the recruiting process.
2. General Policies for Employers
The Career Development Services Unit welcomes opportunities to build strategic community partnerships with external organizations that will benefit everyone. Employers recruiting HACC students and alumni must adhere to the following:
- Employers must provide a fair and equitable selection of employment opportunities. As an institution that abides by NACE Principles for Professional Conduct for Career Services and Employment Professionals, one of our goals is to afford our students a fair and positive recruitment process. This process allows our students to make informed and responsible decisions about their current experiential learning opportunities and future employment.
- Pre- and post-COVID-19 recruiters are welcome on campus by invitation or sponsorship by Career Services or another HACC department and are required to observe all campus policies.
- Employers must comply with HACC’s College Central Network Policy.
- HACC has a No Solicitation Policy that applies to students and businesses selling to and/or recruiting other students.
- Recruiters may not enter classrooms to distribute materials or make presentations without prior approval from Career Services and/or the professor of the class they wish to enter.
- Career Services cannot guarantee audience attendance, classroom visitation opportunities or room availability. However, we will attempt to assist employers to the best of our ability.
- Career Services reserves the right to edit, delete or refuse any experiential learning opportunity (volunteer, co-op, field experience, internship or practicum) and/or job posting.
3. Employer and Job/Internship Posting Approval Policy
The following will not be approved:
- Registrations that are false, inaccurate or misleading
- Companies that do not have a corporate email address and/or domain
- Registrations submitted by non-U.S. employers
- “Pyramid” or multi-level marketing structures, dual-marketing structures or positions requiring and encouraging the recruitment of others or to purchase or rent any sales kit or presentation supplies to sell products or services Jobs/internships requiring the candidate to pay a participation or training fee
- Jobs/internships requiring any form of in-person or online solicitation and/or sales/posting of materials campuswide or in the community
- 100% commission positions
- Jobs/internships that violate the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and/or laws enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- Contract positions paid via 1099 arrangements, where the employee is an independent contractor
- Private individuals or families seeking in-home, home-based or personal services (e.g., babysitting, elder care, tutoring)
- Solely home-based businesses
- Start-up companies that are based out of a residential address
- Internet-based businesses that have a residential business address
- Fundraising or canvassing in the community or online
- Jobs/internships for political campaigning
- Please note: positions that are politically-affiliated committees based out of the Capitol complex or local legislative district offices will be approved based on experiences related to the legislative process and working with the constituents.
- Positions that require a candidate to be of a particular political affiliation
Staffing/employment agencies who choose to post a position on CCN must disclose the hiring company’s information. There will also be no access to résumé databases.
4. Student/Alumni Policy
The Career Development Services Unit reviews and examines each posting prior to approving opportunities for students and alumni. However, in its provision of services to students, alumni and recruiters, the unit makes no representations or guarantees regarding the opportunities listed on its website, bulletin boards, print materials and other resources, and it is not responsible for the wages, safety, working conditions or other aspects of off-campus positions or programs. It is the responsibility of the students and alumni to perform their own due diligence and take the necessary precautions when communicating with recruiters and employers, interviewing for and accepting any experiential learning opportunities (co-ops, field experiences, internships, practicums), volunteer activities, placement in another higher education institution or part-time/full-time employment.
5. College Central Network Policy
By registering, posting and/or otherwise utilizing HACC’s Career Services Platform, students, alumni and others agree to allow their personal and professional information (e.g. name, address, telephone number, email address, degree, etc.) to be accessed by HACC’s Career Development Services Unit and approved employers seeking candidates for experiential learning opportunities to include any workplace experiences in addition to co-ops, field experiences, internships and practicums and part-time/full-time employment positions. All users should review the College Central Network privacy policy and all policies under their profile to understand their selections and the impact of their privacy settings.
6. Student Privacy Policy
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. Under this law, the student is required to submit written permission to allow the release of educational records to any individual or third-party agency.
Please note: HACC’s Career Services Unit reserves the right to update all policies at any time.