Student Code of Conduct for On- and Off-Campus Networking and Interviewing

The Career Resource Center (CRC) offers many opportunities for students and employers to connect with one another. Any employer or graduate school connecting directly with students through the CRC must sign a statement of compliance committing to ethical and non-discriminatory behavior. Likewise, students participating in Wesleyan’s on- and off-campus networking and interviewing programs are required to adhere to the following policies designed to provide a framework for ethical and professional behavior. Only current undergraduate students in good standing are eligible to participate in these programs. 

• All seniors wishing to participate must complete the following four-step process:

1. Read, sign, and hand in to the CRC the Student Code of Conduct (this document!)

2. Attend a Senior Meeting

3. Attend an Interview Power!: Networking/Interviewing/Dress for Success Workshop

4. Have your resume critiqued and approved by a CRC counselor (If approved last year, must be re-approved for senior year)

• All first-years, sophomores, and juniors wishing to submit online applications for internships and Wesleyan-sponsored grants and fellowships must complete the following two steps:

1. Read, sign, and hand in to the CRC the Student Code of Conduct (this document!)

2. Have your resume critiqued and approved by a CRC counselor (If approved last year, approval is still valid through junior year)

 Guidelines for Ethical and Professional Behavior

• Representation. As a Wesleyan student, you not only represent yourself but also the University in your interactions with employers and networking contacts. You must not falsify any information in your resume, cover letter, transcript, writing sample, list of references, or any other document provided to an employer, graduate school, or networking contact. You are also expected to be honest during interviews and any salary negotiation.
• Networking. Connecting with Wesleyan alumni and parents, as well as other professionals, who work in fields or attend schools in which you might be interested is one of the best ways to gather valuable information and make useful contacts in a low-stress situation. The same rules of ethical behavior apply to networking as to employment/
  graduate school interviews; in particular, you must never directly ask a networking contact for an internship or job.
• Interview Cancellations and No-Shows. If you are granted an interview by an employer, and subsequently accept it, you are expected to attend. If you need to cancel the interview, you must notify the Employer Relations Coordinator by telephone (860-685-3978) at least 48 business hours prior to your interview time. Any student who fails to give at least 48 business hours notice, or who does not show up for the interview, will immediately have their access to employer connections through the CRC revoked. You can be reinstated only after the following actions are taken and at the CRC’s discretion:

1. You meet with Associate Director for Employer Relations to discuss the reason for missing your interview and, at the same time, provide a signed letter of apology (along with an addressed, stamped envelope) written to the employer. The CRC will send the letter on your behalf.
2. The Associate Director for Employer Relations determines that there was an acceptable reason for canceling or not showing up for the interview.
   If you fail to show up a second time, you will be suspended from online application submissions and on-campus interviews with no reinstatement possible.

• Employment Offers. Once you have accepted an employment offer, you are no longer eligible to continue to apply for positions or to interview through the CRC. Previously scheduled interviews must be cancelled. Any student who continues to interview after accepting a job offer will be immediately suspended from CRC employment programs.

I have reviewed, and I agree to adhere to, the Career Resource Center Student Code of Conduct.

Students: click here to download and print a copy of this Code. You must bring a signed copy to the CRC to be eligible to submit resumes to employers through MyCRC. (Adobe PDF format)