Job Posting Policies and Guidelines

In order to help attract students that best meet your recruiting needs, Engineering Career Services requires the following for positions posted in Handshake:

  • Job Type must be Internship, Cooperative Education, or Job
  • Job Description must be clear and complete
  • Select specific major(s) based on position description 
  • Application period not to exceed 90 days

Engineering Career Services will not accept the following types of positions for posting in Handshake:

  • Stipend or commission/quota-based campus marketing internships or part-time positions (see Buckeye Careers.)
  • Unpaid internships that are for students in engineering majors
  • Application processes that ask students to use their social media profiles or release information associated with their social media profiles (i.e. number of followers/friends)
  • In-home/private/independent childcare, nanny, or tutoring
  • Part-time positions whose payment structure is commission-only (does not apply to full-time career employment)
  • Positions or programs that charge a fee for participation
  • Employment outside the United States posted by a third-party
  • Cannabis-related industry positions
  • Positions solely as opportunities to purchase franchises
  • Mass collection of resumes
  • Non-ministry organizations requiring specific religious beliefs
  • Opportunities that target majors not offered at The Ohio State University

Searching for specific Ohio State Engineering Majors?

For specific Engineering majors offered at The Ohio State University, please follow these instructions:

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