Career Design Center: Information for Employers

Make SUNY Geneseo your #1 choice for interns and new hires!

The Career Design Center at the State University of New York at Geneseo invites you to consider our students and alumni for full-time, part-time, and internship positions available within your organization. We offer a range of options to connect with students and alumni, outlined below. If you would like to discuss additional options, please call the Career Design Center at 585-245-5721 or email careers@geneseo.edu. 

Please take a moment to review our employer policies.

Post Your Opportunities and Recruit Students on Handshake

The Career Design Center uses Handshake as our online job and internship posting platform. Employers can post internships and part-and full-time positions in Handshake, which is a strong starting point for recruitment needs. Posting your position in Handshake provides equitable access to opportunities for all Geneseo students and also alumni (where appropriate). If you do not have a Handshake account, create one here. 

For additional guidance, use the Handshake Help Center and visit the Handshake Employers Blog for recruiting tips and trends.

Share with the Larger Handshake Community
Posting on Handshake with SUNY Geneseo gives you access to all campuses using Handshake, including the majority of schools in the greater Rochester area. When creating your posting, you can designate to share your posting with specific schools or post to all.

Source Students
Use Handshake features to source talent and connect with viable candidates by viewing student profiles and messaging candidates directly. 
Search Students Feature
Viewing Student Profiles

If you would like us to further promote your Handshake posting, please email us at careers@geneseo.edu.

Share Your Events

Host an event  and invite SUNY Geneseo students through Handshake. You can also message students directly inviting them to attend. If you would like us to further promote your Handshake event, please email us at careers@geneseo.edu.

Marketing Events and Opportunities

The Career Design Center can promote opportunities and events through a variety of marketing channels to students, faculty, alumni, and appropriate campus departments. What to send: details about the opportunity, organization logo, images and flyers, and recruitment videos. PNG or JPEG format for images are preferred. 

Career Design Center staff members are available to discuss additional marketing and promotional strategies.  Please send marketing materials or any questions to careers@geneseo.edu. 

Graduate School Fair

The Career Design Center hosts a Graduate School Fair annually in October to provide graduate school recruiters with an opportunity to connect with students. The 2023 Graduate School Fair will be held on Wednesday, October 25 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Register today!

Sponsorship Opportunities

We offer the sponsorship levels below to help you build brand awareness on campus while supporting Geneseo students in meaningful ways. We appreciate your support.

Platinum - $1,000

  • Two weekly promos in the e-newsletter (goes to all students and faculty)
  • Promotion on social media
  • Prominent ad in the Expo marketing materials
  • Custom flier/poster

Gold - $750

  • One promo in the e-newsletter (goes to all students and faculty)
  • Promotion on social media
  • Included in list of featured employer sponsors in Expo marketing materials

Silver - $500

  • Promotion on social media
  • Included in list of featured employer sponsors in Expo marketing materials

Bronze - $250

  • Included in list of featured employer sponsors in Expo marketing materials

Other custom options are available. If interested, contact careers@geneseo.edu or call 585-245-5721.

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