Recruiting Remotely
Recruitment Resources
Post a Remote Internship
The Stony Brook University Career Center uses Handshake as its premier job posting and recruiting system. Before posting a position on Handshake, review their article on tips for writing an internship description.
Recruitment Events
The Career Center hosts multiple job fairs each semester to provide employers ample opportunity to access Stony Brook students. In addition, the Career Center may collaborate with companies to conduct customized virtual recruiting events.
Branding & Connecting
An important part of connecting with students is building awareness of your company or organization with Stony Brook students.
Resources for branding your company or organization:
- Connect to Students in Handshake
- Hiring Gen Z - What the Next Generation of Leaders Want
- Handshake’s Holistic Guide to Recruiting From Home
- Creating a Talent Brand
- 8 Employer Branding Mistakes to Avoid
- How to Host an Engaging Virtual Event
- Virtual Recruiting Resources to Engage Students & Grads During COVID-19
- Rethinking Early Talent Hiring In The Era of COVID-19
Interviewing and Hiring
Virtual Interviewing
To streamline your interviewing process, five newly-equipped interview rooms in our suite for virtual interviewing are available at the Career Center for you to conduct private interviews at no charge.
Resources for virtual interviewing:
- How to Conduct Virtual Speed Interview, NACE
- Helpful Resources for Virtual Recruiting During COVID 19, Handshake
- Job Interviews Go Virtual in Response to Covid 19, SHRM
Hiring International Students
In order to gain internship experience, international students need to obtain Curricular Practical Training. Optional Practical Training (OPT) is temporary employment that allows students in F-1 status to gain practical experience and training in a field directly related to their major area of study before or after completion of the program.
Onboarding
It is important to build a plan for onboarding interns in a remote format.
Successful virtual onboarding resources: