Welcome to recruiting at Scripps College! As part of the seven highly selective schools in The Claremont Colleges, you will be reaching a talented pool of over 6,000 students through our cooperative joint recruiting program. This educational consortium includes Scripps College, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, Pitzer College, Pomona College, Scripps College, Claremont Graduate University and Keck Graduate Institute.
About Scripps College
Scripps College is a top-ranked national liberal arts college and a member of The Claremont Colleges. Scripps provides the benefits of a mid-size university through shared facilities, co-curricular activities, and the ability to cross-register at any or all of the colleges. The College is a top-ranked liberal arts college by U.S. News & World Report.
Building on the foundation of the Core Curriculum and Interdisciplinary Studies and a liberal arts education, Scripps graduates think analytically, communicate effectively, and make confident, responsible choices. Top majors include art, biology, economics, English, French studies, mathematics, media studies, neuroscience, politics and international relations, and, psychology. About 86% of students complete at least one internship before graduation.
Post a Job or Internship on Handshake
Handshake is the centralized online job listing portal accessed by The Claremont Colleges’ students and alum users. Recruiters can post internships, full- and part-time jobs, and seasonal/temporary opportunities at no charge.
Posting Instructions:
- Create an account on Handshake. If you have an existing account with Handshake, you can connect with us by clicking on “Schools” on the left hand menu bar. Click the “Find Schools” tab on the upper right hand side. Then type “Scripps College” in the search bar to connect with us.
- Click the “Post a Job” tab. Go through the pages:
- Basics
- Details
- Description
- Schools
- Requirements
Claremont Community Opportunities
If you are a local community member looking to hire a student (such as for tutoring, pet-sitting, or other similar roles), please fill out the Local Community Opportunities Request Form to have your listing advertised to Claremont College students via Handshake. Please ensure you have details such as the approximate duration of the job, intended start date, pay, and how you would like students to apply (e.g. sending a resume to your email address).
Getting Started with Recruitment
The Career Planning and Resources office works with employers and graduate school recruiters to connect them to our highly talented students. We host in-person events such as Info Sessions, Skill-Building Workshops, Tabling Events, and On-Campus Interviews. We also offer a range of recruiting and employer event services through Handshake, including event advertisement and registration, virtual job fairs, scheduling for resume reviews, interviews, and more.
For more information about connecting with our students, or to begin exploring opportunities for an on-site event, contact us via [email protected] – we’ll connect you with the right members of our team to make your recruiting event a reality.
Hosting an Info Session or Skill-Building Workshop
Info sessions, skill-building workshops, and tech talks are typically scheduled during the academic year on weekdays. We recommend scheduling either during lunch (11:15 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.) or in the late afternoon/evening (4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.) for the best student turnout. You may host either an in-person or a virtual session.
Employers interested in hosting an information session, workshop, or similar event of their choice can submit a request through Handshake by selecting “Create an Event.” For additional support, you may also reach out to the CP&R team. We can assist with coordinating the meeting space, providing technology support, and promoting your event to students to help maximize engagement.
Interviewing Students on Campus
To recruit and interview students for full-time employment or internships, employers can set up an interview schedule through Handshake by selecting “Request an Interview.” You have the option of pre-screening and selecting specific students to interview, or an open schedule where students sign up on a first-come, first-served basis. For questions regarding on-campus interviewing, please reach out to our team.
Recruiting Students for Graduate Programs
Promote your graduate programs by tabling on campus or hosting an information session to connect directly with Scripps students and share more about your programs, application process, and opportunities. Both tabling and information session requests can be submitted through Handshake, and you may reach out to our team with any questions about the process.
Connect with Student Organizations
Scripps and the Claremont Colleges are home to many student clubs and organizations (CLORGS), including student government, pre-professional groups, identity-based groups, and more. Employers who want to connect with CLORGs at Scripps for recruiting or professional development opportunities can reach out to the student leaders directly, or contact CP&R staff as your liaison to our students and clubs.
Policies and Guidelines
The career offices of The Claremont Colleges (Claremont Graduate University, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, Keck Graduate Institute, Pitzer College, Pomona College, and Scripps College), have established guidelines to help facilitate the hiring process for all employers. As members of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), we ask that our employers be familiar with and honor the Principles for Professional Practice published by NACE.
We require all employers to comply with all applicable state and federal civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination in hiring and in the workplace, which includes discrimination on basis of race, color, sex (gender or gender identity), sexual orientation, age, marital status, religion, disability, national origin, ethnic origin, or prior military service.
The career offices of The Claremont Colleges and Handshake are committed to maintaining the privacy of personal information provided by students, alumni, and employers. Handshake’s commitment to all participants – schools, employers, students/alumni – is to maintain the confidentiality of all information collected in Handshake. Handshake will not sell, transmit, or disclose, in any fashion, this information to any other organization. Handshake is not affiliated with The Claremont Colleges, and therefore, the colleges cannot guarantee, nor do they otherwise accept responsibility for any portion of this statement that depends on Handshake’s representations and its compliance with those representations.
Candidates may request that an employer extend the deadline to accept the employer’s offer until as late as April 1, if the candidate is actively pursing positions with public interest, government organizations, or a national fellowship award. Candidates may hold open only one offer in such circumstances. Employers are encouraged to grant such requests.
We encourage employers not to serve alcohol as part of the recruitment process. Our concern is for your liability and the safety and welfare of our students, especially when attending an off-site event that would require students to drive back to campus in a safe manner. Underage drinking is strictly forbidden.
Although marijuana is legal under certain conditions in the state of California, it is not legal under federal law. The Drug Free Schools and Communities Act 1989 (DFSCA) provides, “as a condition of receiving funds or any form of financial assistance under any Federal program, an institution of Higher Education must certify that it has adopted and implemented a program to prevent the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs or alcohol by students and employees.” Further, under the DFSCA, institutions of Higher Education must employ “standards of conduct that clearly prohibit, at a minimum, the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol by students and employees on its property or as part of its activities.” If a college fails to comply, it could become ineligible for federal funding, including financial aid programs for students.
In order to ensure compliance with federal law, the Career Centers of The Claremont Colleges will not support the recruitment of students or alumni by marijuana-related employers. This includes, but is not limited to, posting internship or work opportunities, hosting company representatives on campus, promoting job shadow placements, and supporting internships for credit or non-credit.
Employers should not ask or expect a student to cancel a first round interview with a different company to take their second round interview. This is unfair to the student and creates problems between companies. Ideally, second round interviews should not be scheduled within three days of your first round interviews. Students have classes, exams, and other prior obligations that they cannot cancel on a moment’s notice. We ask that students not be immediately eliminated from the pool if they can’t make their second round interviews due to a prior commitment, but that alternative options are provided. Employers that have been flexible with scheduling are often able to attract and attain the strongest candidates.
We ask that employers refrain from making “exploding offers” or rescinding bonus offers which put undue pressure on students to make decisions in a short-time frame or before they have completed the interviewing process. Most students are not ready, nor should they be, to make a final decision before completing all their interviews. Regrettably, pressure to accept early makes it harder for us to enforce our policy against reneging.
Note: Employers should not pursue students who have already accepted job offers from another organization.
Experience shows the best employment decisions for both students and employers are those that are made without pressure and with the greatest amount of information. Students given sufficient time to attend career fairs, participate in on‐campus interviews, and/or complete the interviewing in which they are currently engaged are more likely to make good long‐term employment decisions and may be less likely to renege on job acceptances and in the long run, this will improve attrition rates. Consistent with the guidelines of the National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE), we ask that students be given at least 2 weeks to make an informed and responsible decision. If you would like to make a full-time offer to a former summer intern, we request that you allow the student until November 15 to accept/decline the offer. This will ensure that the student has the time necessary to explore alternatives and make an informed decision.
