Recruiting Partnership Agreement

Partnership Agreement 2025-26

Interviewing

Our Recruitment and Event Coordinators are happy to work with you to schedule your first-round, on-campus interviews. Our team requires all scheduling details three business days prior to the day of your interviews. For details on the interview scheduling process please review Interviewing at Smith.

Offer Sign-back

We recommend abiding by the CACEE guidelines of 5-10 business days for offer acceptance.

Restricted Dates (Commerce Only)

All recruiting events, information sessions, and interviews must be scheduled outside of the restricted dates to ensure students can maintain their focus on academics during these periods. We understand that some companies may be juggling many schools' calendars (or "super days"), and as a result they may not be able to accommodate Smith’s restricted dates. In such exceptional cases, we ask that accommodations for an alternative interview time be made, should a Smith student have an exam conflict.

Please note: Mid-term exams may happen anytime during the month of October for Commerce students, please be sensitive to these dates.

Job Posting Regulations

As of January 1, 2026, new rules under Ontario’s Working for Workers Four and Five Acts (Bills 149 and 190) will apply to employers with 25 or more employees who publicly advertise job postings. All Ontario-based job postings must comply with these new legislative standards in order to be posted on our platform.

Requirements:

1. Pay Transparency
   • Job postings must include the expected compensation or range of compensation
   • The range cannot exceed $50,000 (e.g., $50,000-$100,000 acceptable; $0-$150,000 not)
   • This rule does not apply to jobs paying over $200,000/year
2. No “Canadian Experience” Requirement
   • Employers cannot require Canadian work experience in job postings or applications
3. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
   • Employers must disclose if AI is used to screen, assess, or select applicants
4. Existing Vacancy Statement
   • Each job posting must state whether it is for an existing vacancy
5. Candidate Notification
   • Employers must advise all interviewed applicants of the hiring decision within 45 days of their interview (in person, in writing, or via technology)
6. Record Retention
   • Employers must keep copies of all job postings, application forms, and interview communications for three years after the posting is removed

More information

Partnership Agreement

Prior to recruiting at Smith, all firms must agree to the Recruitment Policy.

As a representative of my firm or business unit recruiting at Smith School of Business, I have read and acknowledge the guidelines and restricted dates as outlined above.

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