Recruiting Ethics for Employers

  The Canadian Association for Co-operative Education (CAFCE) provides guidelines on recruiting ethics. The following is the information on employer ethics from CAFCE’s website:

The successful recruitment of co-operative education students depends upon the collective activities of three parties – the interested employer, the co-op student, and the associated educational institution. All participants must adhere to provincial and federal legislation in their recruitment and employment practices. However, the Canadian Association for Co-operative Education supports additional guidelines concerning recruiting ethics that support the development of a mutually beneficial and fair process for all concerned.

Employer Ethics

• Provide accurate job posting information including salary and location
  
  
• Provide reasonable notice of candidates to be interviewed and of interview cancellations
  
  
• Respect an institution’s schedule regarding job postings, interview arrangements, job offers, etc., and
  heed the co-operative education policies and procedures of an institution
  
  
• Not discuss job offers or rankings with candidates before, during, or following an interview
  
  
• Not seek a candidate’s assessment of another candidate
  
  
• Not make multiple job rankings or offers unless prepared to accept multiple candidates
  
  
• Honour all matches, and not rescind offers of employment
  
  
• Confirm all job offers in writing
  
  
• Not translate a co-op assignment into a full-time position encouraging a student to settle for less

Follow this link for guidelines on student ethics.