Policies and Guidelines

MBA

Full-time Offers: Full-time offers made in the Fall semester should remain open until December 6 or a minimum of three weeks after the date of the offer, whichever is later. Full-time offers made in the Spring semester before April 1 should remain open for a minimum of three weeks after the date of the written offer. After April 1, offers should remain open for a minimum of two weeks after the date of the written offer.

Internship Offers: Internship offers made before April 1 should remain open until February 21 or a minimum of three weeks after the date of the written offer, whichever is later. After April 1, offers should remain open for a minimum of two weeks after the date of the written offer. Companies that recruit first year MBA students for internships on an accelerated timeline prior to the start of the spring semester (i.e., through national and diversity conferences) should allow those internship offers to remain open until February 21 in alignment with our spring (internship) recruiting timelines.

Internship to Full-time Offers: Offers made to students who have completed a summer internship with your company should remain open until December 6 or a minimum of three weeks after the date of the written employment offer, whichever is later.

MPA

Spring Internship and Full-Time Recruiting (All Other Firms): Offers made up until April 1 should remain open for a minimum of three weeks after the date of the written offer. After April 1, offers should remain open for a minimum of two weeks after the date of the written offer.

MS Programs

Fall Recruiting: Offers should remain open for a minimum of three weeks after the date of the written offer.

Spring Recruiting: Offers made up until April 1 should remain open for a minimum of three weeks after the date of the written offer. After April 1, offers should remain open for a minimum of two weeks after the date of the written offer.

Internship to Full-time Offers: Employment offers made to students who have recently completed an internship with your company should remain open until the 4th Friday in October (October 22) or for three weeks from the date of the written offer, whichever is later.

MSTC

All offers should remain open for a minimum of three weeks from the date of the written offer or until December 2, whichever is later. Any offers made after April 2 should remain open for two weeks from the date of the written offer.

Student Code of Ethics

We recognize that recruiting McCombs students is a significant commitment of time and resources. To ensure that McCombs Career Management provides recruiters with the best possible outcomes, we ask our students to commit to the McCombs Career Management Code of Ethics before they are granted access to our recruiting services.

The agreement outlines expectations with respect to recruiting events, interviews, interview cancellations and no-shows, offer acceptances, and reporting requirements (for use in our statistical reports). If you have issues with any of our students on these or other issues, please contact us for assistance.

McCombs Career Management encourages students to coordinate and negotiate with employers to find a reasonable compromise to conflict. If necessary, McCombs Career Management is willing to facilitate a meeting to determine a mutually agreeable solution to any dispute.

On-Campus Soliciting

Solicitation Policy - Activities that are considered on-campus soliciting are prohibited outside of recruiting designated spaces. Working with student groups, representatives, interns or ambassadors to recruit for your company/organization or to promote your opportunities, products or services to UT Austin students on campus is also prohibited.

Student Ambassador Policy - Job and internship postings with the following requirements are ineligible: Positions requiring or asking employees to market products/services on the UT Austin campus. Examples include campus brand ambassador and similar positions.

UT & NACE Guidelines

UT Austin Policies - Please see UT's Non-Discrimination & Equal Opportunity Policy.

NACE Principles - McCombs Career Management subscribes to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Principles for Professional Practice. These guidelines address the issues of offer timelines, exploding offers and bonuses, as well as other aspects of recruiting within the university environment.

Intended Outcomes

Opportunities for students to put their academic learning into practice

Integrated learning about how specific projects relate to larger business goals

Greater understanding of business processes

Increased professional skills

Enhanced ability to recognize preferences and abilities and match them with appropriate career-related choices

Internship Definition

The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) provides the following internship definition and criteria:

An internship is a form of experiential learning that integrates knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skills development in a professional setting. Internships give students the opportunity to gain valuable applied experience and make connections in professional fields they are considering for career paths; and give employers the opportunity to guide and evaluate talent. 

Please also see the U.S. Department of Labor website.

Learn more about the NACE Internship Position Statement.

NACE Seven Criteria for Internships

1. The experience must be an extension of the classroom: a learning experience that provides for applying the knowledge gained in the classroom. It must not be simply to advance the operations of the employer or be the work that a regular employee would routinely perform.

2. The skills or knowledge learned must be transferable to other employment settings.

3. The experience has a defined beginning and end, and a job description with desired qualifications.

4. There are clearly defined learning objectives/goals related to the professional goals of the student’s academic coursework.

5. There is supervision by a professional with expertise and educational and/or professional background in the field of the experience.

6. There is routine feedback by the experienced supervisor.

7. There are resources, equipment, and facilities provided by the host employer that support learning objectives/goals.

Non-Eligible Opportunities

Self-employment

Work performed in the student's family-owned or family-managed business

Remote internship employment (e.g. telecommuting, door-to-door sales; students must work in a professional business setting)

Participation in a political campaign or lobbying effort (working for a seated public representative is eligible)

Academic Credit for Internships

Decisions regarding whether or not a student will be able to receive academic credit for an internship are made at the academic departmental level, not at the university level. The student is responsible for initiating the application for academic credit with the academic department.