{"id":1481,"date":"2015-07-09T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T17:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/career-services\/?page_id=1481"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:26:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:26:44","slug":"handling-offers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hmc.edu\/career-services\/students\/handling-offers\/","title":{"rendered":"Handling Job and Internship Offers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Office of Career Services (OCS) supports both employers and students in the hiring process. We assist employers in maximizing their recruiting results and we assist our students in making informed career decisions. In order to project the utmost professional image to employers and to successfully participate in recruiting activities, we strongly urge students to review and abide by the Job Offers and Negotiation Career Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accepting an offer, either verbally or in writing, is an agreement to work for an employer. Rejecting an offer after having previously accepted, for any reason, is a serious recruiting violation and is subject to losing your use of the On-Campus Interview Program and Handshake privileges (each circumstance will be evaluated on a case by case basis). In addition, you may also ruin your chance to work for certain companies permanently and you may also affect future Harvey Mudd students if the company chooses not to recruit here again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job and Internship Offer Time Frames<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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\u2010campus interviews, and\/or complete the interviewing in which they are currently engaged are more likely to make good long\u2010term employment decisions and may be less likely to renege on job acceptances and in the long run, this will improve attrition rates.\u00a0Consistent with the guidelines of the\u00a0National Association of Colleges and Employers<\/a>\u00a0(NACE), we ask that students be given at least two 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OCS strongly encourages employers to extend offers in accordance with these guidelines; however, we cannot enforce them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written Offer Extended<\/th>Recommended Earliest Response Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
To a prior intern<\/th>Nov. 15<\/td><\/tr>
Before Nov. 15<\/th>Nov. 30<\/td><\/tr>
After Nov. 15<\/th>Two weeks<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Offers for Full-time Positions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Written Offer Extended<\/th>Recommended Earliest Response Date<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
To a prior intern<\/th>Nov. 15<\/td><\/tr>
Before Nov. 15<\/th>Nov. 30<\/td><\/tr>
After Nov. 15<\/th>Two weeks<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Offers for Summer Internships<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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