We sincerely appreciate your interest in recruiting students and alumni from Colorado State University to fill your internship and full time career opportunities.
Colorado State University enrolls nearly 25,000 students in more than 150 academic programs and is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, approximately 65 miles north of Denver.
The CSU Career Center offers resources and tools just a mouse click or a phone call away to help you connect with our students and alumni to fill your recruiting needs. Eligible employers can quickly and easily post employment and internship opportunities through our CareerRAM system to connect with CSU students and alumni.
To help you get started, we have put together this Employer Tool Box:- Post internships and jobs.
We suggest that employers develop announcements that addresses company culture, mission and values, how your organization may be different than your competitors for the same talent, the skill set that you are looking for and the value proposition of the opportunity to the student.
See our Postings FAQ for more information and Elements of Effective Internship & Job Postings.
- Attend our All-Campus Career Fairs for a great introduction and prime time branding opportunity to our students.
Tip: To enhance success, bring your CSU Alumni or recent college grad to help you connect with students. Click here for a list of upcoming career fairs. - Consider conducting "On Campus Career Interviews" following the Career Fair or another time during the semester.
It is easy, free, and where our students are! Click here for an interview timeline. - Meet with an Employer Relations Team Specialist for a Recruiting Consultation.
The Career Center can help you with your customized recruiting needs~ whether you have a one-time job posting, want to develop an internship, create a full college recruiting program or anything in-between, our Employer Relations Team can strategically assist you in accessing resources on campus to help you connect with students and/or alumni. Not sure how (or why) to recruit? See our recruiting guide here. For more assistance, please contact our Employer Relations Team via email or call (970) 491-6563.
- Think about starting an internship program if you don’t already have one.
Companies that are unable to hire full time employees due to hiring restrictions and other considerations often maintain their campus presence by preserving their internship programs to keep their brand in front of students and their pipeline to college talent consistent and alive.
We've prepared this guide to offer tips and ideas to help you develop your company's internship program.
Bonus Tip: If a key component to your organization’s workforce planning and strategy includes college recruiting, consider taking a critical look at the career resources available on your website geared toward college students. There is a good deal of supporting data that career information resources available to students on demand 24/7 are highly utilized by our student population.
Consider online
- Podcasts - These resources have met with great success as measured by students. Download a few and see what you think!
- Employee blogs where students can see what a true ‘day in the life of’ your employees is like.
- Employee profiles of recent college graduates ~ especially if they are CSU alumni!
- Short, focused, visually interesting video clips describing organizational culture and employee success stories.