Thank you for your interest in hiring a Spartan! For your convenience, you may now post jobs that are targeted to Alumni, new graduates, and students by going to:

www.myspartancareer.com

Here are a few directions to get get you started:

Registration & Job Posting Tips

for MySpartanCareer (MSC)!

1.                  Registering on MSC:

a.      When you register, select register & post a local job.

b.       Be sure to select the services you will want to utilize.  Don’t forget to select Job postings so you can go back to edit or create a new posting.

c.       Please use the salutation field when you have a name that is difficult to identify your gender.

d.       Selecting your contact type will help our staff identify your focus within your organization.

e.      Complete all the address information; many recruiters/employers are from the same company but various locations.

f.        Once your registration is complete, the page will refresh and your posting form will appear.

2.                  Posting your job:

a.      Select your position type.

b.       Select your resume receipt.  How do you want to be contacted?  If you select email, you must go back into the system to review the number of student ‘hits’, resumes or to email the student(s).

c.       In the title field, you will list the Job Title not your own.

d.       The description field gives you space to enter a brief description of the job you are posting for.

e.      Enter the number of positions this posting is for.

f.        Select the date range you want this posting listed for.

g.       Is this a local or nationwide position?

h.      Enter all your preferred criteria: Class level, GPA, Major, etc.  If you prefer to not enter criteria, you can submit at this time.

3.                  Review your posting:

a.      Select jobs from your homepage.

b.       From this page you can view what active jobs or select archived jobs to view old postings.  Note the tabs across the top: Single school posting, student resumes, Multi school posting, Archived jobs, and Publication request.  There is a fee for multi school listings. This is transaction is between the employer and NACE.

c.       Click on the resume tab to view the students’ resumes or to contact a student. By clicking a check mark in the box in front of the students last name you can: 1. Email the student 2. Create a publication 3. Save as an excel sheet from ‘Batch Options’.

d.       Clicking on the title will take you to a more detailed page about the job position, you can edit your posting from this page and you can view the number of students ‘hit’s’.

e.      By selecting the ‘Preview’ tab you can see how your job looks to students.

4.                  Publications

a.      This is a great feature and you can save all or only the resumes you prefer that have been submitted in a .PDF format and save to an electronic folder for later review.

b.       There is much more MSC can do for you.  Check it out!

If you have any questions, comments or need assistance, please contact the Alumni Career Services Coordinator, David Isbell at :

517.432.8023

isbelld@alumni.msu.edu

For additional help with Myspartancareer, you may contact the following:

lopezjo3@msu.edu; hoppens3@msu.edu; lilly@msu.edu

Use the Employer Toolkit for Successful Recruiting to inform, attract, develop, and retain excellent employees. See the list of services available at Michigan State University.

Contributions payable to Michigan State University and sent to the MSU Alumni Association for successful hires are appreciated.

For any further questions, comments, or additional assistance, please contact MSU Alumni Career Services at: