Job Offer Guidelines

UCF Career Services follows the Principles for Ethical Professional Practice, set forth by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), and expects employers to review and adhere to them as well. 

NACE’s Principles for Ethical Professional Practice are designed to provide everyone involved in the career development and employment process with two basic precepts on which to base their efforts: 

• Maintain a recruitment process that is fair and equitable 
• Support informed and responsible decision making by candidates 

Job Offer Guidelines: 

UCF Career Services encourages employers to allow candidates a reasonable amount of time to make a thoughtful employment decision. 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 and transparency. Students given sufficient time to attend career fairs, participate in on-campus interviews, and/or complete the interviewing in which they are currently engaged are more likely to make good long-term employment decisions and may be less likely to renege on job acceptances. 

• Exploding Offers Guidelines:
  Exploding job offers are those that are withdrawn if not accepted in a very short timeframe. UCF Career Services discourages this practice and students should not be pressured to accept offers under such circumstances. 
• Reneging Guidelines:
  UCF Career Services discourages students from continuing their job search or considering other employment opportunities once an offer has been accepted. Students are encouraged to contact employers well before the offer deadline if they have any questions or concerns about their offers, including needing more time to make their decisions. UCF Career Services is available to assist students in navigating multiple job offers from employers.