Employers
Welcome to our community designed for employers to connect with top talent and build meaningful partnerships with Mercer University. This community offers resources on recruitment events, career fairs, and tools to streamline your hiring efforts. We invite employers to collaborate with career consultants, attend university events, and share insights to shape the next generation of professionals.
Ways to Recruit Mercer Talent
Employers are invited to recruit college-level talent from Mercer University in a variety of ways. We invite you to consider one or all of the following.
Employers are invited to recruit college-level talent at our annual fall and spring semester job and internship career expos. These are our premier recruitment events and are typically held on the Atlanta or Macon Campus. Our All Majors events typically draw approximately 900 student attendees from all types of academic programs and disciplines from across the university, including business, engineering, liberal arts/humanities, and sciences, while our targeted fairs and networking events draw a smaller but much more focused audience.
To learn more about, visit our Career Expos, Fairs, and Large Scale Networking Page
Employer registration is available inside Handshake approximately eight to ten weeks prior to the event. To speak with an Employer Relations team member, please contact Stefanie Swanger, Director.
Employers may create an information session events at their convenience inside their Handshake account, free of charge. The delivery mode options include virtual, at the employer’s chosen site, on a Mercer campus, or a hybrid event designed by the employer. Presentations topics that include content about the organization’s industry, products, services and culture, as well as the career opportunities and selection process are customary. In addition, students greatly value presentations that include learning and growth in various professional development topics. Once the event is created in Handshake, the platform AI will go to work promoting your session to the target audience of students you selected.
The Career for Career and Professional Development can arrange for you to staff a table located in a prime campus location during peak hours to talk with Mercerians. A minimum of two weeks notice is required to allow enough time for staff to make campus reservations and dining/catering requests (if applicable).
The Center for Career and Professional Development is proud to offer on-campus interview opportunities at the following locations: Atlanta Campus, Macon Campus, and the Henry County Regional Academic Center.
Interview Room Options:
- On-Campus Interview Room: We will host both you and your candidates in one of our Career Center interview rooms.
- Hybrid Interview: We host the candidate in one of our Career Center interview rooms.
- Virtual Interview: Schedule and host your virtual interviews on Handshake.
Learn more about your interview room options by visiting our Interview Room Request Page.
If you have any questions about our interview room reservation process, please contact Stefanie Swanger at 478-301-2863 or swanger_s@mercer.edu.
Mercer University uses the Handshake campus recruiting platform to connect students with opportunity. Students across all of Mercer’s campuses from all degree programs use Handshake. Additionally, Mercerians retain access to their Handshake account upon graduation, giving you a robust platform to access to recruit thousands of Mercer students and alumni everyday.
Through Handshake your team can:
- Post Job and Internship Opportunities
- Host Events
- Connect with Mercer Students
- Register for Mercer Career Fairs and Expos
We invite your team to learn more about Handshake by visiting our Handshake For Employers Page.
Develop a Robust Campus Recruiting Plan
To connect with Mercerians and build your brand awareness, we suggest that Employers develop a recruiting strategy that includes a minimum of 2-3 touchpoints each semester. Not only should you attend our great career fairs, but we also encourage you to connect with our students in person and virtually to keep your company at the top of their mind.
Our Employer Relations team stands ready to assist you with developing a recruiting plan that can ensure that you maximize your opportunity to recruit great talent from Mercer University. Don’t hesitate to reach out to Kim Meredith or Stefanie Swanger when you are ready to taken your recruitment to the next level.
Ethical and Professional Hiring Practices
The Mercer University Center for Career and Professional Development is committed to adhering to the NACE Principles for Ethical Professional Practice. We are seeking connections with employers who value and uphold these principles and our core values.
The career center staff reserves the right to decline postings that require a financial investment by our students, or postings for positions that may involve unreasonable risks where known, or postings for positions that conflict with the NACE Principles for Ethical Professional Practice.
