On-Campus Recruiting Program

Arranging On-Campus Interviews

The procedure to arrange on-campus interviews is as follows:

• Contact Elizabeth Ortega, Coordinator of Employer Relations, at (505) 646-1631 or email employer@nmsu.edu for campus recruiting particulars. At NMSU, the fall recruiting season extends approximately from mid-September to the end of November. The spring recruiting season runs from the third week of January to the end of April. Summer dates can be scheduled on an as-needed basis.

• The Coordinator of Employer Relations will schedule the agreed-upon date on the master calendar. It is advantageous to request a date as far in advance as possible, in order to choose preferred date(s) and adequately publicize the visit.

• The following information will be requested for preliminary recruiting arrangements:

  • Company/agency/school name, name and title of contact person coordinating interviews

  • Address 

  • Phone 

  • Fax 

  • Email address 
  • Website address 
  • Requested majors and degree levels 
  • GPA (if required) 
  • Preferred graduation dates 
  • Date of interviews

  • Campus interview format (start and finish times, length of interviews, etc.) 

• The employer will receive a packet of information about NMSU and confirmation of arrangements prior to the campus visit. Included will be a computer generated summary of recruiting requests. This document must be reviewed, signed, and returned in order to finalize the visit.

• Publication of campus visits will occur in the following manner:

  • The interviewing information will appear on Career Services website's Recruiting Schedule for Professional Employment, Cooperative Education, or both. 

  • If an ad in the campus newspaper is desired, contact the Round Up at (505) 646-6397. 

Advanced planning is requested so that qualified candidates will be eligible to select an interview slot as soon as the recruiting date is published.

• OPEN SCHEDULE -- NMSU Career Services uses an automated system that will allow only those who meet employer requirements to obtain a time slot for interviewing. Thus, only candidates who are qualified and have a predetermined interest in the organization will appear on the schedule. This process allows students to schedule interviews on a first-come, first-served basis.

• PRESELECTION SCHEDULE -- Preselection is offered through career fairs and regular professional recruiting. Sign-ups are conducted by the employer at the fair, and interviews follow the next day or later in the semester.

• Preselection for regular recruitng requires a minimum of 21 working days prior to the interview date to allow for outreach and resume submission, employer resume review, and interview scheduling.
• Employers who seek referrals may later decide to conduct on-campus interviews of selected candidates. Five working days are needed by Career Services staff to schedule those selected .

• FOLLOW-UP INTERVIEW SCHEDULES -- NMSU Career Services would be happy to provide a place for potential employers to conduct follow-up interviews. The employer, after securing a date and room assignment from the Coordinator of Employer Relations, will contact and schedule times with candidates.

• CLOSED SCHEDULES -- (Filled by invitation only) Please contact Coordinator of Employer Relations for details.