Third party recruiters are defined as agencies, organizations, or individuals recruiting candidates for temporary, part-time, or full-time employment on behalf of others and not for their own needs. Placement agencies and employers who hire on behalf of privately owned schools, for teaching positions abroad, are considered third-party recruiters. In some case, third-party recruiters charge students a fee for processing their applications. The Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers (CACEE) provides guidelines for third-party recruiters to best meet the needs of students, employers and career educators.

The York University Career Centre requires third-party recruiters (agencies, organizations or individuals recruiting candidates for employment opportunities with other organizations) to identify their employer clients, so as to determine that the position listed is an actual opportunity and that it does not duplicate a position already listed with the Career Centre. This information will be held in confidence and not released to candidates unless authorized by the third party recruiter. Should the third party recruiter be unable or unwilling to provide the name of the employer or client, the position will not be accepted for listing.

Candidates' resumes collected for positions posted through Career Centre must not be held in the files of the third party recruiter for later referral to other positions unless authorized by the candidate.

York University Career Centre requires any employers which charge a fee for their services (including training, police checks, start-up costs, application fees, membership fees etc.) to disclose their fees and clearly state them on any job postings.

These kinds of opportunities usually involve one or more of the following characteristics:

• Offer no salary but, instead, offer students the opportunity to run their own businesses or franchises

• Offer compensation that is based mostly on commission rather than a salary

• Require the payment of “up front” fees for training and/or materials to enable the student to start up his/her own business

• Charge the students penalties or fees for services if the franchisee decides to leave the program

For these opportunities to be approved by the Career Centre, all the initial investments, such as licensing, administration or similar fees, requested from applicants, must be indicated in the job posting.

Many students run successful businesses through these opportunities, but there are those who incur unexpected liabilities and find themselves in debt. Naturally, we would like to minimize the occurrence of such negative scenarios and ensure that our students are well informed about the potential risks and rewards of these kinds of opportunities. Therefore, if you want to publicize your commission-based or franchise opportunities, we require that you do the following:

Under "Job Type", select "Commission/Franchise Opportunity"

In the "Description" section, ensure that you make clear the characteristics of your opportunity by including the following statements where applicable (you can edit them according to your particular situation):

• There is no salary for this opportunity. You will make money based on commissions that you receive from sales.

• There is no salary for this opportunity. All persons who work with our organization will be self-employed and will earn money if they make a profit when running their own businesses.

• You will be required to pay fees for training and materials before you can start working with us.

• If you decide to leave the program, you may be liable to pay fees and/or financial penalties.

We reserve the right to edit your description and to remove your posting if these rules are not followed. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.