{"id":691,"date":"2012-08-05T02:24:45","date_gmt":"2012-08-05T02:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/ecs\/?page_id=691"},"modified":"2025-02-26T14:33:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T20:33:42","slug":"legal-and-ethical-guidance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/ecs\/faculty-and-staff-guidance\/legal-and-ethical-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal and Ethical Guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Iowa State University is committed to maintaining equal employment opportunity on our campus.\u00a0 As a faculty or staff member, you play an important role in ensuring that all of our students have an opportunity to compete for job positions.\u00a0 Thanks to your efforts, our students are highly sought after and employers are very active on our campus as they work to identify and engage with the engineering talent that meets their needs. Due to your access to students and knowledge of student performance, employers are likely to seek your assistance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>You are encouraged to engage with employers and help students in their job searches, but care should be taken to avoid unanticipated illegal or unethical activities.\u00a0 This begins with:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Protecting student information\u00a0per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/ecs\/family-educational-rights-and-privacy-act-ferpa\/\">FERPA\u00a0requirements<\/a>\u00a0and<\/li>\n<li>Making sure\u00a0an employment opportunity is posted in<strong>\u00a0CyHire\u00a0<\/strong>(formerly ISU CMS) before assisting an employer<strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Since ISU operates an electronic job board, the Department of Labor requires that all employment opportunities be posted in the system to protect the employer and ISU from legal issues.\u00a0 Once an employer has posted a position in\u00a0<strong>CyHire<\/strong>, they can work with faculty, staff and student organizations to further spread the word about the position.\u00a0\u00a0If an employer informs you of an\u00a0employment opportunity, please forward this information to\u00a0Engineering Career Services (<a href=\"mailto:ecs@iastate.edu\">ecs@iastate.edu<\/a>) and we will work\u00a0with the employer\u00a0to get the position\u00a0posted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>In addition to the above, the following\u00a0information was prepared to help faculty and staff avoid the major pitfalls that can be encountered when helping employers and students\u00a0with employment related activities.\u00a0 Please feel free to contact Engineering Career Services if you have any questions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Information<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<h3>Equal Employment Opportunity<\/h3>\n<p>The right of all persons to apply and be evaluated for job opportunities without regard to their race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, mental or physical disability, and veteran\u2019s status.<\/p>\n<h3>Forms of Discrimination<\/h3>\n<div id=\"forms-of-discrimination\" class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-19d77fc\" data-block-id=\"19d77fc\">\n<p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Intentional\u00a0\u2013 Treating people differently based on the protected classes mentioned above, stereotypes or prejudices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"forms-of-discrimination\" class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-12a9e65\" data-block-id=\"12a9e65\">\n<p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Unintentional\u00a0\u2013 Application of the rules or practices affect one group more negatively than another and the rules are not related to the needs of business, such as major or GPA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Basic Goal and Principles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The basic goal of the outcome\/hiring process is to achieve the best match between the individual student and the employing organization while:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintaining an open and free selection of employment opportunities in an atmosphere conducive to objective thought, where job candidates can choose optimum long-term uses of their talents that are consistent with personal objectives and all relevant facts.<\/li>\n<li>Maintaining a recruiting process that is fair and equitable to candidates and employing organizations.<\/li>\n<li>Supporting informed and responsible decision making by students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Do\u2019s and Don\u2019t<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<p><strong> <\/strong>Students\u2019 success is best realized when all parties involved in the recruiting\/hiring&nbsp;process work cooperatively, ethically, and within the established guidelines.&nbsp; ISU, like the vast majority of employers, follow&nbsp;principles established by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).&nbsp; NACE principles are based on fairness, truthfulness, non-injury, confidentiality, and lawfulness.&nbsp; &nbsp;ISU faculty and staff are expected to also follow these principles in order to provide students with open and equal access to job opportunities. In cases of uncertainty relative to the rights of students and practices that may subject the college to legal scrutiny, contact Engineering Career Services for information and direction.&nbsp; The information at the following links was adapted from&nbsp;a&nbsp;NACE&nbsp;article titled, \u2018A Faculty Guide to Ethical and Legal Standards in Student Hiring.&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--link-set\">\n\t<div class=\"link-set\">\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t href=\"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/ecs\/making-referrals\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaking Referrals <span class=\"arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t href=\"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/ecs\/affirmative-action-in-recruiting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAffirmative Action in Recruiting <span class=\"arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t href=\"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/ecs\/providing-references\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProviding References <span class=\"arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--link-block\">\n\t<div class=\"link-block\">\n\t\t<h2>Additional  Faculty Guidance from NACE (Links to NACE Website)<\/h2>\n\t\t<div class=\"link-set\">\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/knowledge\/legal\/how-to-write-reference-letters.aspx?terms=writing%20a%20reference%20letter\" class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWriting a Reference Letter<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/about\/public\/formfacref.htm\" class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSample Faculty Reference Letter<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/public\/reference1.htm?referal=knowledgecenter&#038;menuid=285\" class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSuggested Guidelines for Writing References<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/legal\/writing_reference_letter\/\" class=\"link-set__link iastate22-link-secondary\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLegal Q&amp;A Regarding Writing Reference Letters<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Additional Information The Do\u2019s and Don\u2019t Students\u2019 success is best realized when all parties involved in the recruiting\/hiring&nbsp;process work cooperatively, ethically, and within the established guidelines.&nbsp; 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