Partner With Us
Optimize your recruiting strategy
The Partner Program at UC Santa Cruz Career Success builds relationships with organizations that align with our core values of sustainability, social and environmental justice, and equitable access to opportunity. This program prioritizes employers advancing these principles while offering members enhanced recruitment experiences, increased campus visibility, strengthened brand promotion, and exclusive opportunities to engage with top student talent.
As a Partner Program member, your organization will:
- Showcase your organization: effectively highlight your brand to attract top talent from UC Santa Cruz
- Streamline recruitment: simplify your recruitment process, saving resources and reducing turnover
- Enjoy custom recruiting services: receive tailored services to boost your brand visibility at UC Santa Cruz
- Gain broad recognition: achieve recognition through public and campus-specific channels
Support future talent development: participate in programs designed to cultivate UCSC students into future leaders for your enterprise
Partner program benefits
| Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Profit | Complimentary | $2,000 | $3,500 | $6,500 |
| Corporate | Complimentary | $3,000 | $5,000 | $10,000 |
| Company acknowledgement on Career Success website | incl | incl | incl | incl |
| Company logo and link on Career Success website | – | incl | incl | incl |
| Company job posting in industry newsletter for one-week cycle (once per quarter) | * | 1/year | 2/year | 3/year |
| Handshake Collections (listing in our curated categories) | – | 1 quarter | 2 quarters | all year |
| Post in the Handshake Student Home Feed | – | 1/year | 2/year | 3/year |
| Employer of the Week. One week per year. Featured in primary newsletter, social media takeover, email blast to targeted audience of your choosing | – | – | – | 1/year |
| Corporate sponsor recognition at up to two career fairs each year (based on availability), includes branding, double table, up to 4 people, and two parking permits | – | – | – | 2/year |
| Events | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| On-campus interviews (subject to availability) | incl | incl | incl | incl |
| Priority invitation for special programs and workshops | – | as available | as available | as available |
| Complimentary parking at all recruitment events | – | every event | every event | every event |
| Priority placement at events | – | every event | every event | every event |
| Priority scheduling for on-campus recruitment | – | 3/year | 3/year | 3/year |
| Information sessions | * | 1/year | 2/year | 3/year |
| Career Fair registrations | * | 1/year | 2/year | 3/year |
| Outreach | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| Handshake access for job postings | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited |
| Handshake access for promotion of Company Hosted Events | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited | unlimited |
| Targeted email marketing to ~ 5,000 students per year (once per quarter) | * | 1/year | 2/year | 3/year |
| Social media posts (once per quarter) | – | 1/year | 2/year | 3/year |
| Consulting | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
| Employer Orientation | 1/year | 1/year | 1/year | 1/year |
| 30 minute presentation during Career Success staff meeting | – | 1/year | 1/year | 2/year |
| Campus recruitment strategy consultation | – | 1/year | 1/year | 2/year |
*available a la cart, for a fee
Customizable options are available. Employers are invited to join the Partner Program on an annual basis during the academic year. While memberships are accepted at any time, benefits expire annually on August 31. The number of companies in the Partner Program is limited to ensure quality service and maximize on-campus branding.
Meet our current partners
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To become a member of our Partner Program, contact us at slugtalent@ucsc.edu
