New Users
Access
- Follow the directions below or contact 417-625-9343 or hirealion@mssu.edu
- Account log in: Employer Access to Hire a Lion
- 1st Time Users: Create New Account under the sign in button
- Accept the Terms and Conditions, click Submit
- Enter your unique email address, then click Save
- Create a password and click Create Account
- Follow the on-screen instructions to find your organization and click Select/Continue
- Fill in your profile information--fields with an asterisk(*) are required information
- Click Save
- All profiles are subject to approval by Office of Career Services
Note: All accounts must have a unique email address. If another account with that email address exists, the system will let you know. Please use the Find My Account button on the main login screen.
Create New Job & Internship Posting
- New job and internship postings must meet the criteria
- Choose Job Posting from top menu ribbon
- Select Add
- Complete form--fields with an asterisk (*) are required information
- Desired majors are optional, but helpful
- Under Application Details, select the method in which a potential employee may apply for this position
- If applying via email or resume drop, select Yes or No for Additional Application
- Document Required (e.g. a cover letter)
- Resume Drop will collect resumes through Hire a Lion for you to review after the position closes
- Click SAVE
Job Posting Guidelines
All employers must follow the principles for employment professionals established by The National Association of Colleges and Employers. Employers not meeting these guidelines will not be allowed to post positions or attend career fairs.
*Due to state and federal reporting guidelines for higher education, all jobs in Hire a Lion default to a 30-day posting period. After the 30-day posting period has elapsed, your business will be contacted to confirm whether the position is still open or has been filled
- Information provided on Hire a Lion is for the exclusive use of employers to connect directly with Job Seekers through employer job listings. You may not utilize job seeker information for any other reason other than filling available positions with your company.
- You cannot charge a cost to provide Job Seekers access to a job listing.
- You cannot use Hire a Lion to post third-party job postings
- You cannot ask Job Seekers to purchase any materials or charge a cost as a requirement for being considered for a job listing.
- You cannot use this service to recruit replacement workers in a labor dispute.
- You cannot resell or repost Job Seeker information found on this website; such resale or reposting violates an individual's privacy.
- You cannot list a job that requires a specific gender, age, and/or religious preference unless it is a bona fide job requirement. Your business must provide ongoing equal employment opportunities to applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, or disabilities.
- You must have a bona fide job opening to use Hire a Lion. You may not post job orders for positions that are not currently hiring, or as a source of sales leads, or anything related to network marketing or pyramid schemes.
- You cannot use Hire a Lion to solicit Independent Contractors or self-employment opportunities.
- Position must be offered in the United States.
- Part-time positions must be within 30 miles of the MSSU Campus.
- Community postings (e.g. babysitting, tutoring, etc.) will be reviewed on an individual basis.
Internship Guidelines
There have been some recent standards passed by the department of labor regarding unpaid internships. The National Association of Colleges and Employers has put together a list of guidelines to make the regulations easier to understand.
All the following criteria must be met:
- The experience must be an extension of the classroom: a learning experience that provides for applying the knowledge gained in the classroom. It must not be simply to advance the operations of the employer or be the work that a regular employee would routinely perform.
- The skills or knowledge learned must be transferable to other employment settings.
- The experience has a defined beginning and end, and a job description with desired qualifications.
- There are clearly defined learning objectives/goals related to the professional goals of the student's academic coursework.
- There is supervision by a professional with expertise and educational and/or professional background in the field of the experience.
- There is routine feedback by the experienced supervisor.
- There are resources, equipment, and facilities provided by the host employer that support learning objectives/goals.
If these criteria are followed, it is the opinion of the National Association of Colleges and Employers that the experience can be considered a legitimate internship. If all of these criteria cannot be met, you will need to post the position as either volunteer, or pay minimum wage
Third-Party Recruiting Agency Policy
The Office of Career Services reserves the right to refuse service to any employer who violate the NACE Principles for Ethical Professional Practice.
The Office of Career Services works with Third Party Agencies on a limited basis. Third Party Agencies are organizations or individuals that recruit candidates for part-time or full-time employment opportunities for other organizations rather than for their own organizations’ internal hiring needs.
For organizations who wish to post third-party opportunities, the organization must agree to the following terms and conditions:
- Third-party recruiters operate in congruence with the university policy of Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, or national origin. An employer or agency using the services of Career Services understands that compliance with all related federal and state statutes and regulations is required for initiation or continuance of Career Services.
- Third-party recruiter must agree to disclose the name of the employer, as well as the position description. The client's name should appear in the title of the position.
- All positions posted by third-party recruiters without the client name will be deleted from the system.
- Students and alumni will not be charged a cost for the third-party recruiter's services.
- The third-party recruiter can be listed as the contact for student/alumni cover letters and resumes.
- If a student or alumnus is not selected for the specific position listed in Hire a Lion, their resume will not be put into the recruiter's general pool of candidates without the written consent of the individual. Failure to comply with this is a violation of The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.
- Third-party recruiters are eligible to participate in the Career Fair ONLY IF they are recruiting for their own respective organization OR they explicitly state the company they are representing at the time of the fair
