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Data Privacy Policy
The Career Center of The George Washington University is committed to
providing privacy of personal information for clients of the Career Center.
The Career Center operates computer systems that
are developed and maintained by University technical staff. The Career
Center also partners with external
organizations for the Career
Center's job
listing/resume database, on-campus recruiting services, Career Fair employer
registration system, and credentials servicing. Further information regarding those partner
organizations can be found below.
Information collected and maintained by the Career Center's
computer systems is used to provide and tailor services to our clients as well
as inform them of services and programs that may be of interest. This collected information is accessible only
to Career Center staff. The information may also be used to construct
aggregate reports that assist us in program planning and for statistical
reports. Any information shared with parties outside of the Career Center
is only shared in aggregate form.
The Career
Center's collection and
access to students' personal information is governed by federal policy under
the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA),
as well as University
privacy policies.
GWork
System:
Job listings, resume services, On-Campus
Recruiting, and career fair registration services are provided in partnership
with the NACElink
Network, a national recruiting network. NACElink is an alliance of the National
Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), a nonprofit professional
organization for career centers and employers, the Direct
Employers Association, a nonprofit association of national employers,
and Symplicity,
a state-of-the-art technology provider of web-based tools and software
solutions. Please refer to the websites
of these respective partners for details of their privacy practices.
Students' profile data and resumes will reside on NACElink Network servers, and
policies governing this data are covered in the NACElink
Privacy Policy.
Student and employer information from
GWork/NACElink may be used to construct aggregate reports that assist the Career Center
in program planning for statistical reports or to inform clients of services
and programs that may be of interest. This
information may also be used to troubleshoot problems and is accessible only to
Career Center staff. Any information shared
with parties outside of the Career
Center is only shared in
aggregate form.
Jobs posted on the GWork/NACElink system may or may not be
reviewed before posting. Clients are urged to validate job postings and use
caution and common sense when applying. The
Career Center staff strongly advises students
to not disclose social security numbers, credit card information or bank
account numbers to unknown employers.
The University and the Career
Center cannot be held
responsible and/or liable for any damages, real or imagined, past, present or
future, from the information contained in or requested by the job
postings.
MyPlan:
The Career Center supports the web-based
access to MyPlan.com,
which provides information on colleges, careers, and majors. Specifically, the Center subscribes to the
portion of the site that provides career assessments that we believe to be of
interest to our clients.
Vault:
The Career Center subscribes to Vault, an
online collection of company and industry profiles, which supports the job
search needs of our clients. The Career Center
is not responsible for the content of this site nor changes and updates made to
Vault.com.
Interfolio:
Credentials management services are provided
via a partnership between the Career
Center and Interfolio Inc.,
a portfolio management specialist.
Interfolio provides specific computerized online services that relate to
academic portfolio and credential management such as letters of recommendation
and other confidential documentation required for application to graduate or
professional schools, or application to certain professional positions. Clients have control over their academic
portfolio documents contained within the Interfolio service and the distribution
of those documents. Career Center
staff will transfer contents of existing credentials files to Interfolio only
upon receiving written request by the file’s owner.
Career Center staff may access basic information about clients’ Interfolio
accounts. Information gleaned from
Interfolio may be used to troubleshoot or construct aggregate reports. Any
information shared with parties outside of the Career Center
is only shared in aggregate form.
For details regarding Interfolio’s policies, please refer to the
Interfolio Terms of Service.
Career
Search & H1B Visa Employer Databases:
The Career Center subscribes to Career Search,
a compilation database of information about organizations and position
openings, and H1B Visa Employer Databases which provides
information about employers who have previously sponsored H1-B visas. The Career
Center is not responsible
for the content of the databases nor any changes and updates made to the databases.
Other Links
from the Career Center Website:
The Career Center computer system contains
links both within and outside The George Washington University's control. Unless otherwise noted, responsibility for
the content, accuracy of information, changes, updates quality, and safety or
suitability of any information found at linked sites resides solely with the
sites. The Career Center
provides these links as a convenience and the inclusion of any link does not
imply endorsement of the site, or any association with its operators.
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