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Meet Our Featured 2025鈥�2026 Employer Partners
Looking for flexible options? Explore our 脌 La Carte Sponsorship Opportunities.
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Post Jobs. Find Talent. Hire Golden Eagles.
Manage all your recruiting in one place through Handshake 鈥� Southern Miss's official career platform. Post full-time, part-time, graduate assistantships, and internship opportunities and connect directly with students and alumni.
Getting Started is Simple:
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Log in or create your account at Handshake
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Post opportunities and search for candidates
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Request interview schedules and manage applicants
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Register for career events from one dashboard
"Our Employer Partners play a vital role in connecting talent with opportunity at Southern Miss."
Mackenzie Gray, Assistant Director, Career Services
Ready to elevate your campus presence and build your talent pipeline?
The Employer Partner Program positions your organization for success through:
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Exclusive benefits and increased campus exposure
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Priority recruiting and interview opportunities
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Direct access to talented Southern Miss students and alumni
Complete your registration using the digital form above or download the PDF version at your convenience.
Submit completed PDF forms to:
- 馃摡 mackenzie.grayFREEMississippi and cynthia.walkerFREEMississippi
- 鉁夛笍 Subject line: EMPLOYER PARTNER PROGRAM REGISTRATION
- 馃摤 Career Services, 118 College Drive #5014, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
Have questions? Contact Career Services at 601.266.4153.
Career Services is excited to offer flexible ways to engage with Southern Miss talent.
脌 La Carte Sponsorship Opportunities
Current partners can add these opportunities to any existing tier.
Connect with Career-Ready Southern Miss Talent.
Student Interview Policy
- Students who fail to attend a scheduled on-campus interview will be classified as a no-show. Missing interview appointments denies opportunities to other candidates, wastes employer time, and reflects negatively on Southern Miss students and alumni.
- If a student is unable to attend a scheduled interview, they are required to notify the Career Services office by phone at least two working days in advance. This allows time to offer the interview slot to another candidate.
- Students selected for interviews must schedule or decline the opportunity within 48 hours (two business days). Failure to do so will result in deactivation of their Handshake account.
- If a student misses an on-campus interview for any reason, access to their Handshake account will be immediately suspended. Within 10 working days, the student must submit a formal letter of apology to the employer. The letter, along with a pre-addressed, stamped envelope, must be delivered to the Career Services reception desk in Cook Library, Room 203. Students who fail to submit the required letter will remain blocked in Handshake, and any scheduled interviews will be canceled until they meet with the Director or Assistant Director of Career Services. The letter of apology must be presented at that meeting.
- Two no-shows will result in the loss of on-campus interviewing privileges for one year.
Grow Your Workforce Through Co-Op.
The Cooperative Education Program gives students the opportunity to gain a complete education with periods of work directly related to their major. The Co-Op coordinator assists in connecting students with meaningful jobs that provide practical work experience and financial support throughout their education.
- The Co-Op coordinator determines each student's eligibility to participate
- Each student's performance is periodically reviewed once active in the program
- Students may be placed on probation or removed if they fail to meet minimum requirements
Help us track student success. Report your full-time hires through Handshake.
How to Report a Placement:
- Go to the job listing in Handshake
- Click on the job
- Click "Review Applicants"
- To the right of the applicant's name click the dropdown menu
- Select "Hired" or "Declined"
Career Services serves only as a referral source and is not liable for any problems incurred as a result of such job referrals.
Employment professionals will maintain equal employment opportunity (EEO) compliance and follow affirmative action principles in all recruiting activities.
The primary goals of our department are to acquaint students with a variety of employment opportunities and to assist employers in their search for qualified students and alumni to fill their positions.