All employment professionals recruiting Computer Science & Engineering students through the Allen School and other on-campus recruiting channels, such as the UW Career & Internship Center and other established College or University programs, are required to work within a framework of professionally accepted recruiting, interviewing, and selection techniques as stipulated in the NACE Principles for Professional Conduct.

To provide students with sufficient time to complete their employment search and make well informed decisions, we ask employers to abide by the timelines outlined below. Candidates should be given a a substantial response time to make an informed decision once an offer has been extended. We recommend that you allow sufficient time for students to reflect, consult trusted connections and make an informed decision. Additional considerations can be found at the NACE website. Failure to follow these policies may be detrimental to our students and may result in limiting employer access to school recruiting activities.

Students shall be given a minimum of 3 weeks to decide whether to accept a full-time offer or internship offer, or until the following deadlines, whichever is later. Exploding offers and special incentives, such as diminishing bonuses or location preferences, should not be used to encourage early acceptance of an offer. Signing bonuses should be honored whenever a student accepts an offer or distribution should be clearly outlined in the offer letter.

For full-time offers to previous interns

  • For full-time offers extended to previous summer interns, students have until October 31 to make a decision.
  • For full-time offers extended to previous fall interns, students have until January 31 to make a decision.
  • For full-time offers extended to previous winter interns, students have until April 30 to make a decision.
  • For full-time offers extended to previous interns more than one year in advance of graduation should follow NACE policies.

New offers for full-time positions or interns

  • Students extended offers during Autumn quarter prior to October 15 have until October 31 to make a decision.
  • Students extended offers from October 16 until December 31 have four weeks to make a decision.
  • Students extended offers during the month of January have until February 15 to make a decision.
  • Students extended offers after February 1 have three weeks to make a decision.

Internship offers extended to previous interns

  • For internship offers extended to previous summer interns, students have until October 31 to make a decision.
  • For internship offers extended to previous autumn interns, students have until January 31 to make a decision.
  • For internship offers extended to previous winter interns, students have until April 30 to make a decision.
  • Internship offers extended to previous spring interns should follow NACE policies.

Employers should be prepared to respond to status inquiries from students within one week of each interview, whether conducted on campus, off campus, or over the phone, for both full-time and internship positions.

**Please note that the time periods above start at the receipt of a written offer for employment to the student.

Last updated 22 July 2022.