Community Partners

Community Partners & Employers

Roanoke College and PLACE want to thank you for reaching out regarding offering employment and/or internship opportunities to our students! We use Handshake as way to maintain and operate Roanoke College’s notification and tracking system to recruit for and fulfill employment/internship opportunities. We are very excited to be working with Handshake to better promote job opportunities and recruit candidates and would like to invite you to join Handshake with us!.

Join Handshake Today and Connect with Roanoke College

We strongly encourage you to create your employer account. Please use the link provided, to sign up and create your Handshake account.

Once you’ve created an account, your organization’s account will be reviewed for approval. Approved Employers with Roanoke College may start creating and posting jobs for our department to consider! 

Looking for an Intern?

We are always seeking new internship opportunities with employers in many geographic locations, not just in the local College region. If you have need for an intern, please complete an Intern Request. 

Looking for a student employee? 

Please post your available jobs and/or paid internships on Handshake, our free secure online job posting site for Roanoke College students and alumni.

On-Campus Visit Requests

Employers are welcomed and highly encouraged to visit Roanoke College either in-person or in a virtual format, or include us in your remote recruiting activities, when your schedules will permit. A number of different activities may be arranged for employer participation on campus, depending on the interests and needs of the company/organization. Our scheduling is flexible to the employer needs, and even with only a couple of week's notice, we can make visits happen!  

On-Campus Information Table - set up a table in the main atrium of our campus center during lunch and/or dinner hours.  You'll be placed right at the entrance to our cafeteria, which is a high-traffic location during meal hours. This exposure will help you build name recognition on campus and help you market your needs and opportunities. 

On-Campus Information Session - let us arrange a session just for you to meet with students, so they can learn more about your organization, and the opportunities you have available for current students and graduates. In some cases, students from other local colleges and universities will be invited to attend. 

Classroom Presentations - if your interest is in sharing information about your organization and its opportunities to a more targeted group of students, we can explore classroom visits with faculty in applicable academic departments. You may also have expertise in a subject being covered by a professor and wish to share this with students.

Workshop Presentations and Assistance - schedule to present a topic for Career Services; help with resume reviews, mock job interviews, and other job search preparation steps are just some examples.

Participation in Large On-Campus Career Events - each semester, we host an Internship Fair, which in the spring includes a Summer Camps Jobs Fair. We also host an annual Education Job Fair. We'd love to have you send a recruiter!

Participation in our annual consortium job and internship fair, Career Premiere.  For details, visit www.careerpremierefair.com under the Employers tab.  

On-Campus Recruiting - set up a schedule to meet with students individually to discuss opportunities you have for internships and/or jobs.