Yes, ROCS was founded by two college students during their freshman year at George Mason University in 2003.
Nada. It costs you nothing to apply, interview or get hired with our clients. Want to send us your resume and apply for all of our positions? Please don't! But if you do, it's free! No part of our process costs you any money at all - no matter how many applications you send in or how many times you interview with us at our office or with our clients. Free for our candidates, always.
Yes! You can apply for any position that you feel matches your interests, skills and career goals. You will not be penalized for sending us your resume multiple times for different positions. If you don't hear back from us after multiple applications, don't get discouraged. We don't hold multiple applications against you.
We include a brief description of the company in each job description, but purposely don't name the company. Why? Because at the end of the day, we're in the business of advocating for students and grads. In the past, we've had candidates bypass us and apply directly to the company itself. Sure, you're skipping the middleman (us) but that means we won't be able to tell them how awesome you are (after all, they trust us, and we've already interviewed and met with you). After your formal in-office interview with us, we'll give you more details about the employer.
If we think you might be a good fit for our client, we will call the number on your resume within three business days. From there, we will set up a phone interview. After you dazzle us in the phone interview, we will agree on a time for you to come by our office for an in-person formal interview. With our jaws hanging agape in admiration following our meeting, we will schedule a time for you to meet with our client. This is the final interview and the last decision (to hire or not to hire) is out of our hands.
Honestly? Probably none. The majority of our positions are business or IT oriented (HR, finance, accounting, programming, design, etc.). Now, that's not to say we would turn down a request from an employer looking for someone who doesn't fit the traditional mold. We're just saying it's rare we get an opening for someone with a humanities or liberal arts background.
We update our job board as often as we receive new openings from our clients - typically daily. Our in-house crew is dedicated to pitching our service over the phone, email and at networking events to any organization willing to listen that might have a need for supplemental recruiting efforts. One week we might receive no new clients or new openings. The next week, we might have ten.
The best advice we can give you is to keep your eyes on our new positions however you choose to. If you want to subscribe to the newsletter, great! Or, you can visit the site whenever you choose and check our job board that way. Our Twitter updates will also mention the titles of new openings we receive.
Maybe we still haven't filled it! It might be an on-going position that utilizes students for short but frequent amounts of time. For our larger clients, we also like to maintain a "bench" of available candidates to send to them in the event one of our current employees moves on or transitions out of their position. Rest assured, if the job is on our board, you will receive a fair assessment and opportunity to fill it. None of our positions are for show.
No. Although we work closely with counselors, our company is completely separate from universities and colleges.
Depending on the job, in most cases, you will be employed by ROCS, and your check will come from ROCS on a bi-weekly basis.
Accounting, Administrative, IT, Marketing, Public Relations... to name a few
Depending on the company, you could work on a temporary, part-time, or full-time. Your hours are negotiated with the company by ROCS.
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