1. Our Verification Mission & Philosophy
At CampusToCareer, we believe that discovering internships and fresher opportunities should not feel like navigating a maze of spam links and low-depth aggregators. Freshers and early-career candidates are particularly vulnerable to deceptive recruiting practices because they are often eager to secure their first professional role.
We operate under a strict manual verification model. While automated scrapers import thousands of unvetted jobs, our review pipeline checks listings to verify their authenticity.
Our mission is to ensure that every job posting listed on our platform is a legitimate, verified career opportunity. This manual curation is the foundation of our trust model, providing value for both candidates and recruiters.
2. The 6-Step Verification Workflow
Every opportunity submitted to CampusToCareer passes through a series of manual validation checks before it is approved for our public feeds:
Step 1: Submission Intake
Opportunities enter our pipeline through recruiter submissions, company careers portals, or community links. Submissions must provide complete job details, verified company profiles, and official application URLs.
Step 2: Recruiter Domain Authentication
We verify that the recruiter's account matches the hiring company's official domain. We reject account sign-ups from free email services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo) claiming to represent major corporate brands, requiring a corporate domain email address for verification.
Step 3: Source Verification
Our content team checks the job posting details against the official corporate careers portals (such as Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, or direct company domains). If the listing is not found on their portal or verified channels, we place the post on hold.
Step 4: Duplicate & Spam Check
We compare listings against our database to avoid duplicate posts. We check that the application details are fresh, filtering out closed roles or stale recruitment listings.
Step 5: Formatting & Curation
Once verified, our editors format the job details to ensure the key requirements, eligibility, location (on-site, remote, hybrid), and application instructions are clear.
Step 6: Publishing & Post-Pub Sweeps
Approved jobs are published to our active feeds. We monitor active links, removing closed positions to keep our boards fresh and relevant.
3. Trust Signals We Audit
Our verification team checks several trust indicators when auditing job postings:
- Official Careers Portals: Application links must point directly to secure corporate domains or trusted applicant tracking systems (ATS).
- Verified Recruiter Identity: We verify the recruiter's identity through corporate emails and LinkedIn profiles.
- Company Web Presence: We check the company's website, domain registration date, and corporate registrations.
- Social Vetting: We look at the company's LinkedIn profile, employee counts, and community reviews.
- Student Feedback: We review user feedback and flags regarding recruiter responsiveness or interview scheduling practices.
4. Prohibited Postings & Rejected Jobs
To maintain candidate safety, we reject listings that fail our verification checks. Prohibited listings include:
- Placement Fees & Paid Training: We reject jobs or internships that require candidates to pay for training, onboarding materials, certifications, or placement services.
- Unpaid Internships: We do not publish unpaid internships unless they are verified to comply with local labor guidelines and offer clear educational credits.
- Deceptive Recruitment & MLMs: We filter out multi-level marketing (MLM) schemes, pyramid marketing setups, and commission-only roles that lack base salaries.
- Suspicious Application Redirects: We reject links that redirect through ad networks, require payments, or demand unnecessary personal information.
- Data Harvesting: We reject listings that exist primarily to gather candidate emails, phone numbers, or resumes for promotional marketing.
5. Student Reporting & Flagging Systems
User reports help us keep the platform safe. If you find a suspicious listing, please flag it immediately:
- Click the report button on the job page, or use our Contact Page.
- Select the reason for your report (e.g., closed position, suspicious recruiter, redirect link issues, payment request).
- Provide a brief description of the issue to help our moderation team review the listing.
Flagged listings are suspended from our public index within 24 hours while our team audits the posting details.
6. Recruiter Guidelines & Account Eligibility
Recruiters must agree to our verification rules when posting on CampusToCareer:
- Provide accurate details regarding eligibility, experience levels, and locations.
- Ensure job listings comply with local labor regulations.
- Respond to applicant inquiries in a professional and timely manner.
Violations of these guidelines can lead to account limits or suspension. For details, please review our Terms & Conditions.