WASHINGTON — For employers in need of fresh talent, there are few better places to go than the Stanford University career center, where intelligent, over-achieving, creative and ambitious students stop by on their way toward picking up a degree or three.
Access to these top recruits is extremely valuable, and Stanford, like many other top-tier colleges, sells it to the highest bidder.
The Career Development Center (CDC) is quite explicit about the process. Its website advertises an “Employer Partner Program” that gives participating companies “a premier position in regard to on-campus recruiting.”
There are three levels of giving, each with various degrees of perks, such as use of conference rooms and prime spots at career fairs. There are two companies at the Silver level, 17 at the Gold level, and five at the Platinum level, according to a list the CDC provided to The Huffington Post.
All of the organizations at the top level, Platinum, are financial and consulting firms. Of the 19 other sponsors, more than half also fall into those categories.
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