Employers, now that you have created a SummerClerk.com account, here is how to use it.

SummerClerk.com has value in many ways:

• Nationwide search
• Applicant Management System
• Screening Tool
• Campus interviewing
• Hiring Committee Support
• How to get students using SummerClerk.com

Use SummerClerk.com as a recruiting tool. You can find students that meet your needs without necessarily going on campus. Reduce your costs, broaden your search and find better candidates. Students nationwide have access to SummerClerk.com. You can find ones who meet your criteria.

SummerClerk.com reduces the paperwork. You can find, select, receive applications and manage/track your applicants without having to print a resume. Eliminate duplicate or triplicate copies.

Use SummerClerk.com to determine who is really interested in working for your firm. By using the SummerClerk.com process, you can screen out those who are just "looking for a job" and find those who really want to work for your firm.

• View pertinent information via search without having to open the resume. Search on home state, school, name, picture/video. Sort on other features.
• Reason For Applying field – (this is one of the top fields that legal recruiters requested.) Every student has to fill out a text box in why they want to apply to your firm. Screen out the "I'm just looking for a job" and find the candidates who have done their homework or have a personal connection.
• Make a balanced decision - The Hogan candidate report will tell you a candidate's strengths and areas of concern and how well they compare with a national database of professionals in similar fields. (The candidate report is one of three dimensions in your decision making process. The candidate report gives you information that you otherwise would not have.
• See them before you interview – The short video clip gives a short introduction of the candidate. You will see their body language, how well they prepared, their diction and other "hidden persuaders." A video is worth more than a thousand words.
   

Determine who is really interested.

• Get a look at the student before you go to campus.
• After the campus interview, request that the students apply to your firm through SummerClerk.com. Every student can create a free account in which they can submit their resume, picture and other basic information. You will know who is really interested if they follow up on your recommendations.
• Going beyond the basics – Those students who go beyond the free account by creating a candidate report and submitting a short video clip, show that they are the most ambitious in seeking employment. This shows those candidates who will take the initiative and who are willing to go the extra mile. Candidates who are willing to spend money to get ahead demonstrate that they are serious. Recruiters report that their goal is to find those who want the job, are willing to work and don't have to be told what to do. Using SummerClerk.com as a follow up to the interview will help you screen out those who are not willing to put forth the effort to get noticed. It will clearly demonstrate those who are truly hungry for work and who are ambitious.
   

• Use the URL feature of each student instead of passing out paper resumes – determine what candidates you want to discuss then create an email with each candidates URL. Send the single email to the hiring committee. Each member can then view the student's full profile online.
• Devise a way to rank each candidate. We have included a suggested sample below.
• In meetings, we suggest using a projector to speed up the process by showing each person's URL to the committee.

• Put a link to SummerClerk.com on your web site "Please apply to our firm through SummerClerk.com"
• Let the campus career center know that you prefer applications via SummerClerk.com
• Hand out SummerClerk.com flyers during the interview. Click here to download the flyer.
• Creating a summerClerk.com account for a student. If you receive an emailed resume, respond to the applicant that you prefer that he/she apply through SummerClerk.com.

To receive the full benefits of SummerClerk.com, as an employer we recommend that you publicize on your website your preference in receiving applications via SummerClerk.com.