Career Services
Online Recruiting Services for Employers
Welcome to Web Recruiting Services for the LER Career Services Office! Whether you wish to post a job for current students or alumni, or to come on campus to recruit your candidates, we can accomodate your needs through this system.
To access the system, please visit https://ilir-uiuc-csm.symplicity.com.
First-time users will have to register to use the system, and all registrants and job postings are approved through the LER Career Services Office. You can check if your employer has already registered with LER Career Services. If so, please call Career Services to be added as a contact and receive access to the system. Otherwise, please make a username and password and proceed to the next registration page.
Following approval, you can return to the webpage and use your login and password in the blanks for current members. Now you should see a login verification and then an Employer Center.
For questions about posting positions for entry-level HR talent, including upcoming and recent graduates, contact Nell Madigan at the LER Career Services Office via email or at 217/333-1534. If you have any problems accessing the system or questions regarding this system, please contact Wendy Gooch at 217/333-2777.
What is NACElink/Symplicity?
It is the Career Management System housed at LER. Employers may post positions for LER students and/or sch edule and manage On-Campus Recruiting (OCR) Activities. We are part of the NACELink Network, as well as part of a Multi-School Environment (MSE) here at the University of Illinois.
What is the difference between the NACElink Network and the Illinois Multi-School Environment?
Employers who use NACELink at other campuses may use their same login and password to log into LER Career Services. They also may elect to post their position at multiple NACElink participating colleges and universities. Please note that the University of Illinois does not charge a fee to post positions. However, NACElink does charge a per school fee to post at multiple colleges and universities.
We are also part of a Multi-School Environment (MSE) at Illinois, which includes Engineering Career Services, Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES) Career Services, School of Chemical Sciences Career Counseling and Placement Services, Labor and Employment Relations (LER) Career Services, and the University of Illinois Alumni Career Center. This means that when you post through I-Link, your position is also viewable by qualified students/alumni registered with any of the offices within the MSE. Please note however, that the offices DO NOT share On-Campus Recruiting (OCR) functions.
How do I register?
Visit https://ilir-uiuc-csm.symplicity.com and click on “for employers”
Click the Register button
Complete an online profile
A password will be emailed to you once your account has been approved.
How do I sign into the system?
Visit https://ilir-uiuc-csm.symplicity.com and click on “for employers”
Enter your e-mail address as your username and type in your current password. Please do NOT cut and paste your password or it will not work–you must type the password for security reasons.
What should I do if I forget my password or my password does not work?
- Visit https://ilir-uiuc-csm.symplicity.com and click on “for employers”
- Click the “Forgot Password” button.
- Enter your e-mail address. The system will send you a message with your password. NOTE: If you recruit at other schools that are members of the NACElink Network, your NACElink password will also be your password for the system. If you forget the password, go to http://www.nacelink.com, Click on “Employers” and click the “Forgot password?” link. LER does not have access to passwords and cannot reset passwords for the entire NACElink Network.
- If you continue to have difficulties signing on, please contact LER Career Services at (217) 333-2777.
How can I update my profile?
Sign into the system
Select “account” or “profile” along the top of the page (The “account” section allows you to update your personal information and “profile” section allows you to update your corporate information)
Make the desired changes
Be sure to click the “Save Changes” button when complete.
How do I request an on-campus recruiting interview schedule?
From the homepage, click on “Create New Sch edule Request” under quick links.
Complete the requested information in the online form and click the “Submit” button.
You will receive an e-mail when your request has been processed.
How do I request an on-campus Information Session?
From the homepage, click on “Request New Information Session” under quick links.
Complete the requested information in the online form and click the Submit” button.
You will receive an e-mail when your request has been processed.
How do I post a job?
For non-OCR positions (positions where you do not plan to visit campus to interview):
Click on “Jobs” along the top of the page.
Click on Single School Postings to post only to Illinois for no fee. There is never a charge to post a position for LER students.
OR click on Multi-School Postings (Paid) to post to multiple schools within the NACElink Network for a fee of $25-75 per school. Click the “Add New” button and follow the instructions. Note: Fees are assessed by NACElink, not by The Career Center).
For on-campus recruiting positions (positions where you plan to interview on campus):
Click on “on-campus recruiting (OCR)” along the top of the page
Click on the “Schedules” tab
Click on the “Attach Positions” button in the “Options column” for the appropriate sch edule
*Please note that once your sch edule has been approved, you can no longer attach a job. If you need to attach a position to an approved sch edule, please contact the The Career Center at (217) 244-1495.
Why can’t I see the schedules for my company?
Schedules must be assigned to one contact from your company. Generally, this is the primary person who is in charge of sch eduling recruiting activities for your company. In order to access sch edule information, you can contact that person and/or you can work with them to get access to their username and password so you can also access the sch edules. All company contacts should have the ability to access the list of students who have applied and their resumes.
How can I view the applicants to my job?
Click on “on-campus recruiting (OCR)” along the top of the page.
Click on the “Schedules” tab.
Click the button under the options column with the number of applicants.
How do I preselect student applicants?
Click on on-campus recruiting (OCR) along the top of the page.
Click on the Sch edules tab.
Click the button under the options column with the number of applicants.
To preselect a student, select invited from the drop-down under the Status column.
How can I view my interview schedules?
Click on “on-campus recruiting (OCR)” along the top of the page.
Click on the “Interviews” tab.
You can e-mail students on your sch edule and print documents from this page.