GUIDELINES AND TIMELINES FOR OFFERS

Extending Offers And Offer Timelines

Darden’s offer policies and deadlines are aimed to meet the needs of both recruiters and students and to benefit all parties.

All students must receive an offer in WRITING . The beginning of the offer period will coincide with the date of the written offer.

Full-Time Offers (Second Year Students)

Your summer interns are permitted to receive offers at any time. For students who have not participated in a summer internship: Regardless of format (virtual or in-person) and location (at Darden or remote), no employment interviews or job offers may be extended prior to the first interview date of 26 September 2023

Extending Full Time Offers:

• An offer received from a summer internship will be given a deadline of 31 October 2023 for students to consider.

• An offer received from recruiting as part of the fall interviewing process will be given a deadline of 31 October 2023 or three weeks — whichever is later from the written offer date — for students to consider.

Internship Offers (First Year Students)

• Regardless of format (virtual or in-person) and location (at Darden or remote), no initial employer interviews or job offers should occur prior to 3 January 2024 .

• Internship offers will be given a deadline of three weeks from the written offer date to consider.

• Due to academic commitments, the earliest a Darden student may begin an internship is 21 May 2024.

Exploding Offers And Withdrawing Offers

Employers are not to apply undue pressure or unreasonable expectations related to accepting offers. Please note that students are being coached to provide standard answers to these situations and will engage the Career Center when appropriate.

• Exploding offers (i.e. offer is rescinded within a shortened timeframe if not accepted)

• Requiring students to respond to verbal (not written) offers

• Changes to offer terms

If an employer must withdraw an offer, contact the Managing Director of Employer Engagement and Recruiting, Kevin Kennedy, immediately at +1 434-243-4400.