Welcome to the Maximus Careers Center (the “Careers Center”). In this area of our website (the “Site”), Site users, such as yourself, can learn more about and pursue available opportunities within Maximus. We are excited that you’re ready to do something greater, and we can help you do so here! Before continuing, however, you must read the below carefully.
This page (called the “Terms of Service”) contains important terms and disclaimers that Site users visiting the Careers Center must understand and follow. These Terms of Service form a legally binding agreement between you, as a user of the recruitment features and capabilities offered via the Careers Center (the “Services”), and Maximus.
Both these Terms of Service and the version of Maximus’ Terms of Use applicable to you as determined by your jurisdiction of residence (collectively, the “Terms”) apply to the Careers Center Services. Please click on your jurisdiction of residence below to access the Terms of Use applicable to you:
Together, the Terms define our relationship to you as a user of both the Site and the Services. If any provision of the Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms will continue in full force and effect.
By clicking “Accept” and/or using the Careers Center or its features, you agree to be bound by the collective Terms. You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority, as determined by the laws of your jurisdiction of residence, in order to accept these Terms. If these Terms of Service conflict with the version of Maximus’ Terms of Use applicable to you as determined by your jurisdiction of residence, these Terms of Service will control. You must not access or use this area of the Site if you do not agree with or accept these Terms.
Our Services
The following features and capabilities of our Careers Center help make the Maximus application and recruitment process user-friendly and seamless. Please familiarize yourself with the below, taking particular note of the relevant terms and disclaimers accompanying each feature.
Creating and Accessing Your Account. Your first step in the application and recruitment process will be to enter basic information like your name, email address, and other details that will allow us to process your application and communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. You will also have the option to create a Maximus account.
Maximus respects your privacy and will treat your personal information as confidential. For more details about the information we collect, how we use it, and your rights in connection with such information collection, please refer to our Global Privacy Statement.
We offer certain third-party integrations to make it easier for you to upload information to the Careers Center. For example, you can submit application materials using tools like Dropbox or Google Drive. Before utilizing these integrations, please note that Maximus has no control over and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any external site(s) (“Third-Party Site(s)”). If you leave the Site and choose to enter a Third-Party Site, you acknowledge that any terms, conditions, and privacy policy of such Third-Party Site apply to you. Maximus assumes no responsibility for the content of any Third-Party Site and expressly disclaims any and all liability arising from your use of such Third-Party Site.
Application Portal. You can submit your resume, application materials, and other content (collectively, “User Content”) via our application portal. By submitting User Content to the Careers Center, you hereby represent and warrant that you are the exclusive owner of, or that you have received all necessary authorization, approvals, licenses, rights, and/or clearances from the owner for, any submitted content (including, but not limited to text, audio, video, and photos).
Maximus has the right, but not the obligation, to review, monitor, examine, assess, and verify your User Content, including for compliance with applicable laws and regulations, requirements of competent governmental authorities, and the Terms.
When you provide User Content, you grant Maximus a worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid, non-exclusive, irrevocable, transferable, sublicensable, and perpetual license to display, store, reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, publish, publicly perform, distribute, and otherwise use all User Content submitted by you or through your account for the purpose of making material available in the Careers Center, permitting access to such material to third parties as set forth in the Terms or our Global Privacy Statement, and otherwise in relation to the Services.
You also grant Maximus permission to use your username, image, voice, and likeness to identify you as the source of any of your User Content and generally as a part of the recruitment process, and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you hereby waive any and all rights of privacy, publicity, or any other rights of a similar nature in connection with your User Content.
Virtual Interview Portal. We may offer options for live and/or on-demand recorded interview possibilities through our interview portal. In our live interview portal, you may interview for available positions via video. Before your interview begins, you’ll be able to read about your interviewer(s) and the position and review some sample interview questions and answers. In our on-demand recorded interview portal, you’ll have the ability to complete a one-way interview on your own time. You may be asked to respond to questions by recording a video, submitting text, or answering multiple choice questions—whatever the format, you’ll be able to practice first.
You acknowledge and agree that your use of the virtual interview portal is at your own discretion and risk. We do not guarantee that your use of the virtual interview portal will increase your chances of being considered or selected for open positions, nor do we guarantee that the audio, video, data security, or other technical functionality of the virtual interview portal will be error-free during live or on-demand recorded interviews. You further acknowledge and agree that Maximus reserves the right to record live interviews. By participating in any interviews, live or recorded, you acknowledge and agree that Maximus and our third-party providers may store, access, analyze, and use any recordings that you or Maximus create (including those capturing your image, voice, likeness, etc.) for the purposes of the recruitment process. For more information about your rights in connection with such recordings, please refer to our Global Privacy Statement.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, MAXIMUS IS NOT LIABLE FOR, AND YOU RELEASE MAXIMUS FROM ANY LIABILITY FOR, ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE VIRTUAL INTERVIEW PORTAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CLAIMS RELATED TO (A) THE AVAILABILITY OF, AND YOUR ABILITY TO SECURE, OPEN POSITIONS, (B) FUNCTIONALITY OF THE PORTAL OR QUALITY OF ANY RECORDINGS SUBMITTED THERETHROUGH, OR (C) SUBJECT TO THE TERMS SET FORTH IN OUR GLOBAL PRIVACY STATEMENT, THE SECURITY OF INFORMATION TRANSMITTED DURING VIRTUAL INTERVIEWS.
Communications. During the recruitment process, we may contact you through means including email and phone call. By providing Maximus with an email address and/or phone number (including mobile numbers), you certify that you are the email and/or phone account holder or have the account holder’s permission to provide such contact information to Maximus, and you expressly consent to receive emails and/or calls at the email address and/or phone number provided for the purposes of the recruitment process. You further acknowledge and agree that your information will be used as described in these Terms and in compliance with our Global Privacy Statement.
If you are interested in joining the Maximus community but are not quite ready to apply for a position, or if you just want to learn more about available Maximus opportunities, you can also sign up to receive relevant communications on our Talent Community page.
You can also opt in to receive SMS (text) messages, including automated text messages, for the purposes of the recruitment process. By opting in, you expressly consent to receive text messages from Maximus and acknowledge that message and data rates may apply. Your consent to receiving text messages is not a condition of talent recruitment. Please contact your wireless carrier with any questions regarding message rates and availability. Neither Maximus nor your wireless carrier is liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
To stop receiving Maximus emails and/or text messages at any point, follow the “unsubscribe” link in Maximus emails and/or reply STOP to a Maximus text alert.
Assessments and Background Checks. As part of the recruitment process, you may have the opportunity to take one or more assessments (which may include technical, personality, role-specific, behavioral, psychometric, and aptitude and strengths assessments). You may also be asked to submit to a background check, to the extent permitted under applicable law. We partner with third-party providers to conduct these assessments and background checks. For information about how we share your personal information with third parties during the recruitment process, please refer to our Global Privacy Statement.
EEO/Pay Transparency. For information about our equal employment opportunity (“EEO”) policies with respect to recruitment, view our Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement. To view the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision, please click here.
Jurisdiction-specific additional terms: General Terms of Use
United Kingdom
Limitation of Liability. Nothing in these Terms will operate to exclude or limit Maximus’ liability to the extent that such liability cannot be excluded or limited under applicable laws. This includes (but is not limited to) liability for (a) death or personal injury caused by Maximus’ negligence or the negligence of Maximus’ employees, agents, or subcontractors and (b) fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation. Consumers’ statutory rights under consumer law, including any applicable implied terms, are not affected by any provision in these Terms.
Canada
Any reference to “state or territory of residence” in the General Terms of Use shall be read as “Province or territory of residence”.
Communications. You can also opt-in to receive SMS (text) messages. Your consent to receiving text messages is not a condition of talent recruitment. By opting in, you consent to receive messages from Maximus, including automated messages at the phone number that you provide, you verify that the phone number that you provided is your own and you acknowledge that message and data rates may apply and that you can text STOP to end all text messages. You understand that your information will be used as described in these Terms of Service and in compliance with our Recruitment Privacy Statement.
Please contact your wireless carrier with any questions regarding message rates and availability. Neither Maximus nor your wireless carrier is liable for delayed or undelivered messages. Maximus respects your privacy and will treat your personal information as confidential.
Jurisdiction-specific additional terms: Global Privacy Policy
United Kingdom
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Sensitive Information. To enable you to access certain features and services available through the Site, we may collect Sensitive Information about you with your consent. “Sensitive Information” includes information about your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, membership in political associations, religious beliefs or affiliations, philosophical beliefs, membership in professional or trade associations, membership in trade unions, sexual orientation or practices, criminal record, health information, genetic information, biometric information collected for the purpose of automated biometric verification or biometric identification, or biometric templates. Your Sensitive Information will not be collected, used, or disclosed for other purposes without your consent (including, for example, for the purpose of sending you direct marketing). For the avoidance of doubt, references to “personal information” in the Privacy Statement includes Sensitive Information.
Overseas Transfer of Personal Information. Your personal information may be shared with our affiliates and other third parties who may be located in a different country than you (“Overseas Recipients”). These Overseas Recipients may be located in various jurisdictions, such as the United States, Canada, the UK, or India. Where your personal information is transferred to Overseas Recipients, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that the Overseas Recipients will handle your personal information in accordance with the APPs. These steps may include entering into contractual arrangements to safeguard your personal information where appropriate.
Employee Records Exemption. If you are an existing or former Maximus employee, certain types of personal information are considered Employee Records and may be exempt from the Privacy Act. “Employee Records” relate to the employment of an employee and include personal information about any or all of the following:
- The engagement, training, disciplining, or resignation of the employee;
- The termination of the employment of the employee;
- The terms and conditions of employment of the employee;
- The employee’s personal and emergency contact details;
- The employee’s performance or conduct;
- The employee’s hours of employment;
- The employee’s salary or wages;
- The employee’s membership in a professional or trade association;
- The employee’s trade union membership;
- The employee’s recreation, long service, sick, personal, maternity, paternity or other leave; and/or
- The employee’s taxation, banking, or superannuation affairs.
Where the collection, use, or disclosure of any Employee Records is directly related to a current or former employment relationship between you and us, the Privacy Act does not apply; however, specific state/territory employment laws may apply. In all other cases, we will handle your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Statement and any additional consent provided by you.
Canada
Your privacy is important to us. Within Canada, Maximus is subject to the Personal Information Protection Act and other jurisdictional private and public sector privacy legislation as required by our clients. Maximus is committed to protecting the privacy of both our customers and our employees. It is our goal to not only meet the requirements of this legislation but to exceed the requirements by implementing “best practices” with respect to the collection, use, disclosure, and security of the personal information in our custody and control.
When you send us electronic mail, we collect your email address, your internet IP address and your message so that we may reply to you. We recommend that sensitive personal information not be sent unencrypted over the Internet or by email.
When you visit our website, the web server collects a small amount of information to facilitate the operation and security of our website. This information may include browser type, Internet domain name, and IP address. Some information, such as your Internet domain name or IP address, may identify you. This information is not accessed by anyone outside our offices.
The website search function collects information to remember the information you submitted for the search.
We do not capture or store personal information such as your name or home address while you visit and use our website. Our website contains links to other sites. When clicking on a link, we encourage you to examine the site's privacy policy and make your own decision regarding the information provided.