Notification and Scheduling of Interviews
Interviews
Please check Symplicity daily to see if you were selected for an interview.
After the interview sign up deadline date, the schedules will close and you will forfeit your interview time to an alternate candidate. Once you have scheduled a time, you change your scheduled interview time up until the closing date of the Session. If you need to change an interview time, you MUST come to Career Services or call the Office and a staff member can assist you. Try to schedule interview times carefully because these times are difficult to change.
Alternate interviews
Employers often select a list of alternates in case of interview cancellations. If you are an alternate, please check Symplicity daily to see if you have come off the alternate list. Your turnaround time to schedule an interview will be very short. Please check the Important Dates Deadlines on Symplicity.
Additional Interview Opportunities
After the deadline date has passed for students to sign up for an interview, AND after we have exhausted the employer's list of alternate candidates, we will then attempt to fill any and all remaining interview slots. The Office will send out a general e-mail to ALL students informing them of which employers have openings, which class year the employer has requested and the specific interview times available. Any student may stop by the Career Services Office and complete an index card if they can interview at the specific time. We will run these lotteries as needed throughout the fall. These "last minute" opportunities will be available as openings arise and cannot be determined ahead of time. Please check your e-mail or stop by the Career Services Office for any updates
Interview Policies and Procedures
In order for this process to work for both students and employers, students must adhere to our Campus Recruiting Agreement. Please read the policies and sign and return a copy to the Career Services office if you haven't already done so. This form is required to participate in on-campus and off-campus interviewing. The policies are as follows:
Accuracy of Information
All information you submit to Career Services or directly to an employer must be scrupulously accurate. In addition to concerns of ethics and integrity, many employers verify information submitted by candidates for employment. Discrepancies in information have resulted in the withdrawal of job offers. Protect your reputation as well as the reputation of the Law School.Number of on-campus interviews
You may bid for as many on-campus interviews during fall recruitment as you wish, but we are asking students to accept no more than 35 on-campus interviews. This guideline is intended to increase the opportunities for all students. This limit does not apply to off-campus interview programs or job fairs. If, however, you are approaching your 35 interview limit without any job offers, please meet with a counselor in Career Services.Interview Decline
Only bid for an employer if you are prepared to accept an interview with that employer. (For example, if you only plan to work on the East Coast, do not bid for interviews with West Coast firms.) In fairness to your fellow students, do not submit your resume to employers in which you have no interest.
Once you are offered an interview, you will be given a deadline by which you must schedule the interview. If you do not meet that deadline, your interview will be reassigned to an alternate student. You may decline an interview through Symplicity before the Pre-Select Sign-Up date ends.Interview Cancellation
Once you have scheduled an interview, you are expected to honor that interview. More than two "no-shows" or cancellations of interviews will result in your exclusion from further participation in the Law School Recruitment programs. Exceptions will be made for third-year students who receive a job offer after they have signed up for an interview time. We understand emergencies happen. In the event an emergency forces you to miss a scheduled interview, we ask that you contact Career Services immediately.No Show
Failure to honor an interview appointment is considered by all parties to be a serious breach of courtesy and ethics. No-shows keep other students from interviewing opportunities, waste employers' time and may result in an employer refusing to return to the school. A student who does not show up for an interview must write a letter of apology to the employer within 24 hours. A copy of the letter, with the addition of an explanation for why the interview was missed, must be submitted to the Director of Career Services. Invalid explanations and/or repeat behavior will result in immediate suspension from on-campus or off-campus interview programs.Offer Policy
Once you accept an offer of employment, you have agreed to work for that specific organization. All previously scheduled interviews must be cancelled, and candidates are no longer eligible to continue to apply for positions sponsored through campus recruiting.
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Additional Pertinent Sections
Getting Started on Symplicity
Resumes
OCI: Researching Employers & Bidding
Bidding Schedule
Job Bank
NALP Standards
Off-Campus Directions and Information
Frequently Asked Questions
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