On-Campus Interviews (OCI)

Did you know that UMBC offers the opportunity to interview with employers for full-time, career-related positions right here on campus?

 For a list of companies and the dates they are coming to campus you can check out the OCI calendar on our website, or log into UMBCworks where you can search for positions and apply directly.

After applying via UMBCworks, the employer selects who they want to interview, and those students are notified via email and will be able to select an interview time.

Apply now for an interview this semester with Enterprise Holdings, Rockwell Collins/ARINC, Maxim Healthcare Services, and Northwestern Mutual Financial Network (to name a few).

http://careers.umbc.edu/news_events/oci/calendar.php?event_type=OCI&date=20140310

                                   Mock Interviews

Need help preparing for an interview?

Mock interviews are 1.5 hour long sessions where you are able to practice your interview skills in a stimulated, one-on-one setting with a career specialist.

Please complete the following steps before your mock interview in order to prepare:

http://careers.umbc.edu/skills/interview/instructions.php

Please bring your resume and a sample position for which you are applying.

                                  Informational Interviews

Are you in the process of choosing an academic major, making career choices, changing careers, or beginning a job hunt? Informational interviews may help you explore your options.

Informational interviewing provides the opportunity to gain current information from professionals in the field.  Informational interviews help you gain valuable information for job hunting and career planning, learn about a particular organization, and network and establish contacts.

How are informational interviews different from other types of interviews? Informational interviews are meant to help you obtain information, not ask for a position.

To prepare for an informational interview: know your own skills, interests, values, and how they relate to the career field represented by the person you will be interviewing. Read about the career area and the organization. Know exactly what kind of information you want by having a list of questions in mind (http://careers.umbc.edu/skills/network/infoint_questions.pdf)

For more information: check out the books in the Career Library (Math/Psyc 212) and on our website!