Interview Details

Interview Formats

The CMC can customize the interview schedule to your specification but most companies choose a 30-, 45- or 60-minute format. Every interview schedule will have a 15-minute break in the morning and in the afternoon and include a complementary lunch at 12:30 pm. The day will conclude with a 15-minute "debrief." This is time reserved for our Associate Directors to get feedback about the candidates.

If you would like the MBA students to have two interviews by separate recruiters, we can arrange a rotating or back-to-back schedule. This will allow students to interview in one room then move to another interview room to meet with another recruiter with the same company. We can also accommodate a greeter in another room if you inform us ahead of time. Interviews are booked in the order they are received but we must also balance the number of interviews being held in any one functional area.

Interview Length	# of Candidates	Start Time	End Time
30 Minutes	13	8:45 a.m.	5:00 p.m.
30 Minutes Rotating	14	8:15 a.m.	5:00 p.m.
45 Minutes	9	8:30 a.m.	5:00 p.m.
45 Minutes Rotating	8	9:15 a.m.	5:00 p.m.
60 Minutes	7	8:15 a.m.	5:00 p.m.
60 Minutes Rotating	6	8:15 a.m.	3:45 p.m.

Closed and Bid Slots

Closed slots are interview candidates chosen by the company. They are selected from the resume submission, resume book, event interaction or other correspondence. Bid slots, also called open slots, are candidates that win an interview on the schedule. Offering bid slots allows students to place a portion of their yearly allotted bid points on their most desired positions. The highest bidders win an interview slot on the schedule. We encourage recruiters to include bid slots to ensure other highly interested candidates are provided an opportunity to interview with the company.

Second Round Interviews

Second round interviews can be held on campus or at the company’s offices. We recommend companies allow at least three business days for students to travel for second round interviews being held off campus so they have ample time to rearrange prior comments. In addition, companies may host a pre-interview reception or dinner before conducting interviews. We can help encourage participation and avoid conflicts if we know your plans ahead of time.

See our Policies and Professional Standards for more information.

Extending Job Offers

We ask recruiters to give graduating MBA students until December 31, 2009 or three weeks (whichever is longer) to respond to job offers received from on- or off-campus interviews. Intern candidates should be given until February 5, 2010 or two weeks (whichever is longer) to respond.

See our Policies and Professional Standards for more information.