The date, time, duration, and location of your interview(s) can be viewed from your Crimson Careers account.
Typical interviews:
• take place between 9:30am and 5:30pm
• last 30 to 60 minutes
• take place at 1033 Mass Ave, 5th Floor
(or occasionally at OCS or the Faculty Club)
However, there are exceptions to all of these criteria.
You have a responsibility to attend every interview you listed on your Crimson Careers account. Examine your schedule for conflicting interviews and check your @fas or @college email account for any updates or changes.
REMINDER: The On-Campus Recruiting Program is not meant to be the single source of all employment opportunities. Remember that OCR is one tool among many that students should utilize in their search for jobs and internships. See the Find a Job, Find an Internship, and Explore Careers sections of the OCS website for more information about additional tools and resources.
The vast majority of employers choose to “pre-select” candidates. This means that they review (“prescreen”) applicant materials in advance, and only select a limited number candidates for interviews.
Employers recruiting on campus begin making decisions about candidates approximately five days after the application deadline. The decision time will vary from employer to employer, but we request that they make a decision no later than one week prior to the on campus visit date. When a decision has been made about your candidacy, you will be emailed by the employer, and your application status on Crimson Careers will change from “Pending” to “Invited,” “Not Invited,” or “Alternate.” If you have not heard by the interview date, you should consider your application declined.
There are two sub-tabs under the INTERVIEWS Tab:
a) Interview Requests
b) Scheduled Interviews
INTERVIEW REQUESTS sub-tab:
This tab allows you to manage your applications to OCR positions. Each application will have a “Pending” status until the employer submits a decision.
Invited: If you are invited to an interview with that employer, an email will be sent to you reminding you to sign up for an interview. (TIP: Make sure your email address is up-to-date so that you can receive emails from the system.) You will also see an alert at the bottom of your Crimson Careers homepage.
When you receive that invitation email, you should return to this “Interview Requests” sub-tab and the status of that application will be changed to “Invited.” You will also receive the option to sign up for an interview to the far right of that webpage.
How to sign-up for an interview?
TIP: Please think carefully about the slot that you pick. If you have multiple interviews in one day, do not schedule interviews back-to-back because interviews can run long or late.
Alternate: If you are accepted as an Alternate on Crimson Careers, you will be able to sign up for any remaining interview spots beginning at 12am, 3 days prior to the employer’s on-campus visit date. Alternates may sign up on a first-come, first-serve basis, so be sure to check your email and on your Crimson Careers account to avoid missing an opportunity.
Open Schedules: A few employers, most often non-profit organizations, choose to have one or more interview schedules “open.” This means that they employer does not wish to prescreen the candidate, and interested students may sign-up for interviews on a first-come, first-serve basis. The process to apply to open positions is the same as for any other position. The difference is that if there are openings on the employer’s schedule, the system will automatically select you as accepted for an interview and you will be able to sign-up immediately. The deadline for applying to open schedules is two days prior to the interview date.
Not Invited: You have been declined for an interview. You may want to send the employer contact one final follow-up email or phone call to reiterate your interest and qualifications, but this should be done sparingly and with sensitivity.
Recruiting Date Metrics
SCHEDULED INTERVIEWS sub-tab:
This tab is where you can view upcoming interviews that you have already scheduled. You are responsible for attending all interviews listed on this webpage.
Changing an interview time: Click on the Reschedule Interview button in the “scheduled interviews” sub-tab and it will show you the remaining interview slots that are available. Interview slots are available on a first come, first serve basis.
If there are no remaining interview slots available and would like to see if there is anyone willing to switch your timeslots with you, please contact the Recruiting Team for the contact information of other students on your interview schedule.
If there are no time that work with your schedule: You may need to contact the employer and/or recruiter using the contact information on Crimson Careers to ask for their advice. Understand that you will most likely need to share information about your time conflict. Employers have spent a great deal of time and money scheduling their on-campus visits to campus and are under no obligation to reschedule a first round interview. Second round interviews are not a legitimate reason to reschedule the first round interview (See Second Round Interview Policy). Please contact the Recruiting Office at 617-495-2598 if you have any more detailed questions.