loyola university chicago school of law office of career services

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO SCHOOL OF LAWOFFICE OF CAREER SERVICES

ON-CAMPUS INTERVIEWING & RESUME COLLECT

NUTS & BOLTS

OCI Nuts & Bolts Program

OCI AND RESUME COLLECT NUTS & BOLTS• What Is OCI? • Employers interview rising 2Ls for summer jobs

and rising 3Ls for permanent employment• Interviews begin in August

• What is Resume Collect?• Rather than come on campus, some employers

ask us to collect resumes. They then contact students directly to arrange interviews

• Participating Employers• Mostly large law firms• A few government agencies


WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE

• Rising 2Ls & 3Ls

• 1st Year part-time students are eligible only if transferring to the full-time program in the Fall


HOW IT WORKS• Students submit applications to employers on-

line through PEARSON

• To submit an application to on an employer, students must • Read the instructions • Login to PEARSON

• Create a profile if haven’t already created one

• Review the list of employers and hiring criteria

• Submit application materials to the employers whose criteria you meet according to instructions

• If you need access to PEARSON, please email the CSO at [email protected]


mailto:[email protected]

EMPLOYER HIRING CRITERIA

• Employer hiring criteria will be in PEARSON

• Know criteria prior to applying

• You will only see employers who are interviewing for your class level (some employers only interview rising 3Ls, others only rising 2Ls)


GRADES, RANK AND PERCENTILE RANK• To submit an employer application you will need

your GPA & rank

• Your GPA and rank will be available around July 1st. The Registrar will email you when your GPA and rank are available

• Request an official transcript through Locus and when you receive the official copy, photocopy it to use for multiple employers throughout the fall

• Part-time students are ranked with the part-time students – not with the class to which you are transferring, should you decide to transfer


INTERVIEW SCHEDULES • After application submission period is complete, we inform

the employers

• Employers review the applications and determine who they wish to interview

• When the interview schedules are ready for viewing by students, the CSO will contact you via e-mail

• The interview schedule will be available for viewing in PEARSON

• Throughout the OCI season (August – October) check PEARSON daily for updates and possible changes


RESUME COLLECT EMPLOYERS• Some employers do not come to campus. Rather, they ask us to

collect resumes for them and they contact students directly to schedule interviews

• Check PEARSON to see which employers are participating in Resume Collect and to determine which employers’ hiring criteria you meet

• You will be asked to upload your application materials to PEARSON• Different employers ask for different documents (transcripts, cover

letters, etc. – only submit what they ask for)

• Due dates for submission of applications materials will vary so check PEARSON often

• Resume Collect employers will be added as they contact us. The CSO will email you regarding new Resume Collect Employers


PREPARE FOR OCI & RESUME COLLECT

• Update your resume after you receive your grades in June

• Review your resume and cover letter with your career counselor

• Update your PEARSON profile

• Research OCI employers

• Schedule a mock interview with your counselor if you are offered an interview

• Consider joining a journal, moot court or other student organization


THE INTERVIEWS (begin August 11th)• Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

• Interviews take place throughout the law school and last 20 or 30 minutes. Interview rooms will be posted in PEARSON.

• If you are scheduled for an interview it is very important that you show up or you may forfeit your remaining interviews

• If you must cancel an interview, provide at least 48 hours notice to the CSO so that we can inform the employer

• Make sure to bring extra copies of the documents employers request that you bring to the interview


MULTIPLE SCHOOL INTERVIEWS

• Some employers interview students from several Chicago law schools on the same day at a Chicago law school

• Sometimes Loyola hosts these interviews; sometimes other Chicago law schools host these interviews

• We will inform you in PEARSON and via email when these opportunities become available


CALL-BACK INTERVIEWS• Call-back interviews are second-round interviews that

happen at the employer’s office and usually involve interviewing with multiple attorneys, last several hours and sometimes lunch

• Employers directly contact students a few days after on-campus interviews to schedule call-back interviews (create a professional voice mail message if you haven’t already)

• If you receive a call-back interview, return the call as soon as possible and schedule your call-back at the earliest time available. Be as flexible as possible

• Schedule a mock interview with your counselor prior to your call-back interview


OCI – NOT ONLY WAY TO FIND A JOB• Go beyond OCI

• Reach out to other firms/employers in mid-August.• Many firms that do not participate in OCI want

students to apply directly to them• To research employers, use the following

resources:• Nalpdirectory.com; 4 or More List of Law Firms;

Employer websites; Martindale.com; LinkedIn• Do not put all of your eggs in the OCI basket. Fewer

and fewer firms hire through OCI.


IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS

• Contact the CSO via email at [email protected]

• Most communication regarding OCI and Resume Collect will take place via email from [email protected]

• To schedule an appointment or mock interview this summer contact: [email protected] or (312) 915-7160




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