MECOP Selection Interviews

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MECOP Selection Interviews

• Computer Science
• Friday, May 19, 2006
• MU 206, 207

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Dress for Success

• For men
• dress shirt with collar, slacks, dress shoes
• coat and tie optional
• For women
• pantsuit or professional-style dress

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Time Schedule

• Anyone without a scheduled interview?
• Morning Session
• 745 Be at Gilfillan Auditorium
• Registration, etc.
• 820 Be at your assigned room
• Get-acquainted time
• Afternoon Session
• 1230 Be at Gilfillan Auditorium
• Registration, etc.
• 110 Be at your assigned room
• Get-acquainted time

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Gilfillan Auditorium
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Get-acquainted Times

• in your assigned interview room
• Morning 820 850
• Afternoon 110 140
• BE THERE !!
• Interval between Get-acquainted session and
  actual interview is free time.

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MU Second Floor
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Don't be Shy

• Introduce yourself in the get-acquainted sessions
• Wear your name-tag
• Smile
• Ask some questions about the interviewers'
  companies

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The Interview

• Be there 15 minutes before your scheduled
  interview time
• A faculty member will introduce you to the
  interview panel
• Actual interview duration is about 15 minutes

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The Interview Panel

• 5 to 8 interviewers
• Interviewers are experienced
• Many have been through this on both sides of the
  table
• Will help you feel at ease
• All have looked at your file in advance

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The Interview Probable Topics

• A bit about yourself
• How you became interested in CS
• Projects you've worked on
• Teams you've worked with
• dynamics
• Problems you've solved
• Disagreements you've handled
• Main areas of interest
• Favorite courses / programming languages
• What kind of job interests you most? Why?
• Work / extra-curricular activities
• Others

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Tips

• Relax (a bit), smile
• Provide some technical details
• Answers should average about 1 minute
• More technical, more time
• If a question takes you by surprise, it's OK to
  take a minute to think about your response
• Interviewers will help you out
• If you worked while taking classes, be sure to
  tell the interviewers
• If you have a question, dont hesitate to ask
• Let the interviewers know that you are willing to
  locate anywhere
• Remember to thank the panel

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Questions ?

• Good luck
• See you Friday