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Graduate Students

On-Campus Recruiting (OCR)

Most on-campus recruiting activity at Syracuse is coordinated through the Center for Career Services. Exceptions include employer visits to graduate and professional schools, such as Law, Maxwell, Architecture, and to some extent, the MBA Program, and to offices coordinating internships and field placements in certain graduate programs. Students should learn how these other offices coordinate with the Center for Career Services.

How it works:

Employers schedule interview dates months in advance. Most interviews are scheduled for thirty or forty five minutes and, for those who succeed in the first interview, are followed by lengthier visits to employer sites for more interviews.

Employers advertise their visits on OrangeLink with specific selection process deadlines, and
frequently hold presentations on campus to provide more information. Fall deadlines may occur early in September for interviews that may occur later in the semester.

Most require resumes to be submitted online in advance. Cover letters are not always required, but may be submitted if a student prefers. Resumes must be uploaded to OrangeLink in order to make online application for interviews. Resumes given to employers at career fairs do not substitute for those that need to be submitted online.

RELEASE AND COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT

NOTE: On-campus interviews provide great chances to connect with great opportunities. Competition for interviews, however, can be very stiff. Graduating students should develop other concurrent job search strategies to win their desired positions and take advantage of all advising, seminars, and resources available.