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Jobs and Internships
Employer Information Sessions
These events present a prime opportunity to meet informally with employer representatives
and learn about career opportunities. Information Sessions can be found on InterviewTRAK.
Why Employers Conduct Information Sessions
Who Can Attend
How to Find Out About Sessions
What to Expect
How to Dress
How to Get the Most from Information Sessions
Why Employers Conduct Information Sessions
- To promote their organization and employment opportunities to students. Sessions
may be conducted several weeks prior to the on-campus recruiting date and before
students submit interview requests, or they are held the night before the campus
recruitment date.
- To meet with students already on their interview schedules. General interest
topics are addressed in a group setting so that interviews can be more individually
focused.
Who Can Attend
- Many employers welcome any and all interested students.
- Students who are on the employer's interview schedule are expected to attend,
and may even be required to attend.
- Students who applied to the company through On-Campus Recruiting but did not
secure an interview have an additional opportunity to meet employers, and possibly
arrange an interview.
How to Find Out About Sessions
- Times and locations of these events are posted on InterviewTRAK. Students can
search/view presentation information one of two ways:
- By using the presentation search box on the InterviewTRAK main menu
- By using the presentation link in the details section of an organizations job
posting
- Check with the career office affiliated with the employer's recruiting visit.
Check for updates!
- Some employers announce sessions in the Cornell Daily Sun.
What to Expect
- Sessions may run two or three hours in length.
- Presentations may address an employer's products or services, career opportunities,
business culture, and facility sites. A question and answer period typically follows.
- Time is allotted for individual or small group interactions.
- Refreshments and snacks may be served.
How to Dress
- Professional modes of dress are appropriate for sessions hosted by banking, advertising,
or consulting firms, or for those conducted in formal settings such as the Statler
Hotel or the Johnson Museum.
- Business casual dress in good taste is suggested for sessions conducted in seminar
rooms, lounges, or classrooms of academic buildings.
How to Get the Most From Information Sessions
- Read the employer's literature to establish a base for asking intelligent and
specific questions.
- Bring copies of your resume and make yourself known to the interview team.
- Have a pen and paper available for notes.
- Obtain a business card for follow-up.
- If unable to secure an interview, follow-up with a resume and cover letter a
few days later to show continued interest.
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Planning to participate in on-campus recruiting (OCR)?
The OCR online tutorial is now required for you to gain access to the OCR system.
Don't wait until the last minute, because we can only guarantee activating access
during regular business hours.
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