1. On-Campus Interviewing Orientation.
On-Campus Interviewing Orientation

2. What We Will Cover … • Some Career and Professional Development Basics.
What We Will Cover …
• Some Career and Professional Development Basics
• What is On-Campus Interviewing (OCI)?
• Who is Eligible?
• Steps to participate in OCI
→ Registering
→ The Student Home Page
→ Uploading resumes, cover letters, & transcripts
→ Searching & applying for positions
→ Signing up for/canceling interviews
→ Missed interview policy
→ Accepting a position
→ Reporting a position
• FAQs
• Final Comments .

3. Career and Professional Development Basics.
Career and Professional Development Basics
• Location: Science Library, G-50
• Phone: •
• Web site:
• Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
► Drop-In Hours:
Graduate Students/Alumni Undergraduate Students
Mon-Thur 2 p.m. - 4 p.m M-Fri 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Fri 10 a.m p.m. .

4. .
What is OCI?
An entirely online structured process facilitated by Career and Professional Development to bring students and employers together on-campus to participate in interviewing opportunities.
Recruiters are seeking interns and/or full-time employees.
Students of ALL majors may participate in OCI.
Students view and apply for listed positions and sign up for interviews online.
The system is available 24-7. .

5. Who Is Eligible for OCI: Fall & Spring.
Who Is Eligible for OCI: Fall & Spring
OCI is designed to help matriculated students obtain internships and full time jobs.
To participate you must be…
A junior, senior, or graduate student who is seeking an internship
A senior or graduate student who is graduating in December and seeking employment.
A sophomore who is eligible for a specific internship.
Alumni are NOT eligible. .

6. .
Log-In to Handshake .

7. Log-In to Handshake

8. Your Student Account
When you first log in as a student, you will be walked through the following steps:

9. Maintaining Your Personal Info
Update this information regularly: profile, unofficial transcript and resume. (at least once per semester).
Any student caught manipulating their personal information in order to appear eligible for certain job postings will lose their OCI privileges.
Unofficial Transcript

10. Posting Your Unofficial Transcript.
Posting Your Unofficial Transcript
Get your grades from MyUAlbany.
Type and format your transcript in a Microsoft Word document.
List the class names, grades, and credit hours.
Organize it chronologically with the most recent semester first.
Include former institutions and study abroad experience; be sure to note what courses, credits, and grades you received.
Please Note: If a position REQUIRES your transcript and/or cover letter, you will not be allowed to apply for the position until you have uploaded these documents into the system. Then you can apply.

11. Student Home Page

12. Updating Your Profile
Set or adjust your Notifications Preference ( , text, or push via Handshake).

13. Updating Your Profile

14. Updating Your Profile

15. Updating Your Profile Name and choose the document you wish to upload.
Select the document from your computer and then hit the Add Document button.

16. Updating Your Profile
Once you upload a file refresh your page until you see the Approve PDF button. Click on this to activate your file as PDF in the system.

17. Updating Your Profile

18. Updating Your Profile

19. On Campus Interviewing
Learn which companies will be conducting interviews on campus.

20. On Campus Interviews
Keep an eye out for application deadlines!!!

21. On Campus Interviewing
You are required to apply to an associated job before you can be selected to interview
Timeline for Interview Process

22. Signing Up For Interviews

23. Missed Interview Policy
• To NO-SHOW for an interview is unacceptable. Any student who cancels the day of the interview will be considered a no-show and treated as such.
• No-show students will immediately be removed from the system and cannot continue submitting resumes or signing up for interviews until they send a letter of apology to the employer.
• A copy of this letter must also be submitted to the Recruiting Coordinator in Career Services.
NOTE: Students are expected at interviews for which they have already signed up!

24. Interview Day

25. Interview Day • Dress in interview attire.
• Bring all necessary materials for your interview: - Copy of your resume - Transcripts - Portfolio (if appropriate)
• Arrive at least 10 minutes early. Check to see if your interview has been relocated at the last minute. A sign outside our office will list the companies interviewing and their location (occasionally a company may be in a Campus Center meeting room).
• Collect business cards or contact information for sending a thank you note or . Contact information will also be at the front desk following your interview.

26. Accepting a Job/Getting the Offer

27. Accepting a Job • Verbally accept the position.
• Accept the position in writing. (See the cover letter section on our website for a sample.)
• Cancel previously scheduled interviews, remove your resume if request period is still open, and cease all interviewing as it is unethical to do otherwise. You do have the options of asking the company making you an offer to extend their offer deadline, and/or asking another company to move your interview to an earlier date.

28. Report a Hire (if you are hired)
We will keep your information confidential; we will only report aggregate data (i.e., Seven students were hired by State Farm in Spring 2014).

29. FAQ’s
• What are Information Sessions? - They are meetings where companies provide an overview of what it is like to work for them. Topics may include corporate culture, benefits, training, etc. Many companies do these the night before the interviews. Make every effort to attend; dress is business casual. If a company is hosting an information session, it will be listed with the position description.
• I missed a deadline; what do I do? - You may contact the recruiter using the contact information in the system. You may also attend the company information session (if they have one scheduled) and see if there were any last minute interview cancellations.

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Final Comments
• Be professional in all of your interactions; all impressions matter! - Check your voic message to ensure that it is professional. - Make sure your address is professional (i.e., NOT or - Be careful about what you put on-line (Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn). Over 80% of companies check!
• Everything associated with OCR is online.
• Please contact Career Services if you have any questions about your job search. .

31. Final Comments www.albany.edu/career
• Matriculated students are eligible for Drop-in Hours:
• Visit our website for upcoming workshops, career panels, and career fairs both on- and off-campus:
• If you are unclear about any aspect of the OCR process, view the On-Line Orientation on our website. .

33. Final Comments To be eligible for OCR Register for Handshake.
Final Comments
To be eligible for OCR
Register for Handshake
Fill out the Release Form
Turn it into Career Services – SL-G50
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34. Thank You For Attending
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