OCD lays down the logic behind sacrificing interviews
Al Controne
Issue date: 1/16/07 Section: Administration
Is it wise to withdraw from the internship search process after receiving your first desirable offer? The notion of forgoing internship interviews, rather than securing as many interviews and offers as possible, is not an intuitive one. However, over the years, we have come to believe that it is truly a good approach.
One of the many factors that have enabled Ross students to have a successful internship interview process over the years is the decision made by most students to end the interview process upon receipt of an internship offer, which the student would be willing to accept. Several members of the class of 2001 first started this approach during the winter of 2000 with some success. Each succeeding class has built on the concept with increased success.
At first glance, this approach might seem to be a purely "community-minded" behavior. Obviously, the decision made by one student to forego additional formal interviews opens up slots on the interview schedules for classmates who otherwise would not have been able to interview. However, we have learned that, if it is well managed, there can also be benefits to the student who declines interview opportunities during the internship cycle.
At the moment where a student receives the first acceptable internship offer, there are two options, assuming that the student has more interviews scheduled. The student can either (A) continue the interview process with other companies (lets say four as an example) or (B) terminate the process by canceling any future interviews. Lets analyze the first option.
The outcome of the four marginal interviews in our example is, at one extreme, four more offers. In this scenario, the individual now has five internship offers, four of which must be rejected. Companies do not look positively on having competitive offers rejected. It generally makes it harder for the student to obtain a full time employment offer with that company in the fall.
Alternatively, the outcome of those additional four interviews could potentially be four rejections. Even though the company may not view this as a final rejection (it is common for companies to hire students they have reject for summer internships), it could easily be argued that it is better not to have had a rejection. This is especially true if the benefits of achieving an introduction to the companies can be attained without the need for the rejection decision to be made. Certainly, deferring that first formal interview until the fall, gives more time for the student to obtain additional experience, which can use in during a potential interview in the fall.
One of the many factors that have enabled Ross students to have a successful internship interview process over the years is the decision made by most students to end the interview process upon receipt of an internship offer, which the student would be willing to accept. Several members of the class of 2001 first started this approach during the winter of 2000 with some success. Each succeeding class has built on the concept with increased success.
At first glance, this approach might seem to be a purely "community-minded" behavior. Obviously, the decision made by one student to forego additional formal interviews opens up slots on the interview schedules for classmates who otherwise would not have been able to interview. However, we have learned that, if it is well managed, there can also be benefits to the student who declines interview opportunities during the internship cycle.
At the moment where a student receives the first acceptable internship offer, there are two options, assuming that the student has more interviews scheduled. The student can either (A) continue the interview process with other companies (lets say four as an example) or (B) terminate the process by canceling any future interviews. Lets analyze the first option.
The outcome of the four marginal interviews in our example is, at one extreme, four more offers. In this scenario, the individual now has five internship offers, four of which must be rejected. Companies do not look positively on having competitive offers rejected. It generally makes it harder for the student to obtain a full time employment offer with that company in the fall.
Alternatively, the outcome of those additional four interviews could potentially be four rejections. Even though the company may not view this as a final rejection (it is common for companies to hire students they have reject for summer internships), it could easily be argued that it is better not to have had a rejection. This is especially true if the benefits of achieving an introduction to the companies can be attained without the need for the rejection decision to be made. Certainly, deferring that first formal interview until the fall, gives more time for the student to obtain additional experience, which can use in during a potential interview in the fall.
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Ken Bayne
posted 1/16/07 @ 5:38 PM EST
As a former recruiter at UMBS, this perspective is dead-on. Good analysis.
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