Interviewing

The development of effective and authentic interviewing skills is crucial to a job search, and our Career Strategies Office offers a range of programs and training to help. These include:

• Panel discussions by attorneys and recruiters
• Workshops on interview skills
• Individual practice interviews set up with attorneys and with Career Strategies Office counselors
• Mock interview weeks at which dozens of practicing attorneys visit the law school to conduct practice interviews with students
• Interactive interview and acting training by professional communications consultants

For written resources on interviewing skills, see the following books and brochures that are available to check out in the Career Strategies Office in Room 320:

• Earle Mack Law Career Guide
• The Best of the Job Goddess 
• Fair and Effective Interviewing (NALP)
• Guerilla Tactics for Getting the Legal Job of Your Dreams
• High-Impact Interview Questions: 701 Behavior-Based Questions to Find the Right Person for Every Job
• The How-Tos of Informational Interviewing (NALP)