Interviewing well is critical to success. A great interview can overcome numerous obstacles, and a poor interview can harm even the best candidates. The good news is that everyone can improve their interview game through in-depth preparation and practice.
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Updates from Hire Ground
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When Will I Hear From Employers?
Whether you applied directly to firms for 2L summer or through the EIP Resume Collection, you may be wondering how quickly you will hear back. Different firms and markets act on different timelines. Some firms may get back to students extremely quickly (within a day or two), while many employers will not extend invitations for
January 15, 2026
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Sample Emails for Communicating with Employers
The recruitment process often means needing to communicate with employers, and sometimes those communications can be tricky. Our Sample Emails for Communicating with Employers page includes sample language to get you started for a variety of situations, including checking in on applications, requesting extensions, requesting additional interview times or a virtual interview, and alerting an
January 15, 2026
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Managing Interview Invitations
Some firms will be inviting students to conduct screening interviews before callbacks and others will invite students “straight to callback.” When you hear from a firm about an interview, you should respond to the invitation promptly (within one day at the longest) to acknowledge that you received the message. We recommend accepting and scheduling all
January 15, 2026
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EIP – What Happens Next?
Firms will receive your EIP resume collection applications tomorrow (Wednesday January 14). We expect many firms to extend interview invitations by the end of next week, with interviews happening in January and February. Some firms may skip the screening interview and invite you straight to callback interviews. Under our Interview Guidelines, employers are expected to
January 13, 2026
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How Will I Know How I’m Doing?
After EIP packets go out to employers tomorrow, knowing which firms are responding (and when) will be crucial for everyone. We are relying on you to help crowdsource this information. We therefore ask you to update your Interview Tracker in CSM if you have not already. OCS will combine everyone’s entries and share aggregated, anonymous
January 13, 2026