Registration is now open for MPA Mock Interview Day on Tuesday February 4, 2020.

Feedback from past Mock Interview Day student participants:

“Interviewing, like any other skill, requires practice and constant refreshing. This is a great way to get practice in a friendly and calm environment. Don’t let your real interview be your first run through!”

“Go! There is no penalty and you may even leave with a future job opportunity!”

“You have nothing to lose, but everything to gain! So so helpful!”

“One of the best experiences in McCombs.”

“This event made me less stressed about interviewing.”

 

WHY IT WORKS

  • Practice. Real interviewers will use real interview questions to help you simulate their real interview.
  • Instant Advice. Interviewers will give you verbal advice immediately after your interview so that you can continue to work on your skills. In addition, they will complete a comprehensive feedback form, which MPA Career Services will provide to you.
  • Early Advantage. In the past, some students met their real interviewer through their mock interviews. A comfort level exists when you meet someone for the second time, especially in a real interview. In addition, some students have received real offers from their mock interviews.

 

EMPLOYERS
You will be randomly assigned to employers and will be notified who they are prior to your interview.  Employers for this MPA Mock Interview Day include*:

 

Briggs & Veselka Co

Calvetti Ferguson

Caterpillar Inc.

Crowe

Deloitte

Doeren Mayhew

EY

FTI Consulting

Grant Thornton

Hines

IDEX Corporation

KPMG

Protiviti

PwC

Weaver

 

*Please note that this list is subject to change

 

HOW IT WORKS

The sign-up deadline is 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. You can sign up for multiple 30-minute sessions. You select the time, and RecruitMcCombs randomly selects an interviewer for you. MPA Career Services will send you instructions on how to access the name(s) of your mock interviewer(s) before the date of the event.

 

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

  • Log in to RecruitMcCombs: https://msb-utexas-csm.symplicity.com/students
  • Click Job Postings on the left and “Search OCIs/RCs” from the drop-down
  • In the search bar enter “MPA mock interview”
  • Click a position and click Apply and Interview
  • Once you “Apply and Interview” for the position (register for an interview) you must go back in to schedule a time. If you submitted your resume without scheduling a time slot, navigate to: Manage My OCIs > and click on the three dots > Schedule Interview.
  • Select a resume.  Make sure it is in the correct MPA format.
  • Select additional job titles for additional practice if desired

 

RESCHEDULING/CANCELLING MOCK INTERVIEWS BEFORE THE SIGN-UP END DATE:

  • Click on the “Scheduled Interviews” tab
  • Select either “Reschedule” or “Cancel” (click on the three dots to the right of the title for these options)

 

NOTE: Cancellations after the interview sign-up date (January 28) will result in losing access to RecruitMcCombs

 

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING WAITLISTS
As there are 15 employer schedules, if you can’t find the time you want in a particular room, check another room, rather than adding yourself to a waitlist.

 

To prepare for your interview(s), please review the interview documents on Canvas, and consider scheduling a mock interview with MPA Career Services before the event.