Interview Sessions

Who Can Participate in the Interview Sessions?

Only registered students and alumni from the Northwest Consortium Schools are eligible to participate in the Interviewing Session. You must be on the registration list for your name to be released for any scheduled interviews. For any scheduled interviews, employers will select candidates from those that apply by the specified deadline date - 11:59 pm, Monday January 18, 2010.

STUDENTS AND ALUMNI PLEASE NOTE: You may view the list of participating employers prior to registering for one or both of the Career Fairs. The current employer list and information is available for Seattle Employers and for Portland Employers

FOR CURRENT STUDENTS

Many of the employers advertise positions for interviews at the Career Fairs or at a later date and ask that application materials be submitted through the career fair process. To be considered for these positions, students/alumni must register for the Career Fair, pay for one or both of the Career Fairs, and upload their application materials through TWEN no later than 11:59 pm, Monday January 18, 2010.

Some employers have requested that application materials be submitted directly to their offices, the job postings indicate the proper application method for each employer.

Application Instructions: The following are instructions for submitting your application materials through TWEN:

1. Prior to registering for the Career Fair - BE SURE to review the listings of Participating Employers; whether they are recruiting/interviewing or only attending the table talk sessions.
2. Please log-on to Westlaw (lawschool.westlaw.com) with your student password.
3. On the top bar click on TWEN
4. On your TWEN home page click “add a course.”
5. Scroll to National TWEN Courses and select the check box next to either the "2010 Northwest Public Service Career Fair - Seattle" or "2010 Northwest Public Service Career Fair - Portland" or both. Then enter the Career Fair password in the box or boxes to the right of your selections and click "Submit" at the botton of the page. (You will have received the Career Fair password via email after registering for the Career Fair.)
6. On “My Courses” page select the appropriate Career Fair
7. Select the “SUBMIT APPLICATIONS HERE" (located in the blue box on the left side of the page)
8. From the list of employers select (in the column "Course Assignment') the employer that you are interested in.
9. On the "View Assignment" Page be sure to read the job posting for specific details (ie: job description, qualifications, etc). View the link to the employer's job posting
10. A cover letter and resume are the only application materials that will be accepted. Prepare your application packet by creating a a single pdf file. (If you need software to create a pdf - free programs are available at: http://www.pdf995. com/ or http://www.cutepdf. com/). Name each file with your school code and the employer name (ie: asu.usdoj.pdf; uo.marionctyda.pdf). The following are the school codes: ASU; BYU; GU; LC; SU; UA; UI, UO, UU, UW and WUCL.

11. Submit your application packet by clicking “Submit your Assignment” on the “View Assignment" Page
12. Please ignore the “Message to Course Administrator” box and click on the “browse” button next to “File to upload.”
13. Select your single pdf file and click open.
14. Click on the "Submit" button. You will return to the list of employers and you should see a confirmation that your file was uploaded in the "Date Submitted" column next to your employer.
15. Repeat for all employers that you are applying to.

WARNING: If you resubmit an application, or submit more than one file per employer, only the last file uploaded will be sent to the employer. You must have your cover letter and resume combined as a single pdf file to ensure that your application is complete.

FOR ALUMNI

Please email your name, graduation year and law school to pifair@lclark.edu. We will create a guest account for you to access the TWEN course(s). Once you have received the email with your temporary guest log-in, please follow the instructions listed above - "Application Instructions."

When Will I Know I Have Been Selected?

Employers will make their selections and final interview schedules will be prepared and all students will be notified whether selected for an interview or not no later than Friday, January 29, 2010. Students will also receive an email with the selection decisions.

What Do I Do If I Have Been Selected?

If selected for an interview, it is the student's or graduate's responsibility to check in and confirm your interview time at the designated "Interviewing" location. All applicants should be ready and checked in at the interview "wait area" at least five (5) minutes prior to your scheduled interview. Note: If you are leaving the area until your interview time, please be sure to let somebody know where you may be located. There are times when we may move up your interview time, due to a "no show."

All applicants selected for an interview are expected to show for their scheduled interview time unless prior arrangements have been made with a staff member in charge. If you are unable to attend your scheduled interview time, please contact your Career Services Office immediately. Any cancellations or changes must be done no later than three days prior to the Career Fair -- NO EXCEPTIONS.

If you have any questions about the process, please do not hesitate to contact your Career Services Office or email pifair@lclark.edu