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On-Campus Interview (OCI) Program

WHAT IS OCI?
The On-Campus Interview Program (OCI) at UC Irvine is offered as a means to attract qualified candidates for internship and full-time career opportunities. Interviews are held in one of the Career Center's six interview rooms and there is no fee to participate.

All on-campus interviews are posted and managed through ZotLink, a memeber of the NACElink Network. Through ZotLink, employers can request schedules, review resumes, rate candidates, manage interview selections and contact students.

On-Campus Interview is available to current UC Irvine students of all degrees and majors. For further information contact the employer relations team at (949) 824-6881 or oci@uci.edu.

On-Campus Recruiting Dates
Our program is offered in the Fall, Winter and Spring academic quarters. The interview dates and deadlines correspond with UCI's quarter system.

Fall Quarter 2008: October 20 - December 5
Schedule request accepted via ZotLink beginning July 1, 2008

Winter Quarter 2009: January 26 - March 13
Schedule request accepted via ZotLink beginning July 1, 2008

Spring Quarter 2009: March 30- June 5
Schedule request accepted via ZotLink beginning February 11, 2009

Scheduling Guidlines

  • Employers must be offering full-time career employment or internship opportunities.
  • We highly recommend that you schedule your interview date at least six weeks prior to your visit to allow students to access the schedule, research your company, and sign up for interviews.
  • To view availability and/or request a schedule
    1. Log into ZotLink or create a ZotLink account
    2. From the menu across the top of the page click "on-campus interviewing (OCI)"
      Click "Request a schedule"
    3. Select the session you are interested in to view room availability (ie: Fall, Winter, Spring)
    4. Fill in all fields* on the form and click "submit"
    5. We will respond to your request within 2 business days. All request are on a first-come first-served basis.

Scheduling Options
*Following is an explanation of the available fields on the schedule request form.

  • Recruiting Session: Refers to the quarter you will be scheduling for, Fall, Winter or Spring
  • OCI Model: Refers to one of the schedule types below.
    • Preselect: Allows the employer to view resumes prior to the campus visit and invite selected students to participate in the on-campus interview.
    • Preselect to Alternate: Allows the employer to view resumes prior to the campus visit and make primary (preselect) and secondary selections (alternate). Preselected students will sign up for an interview time slot first. After preselect sign up has closed alternate candidates will then have the opportunity to select a time slot. This type of selection process will almost ensure a full schedule.
    • Open: The open schedule allows qualified candidates to sign up for the interview on a first-come, first-serve basis and does not allow the employer to prescreen.
      None-Room Reservation Only: Can only be used in conjunction with one of the schedule types above.
      Interview Date: Select the date to conduct interviews. To select multiple days use control + click
      Time Slot: All interviews should begin and end within these time frames. Full day = 8:30 - 4:30, Morning = 8:30 - Noon, Afternoon= 1:00-4:30
      Number of Rooms: Enter the number of rooms you will need. Be sure to refer to the room availability on the right side of the screen. The maximum number of rooms is 4.
      Location: The only option is UCI Career Center
      Interview length: Select how much time would you like to spend with each student.
      Interview type: Full time and Internship are the only options. Although listed, Part Time and Temporary/Seasonal are not OCI options.
      Notes: Provide information relevant to the visit. Some examples are "Two interviewers per room", "Need wheelchair access", "Copy [name], [email] on all correspondence".

If you have any questions or need assistance please contact the employer relations team at (949) 824-6881 or oci@uci.edu.