Mock Interview & Resume Review Workshop

We're flipping the tables and allowing you to make the hiring decision! This workshop will allow students to review resumes, ask interview questions, and make a hiring decision in real time, so that you can experience the process from the other side of the table and learn tips and best practices for your own job search process.

How the workshop works:

Part I (20-30 min.)

Student participants team up and form “hiring committees" tasked with hiring someone for a mock job (we'll share the job description with you ahead of time).

Your committee will meet with a series of job candidates who've applied for the position. You'll review their resume and ask them interview questions.

After five minutes the candidates until each committee has met with every candidate. Your committee will then have to decide which candidate you'd like to hire for the position.

Part Two (~15-20 minutes)

The entire group will come together to discuss their experiences. Each committee will explain who they hired and why. Students will then have a chance to ask general questions of the guests, and guests will share personalized feedback on interview/resume tips and best practices.

Part Three (~15-20 minutes)

Students will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with one of our special guests to review their own personal resume and receive personalized feedback and informal mentoring.

This message contains important information that will help you navigate registration problems this week.  Please keep in mind that only honors students and student athletes register on Tuesday (those with 90+ EARNED hours) and Wednesday (those with less than 90+ EARNED hours).  

BEFORE your registration window opens please take the following steps in your Portal:

• Update your current contact information
• Complete the Financial Responsibility Form
• Check for any holds on your Registration (if you have a hold on your account you will have to contact the department that placed that hold, no one in Honors can remove a hold from another office).

If you encounter a problem during registration, we have time to troubleshoot.  Professor Landis and I will probably get 250 e-mails a day, so it may be some time before you hear back from us.  Remember that the last day to adjust your schedule for full semester coursework is the Drop/Add deadline in AUGUST as published in the Academic Calendar on the Registrar’s website.

In case you encounter an issues with HONORS coursework registration you should directly contact Professor Landis or Professor Ganaway.

• Professor Landis (landisc@cofc.edu) is handling all questions dealing with colloquia.
• Professor Ganaway (ganawayb@cofc.edu) is handling questions dealing with foundations, quantitative, and advanced courses.

Here are some frequently asked questions…start here BEFORE you contact us. If your query is answered below, we won’t write back.

1. The class I want is currently showing as full.  When will more seats get released?

We raise the caps in our classes over the course of the day.  The logic behind this is that everything fills equally, and it protects students who run into technical difficulties.  For example, if all the seats in a colloquium (or advanced class) that you want are full, I won’t add any more seats until all of the open spots in every other colloquia (or advanced studies class) have filled.  That will help you gauge when more seats will be available, so you are not constantly checking back.

2. Can I get on a waitlist?

Yes, after a class fills (typically at around 15 students), you can write and we will add you to the waitlist.  Remember, that does not mean that you’ll get in to the class, but it is an effective way to keep track of your requests.  If you would like to get on the waitlist for a colloquium, please write to Professor Landis at landisc@cofc.edu.  If you would like to be on the waitlist for a foundations or advanced class, please write Professor Ganaway at ganawayb@cof.cedu.

3. It doesn’t look like any seats were released in HONS 102, and HONS 265.  How do I get a spot in those classes?

You need to fill out an interest form for those classes.  It is on the HUB:

https://blogs.cofc.edu/honorshub/courses/

When you get there, you’ll need to click through to the course you want.  You can then complete the short form.

4. Why are there so few seats in Foundations Classes?

The vast majority of these seats must be reserved for incoming freshmen.  While we try to open 2-3 seats in those classes where we think we have room, you should always have a back-up plan if you were looking at one of these.

5. Where do I go to if I encounter a pre-requisite error of a full class outside of the HONS prefix?

You will have to contact the home department directly if you need an override into a class that does not have the HONS — course designation.  We have no ability to grant those overrides.  We can help you only when these issues arise in HONS classes.

6. Why isn’t my hold lifted?

You must complete your advising process through your honors advisor/mentor to get your hold lifted.  If you have not yet done this, you’ll have to complete it first (and that will take a couple of days in all likelihood).  The main thing is not to panic.  No one can register for honors classes but honors students.  As long as we can get you signed up by the end of the week things should be fine.

7. I am encountering technical difficulties accessing MyPortal or getting a “pipes” error.  How can I resolve this?

Honors staff cannot resolve network-related issues.  You will need to go directly to the Helpdesk at helpdesk@cofc.edu or 843-953-3375.