Employers
A basic difference is that you conduct your interviews at the CSULB Career Development Center rather than at your own site, but there are others. A major one is that an OCI posting has filters in place so that only students who meet your basic screening criteria can apply. Also, email blasts are sent out to eligible students to promote your OCI opportunity generally giving you a large candidate pool of qualified students. BeachLINK takes care of setting up the interview schedule according to your specifications. You choose the type of interview that you want, select the candidates that you want to interview and BeachLINK does the rest.
OCI accepts only full-time, entry-level professional positions or internships for this program.
Regular BeachLINK job postings are not filtered so all students can apply whether or not they meet your qualifications .
The open schedule allows students and alumni meeting your job requirements to self-schedule an interview time and submit their resumes online. Your schedule fills with no more action on your part. You will be able to view the resumes as they are submitted for the interviews. The schedule closes two days prior to your interview date.
A pre-select schedule allows you to pre-screen student resumes for your interviews. After reviewing the resumes during a specified selection period and making your pre-selections online, the BeachLINK system automatically notifies the selected students. They are then responsible to self-schedule a timeslot for the interview schedule. There are trigger dates that prompt action on your part, i.e. for resume review and candidate selection. BeachLINK will prompt you by email when a trigger date is nearing. There are preset system dates for these activities but these dates can be easily modified by Career Center at your request.
This option allows you to create your own interview schedule of CSULB students outside the online BeachLINK system. This choice is suggested if, at a job fair, information session or other student meeting, you develop a list of students that you would like to interview. Reserve an interview room in advance of the event.
Set up your own time schedule directly with the candidates and send a copy of the schedule to the Career Center the day before your interview. Some employers also use this option to conduct second interviews. We are happy to provide a free interview room based on availability.
The Resume Drop is approved infrequently because the object of the On-Campus Interview Program is to bring employers and CSULB students together in face-to-face interviews. However, a few employers ask to post an OCI opportunity without an interview date. Students are able to drop resumes and if the response warrants an On-Campus Interview then an on-campus interview date can be requested.
The sample below shows trigger dates for an April 22 interview:
| resume submission start | resume submission end | employer select start | employer select end | preselect signup start | schedule close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 25, 2009 | April 15, 2009 | April 16, 2009 | April 17, 2009 | April 18, 2009 | April 20, 2009 |
Student: Drop resumes until midnight on the resume submission end date. Resume drop ends 7 days prior to the interview date.
Employer: For two days after the resume drop ends, review the resumes by logging on to BeachLINK. BeachLINK will remind you to make your selections. In BeachLINK, go to Quick Links and click on "View OCI Applicants". Invite those candidates that you choose to interview by clicking "invited" next to their names and click on "Submit". BeachLINK automatically e-mails students to notify them that they have been invited to your interview.
Student: The following day, invited students begin preselect sign-up. They have 3 days to log on to BeachLINK and schedule their interview time.
The schedule closes 2 days prior to the interview date.
Grand total of students enrolled at CSULB in a given major
No. Third party employers are not eligible for On-Campus Interviews
No, we do not include "commission only" positions in On-Campus Interviews.
Yes. CSULB graduates can use all Career Center services for one full year following the receipt of their degree. After that year, our very large alumni base is eligible, with the payment of an annual fee, to use an array of career services which includes On-Campus Interviews (OCI).
Simply contact our Associate Director, Dr. Robin Lee or call (562) 985-5826. There are various means of getting more involved with student organizations, academic departments and faculty. Dr. Lee will be happy to discuss these options with you.
A week prior to your interview date the OCI staff will e-mail to the primary contact that we have listed for your company a campus map and instructions for obtaining the free parking pass that is provided to all OCI employers. If you would like to have those instructions sent to someone other than the primary contact, please let us know by calling (562) 985-8468.
If you have any questions, please contact the OCI Program Coordinator at (562) 985-8468.
