<p>has anyone had an interview for a Jeff Metcalf internship? how are they like? is there more than one interviewer? and usually what are your chances and how many people are interviewed for one position?</p>
<p>My child received a Jeff Metcalf fellowship. She had two interviews. Both were by phone. Her first interview was with someone somehow affiliated with the university who then critiqued her interview to help her should she move on. Well, she moved on and her second interview was with an individual from the institution she is going to work for. They emailed her the next day and told her she had the job. Both interviews asked questions about her qualifications for the job and wanted to see that she had knowledge of what was involved with the job and why she fit in.</p>
<p>It totally depends. Jeff Metcalf is just the named used to refer to all On-Campus recruiting for internships. It ranges from Investment banks, to research grants, to internships at law firms, to NGOs.</p>
<p>Each firm has a different interview process, many interviews are held on campus at the CAPS offices in Ida Noyes, others are done over phone, others might bring you to their office in Chicago or elsewhere.</p>
<p>It might help more if you let us know what sort of internship your interested in</p>
<p>It is true that there are many Metcalfe fellowships at numerous institutions. What is unique about the Metcalfe is that it provides a generous financial reward, while not all other internships at Chicago do so. I believe that it is too late in the year to apply for a Metcalf, but you should contact the CAPS office, as they are extremely helpful and can explain the whole program to you. There is also a pretty good online explanation. I believe that the first interview, if you get one, is always with someone, i.e. an alumnus, connected with Chicago. If you get past that, then the second interview is with someone from the institution you are applying to. In my child’s case, six people were chosen to get the first interview and three people got the second interview. In many instances, an in person interview is necessary.</p>
<p>i had an interview for a Jeff Metcalf internship with the alumni house about a week ago, but still haven’t heard back. should I e-mail the guy who interviewed me and ask him about his decision?</p>
<p>I probably wasn’t chosen, but still, I don’t like to be left hanging when waiting for job decisions.</p>
<p>You might want to just ask if he or she has had a chance to review your application and when they anticipate you’ll hear the final decision.</p>
<p>The Metcalf program does not cover all on campus interviewing for internships, and certainly is only a fraction of coveted summer jobs. There are plenty of organizations that let you submit to their website, and then will either show up at a downtown hotel, rent space on campus, or ask you to come directly to their office to be interviewed.
Metcalf internships instead refer to a very distinct subset that carry generous financial stipends, many in fields that normally would not be able to offer such funds for a summer hire (non-profits, trade organizations, research laboratories, hospitals, etc.). There are also some corporate entities that usually also have normal, at large application processes as well. </p>
<p>Interestingly, there evidence to suggest that landing an offer through Metcalf is easier than getting one through general summer recruiting. Less people apply because it is more time consuming than just mass mailing firms, and first round interviews are conducted by alumni or usually alumni reps from the hiring entity, which in turn tend to have a more nuanced understanding of the Colleges various programs, ECs, etc. I knew multiple people who got offers through the Metcalf route who could not land <em>any</em> interviews at all through the larger application avenues (usually because of the inflexible, human resources certain major / certain GPA screen).</p>