Reflection: OCR ATL Interview

I interviewed with the Office of Civil Rights within the US Department of Education for a summer legal intern position. I ended up taking this summer position. Here are my post interview reflections:

• Three women!!!

• Phone interviews>>>>>

  • I feel more eloquent

    • Bizarrely eloquent for 9 AM

  • But easy to get distracted

• Made em laugh c:

• Interested in the Bethea brief (Specifically the fact abt sex offender registries not being punitive)

• Candidness went a long way - they appreciated knowing about my other offers and my very near deadline for applying to the EPIC grant

• They pushed me to be more demanding wow I love women

• Working under the supervision of multiple attorneys

• I really got this job by being friendly and networking! So….wow!!

• Good question for future interviews may be

  • What kind of writing samples might I produce through this position

  • Will there be mid summer evaluations? What sorts of things do you look for?

    • Would you be able to give me specific feedback about [growth area]

• What's the best criticism you've ever got?

  • I said something about having trouble asking for help, but I need to refine that story

• What prior experience do you have with civil rights?

• Tell us about yourself

  • My answer to that was rambling but funny in the end

• What experience do you have with research?

  • I talked about ELSSCAP

• Why THIS office in particular

• I said I talked to [REDACTED CLASSMATE NAME] about  her experiences