Interviewing for Student Positions . . . what’s your approach?
As I start getting prepared for the spring semester, I am knee deep in interviews for RA positions in one of my living-learning communities. I love doing these interviews because I get to meet students who I may otherwise not meet, and it gives me an unusual amout of control over what my staff will be like (outside of the LLCs, RAsare very randomly assigned at Penn State). These are really casual interviews that give me a chance to make sure individuals are prepared to work in the LLC, as well as opportunities for the students to ask questions and make sure the LLC is a good fit for them.
The part of the process that I do not enjoy is that not every student gets selected. This is always a concern that I have . . . . I don’t particularly enjoy the responsibility that goes along with what may be a student’s first experience with rejection, even though this can be a great teachable moment. What sort of processing do you do with students who are not successful candidates? Is this something that is a formalized part of the process, or something that you do individually?
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