Recruiters Question Interview Skills of Cornell Job Candidates

“We regret to inform you that we are unable to extend you an offer…”

Each of us has read a letter starting with this dreaded sentence at one time or another, telling us how great of a person we are, but nevertheless implying our inadequacy in some way. For Cornell students looking for internships and full-time job offers, this experience might be more common than usual.

This is not to say that Cornell students are deprived of their fair share of internship and job offers on Wall Street. But concurrently, there has also been negative feedback from some recruiters on the interview performance of Cornell students. Specifically, recruiters voiced concern over students’ technical knowledge and communication skills.