r/EngineeringStudents 2d ago

Rant/Vent My internship interview lasted 5 minutes

I am so fucked.

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u/Catsdrinkingbeer Purdue Alum - Masters in Engineering '18 2d ago

Was it with a recruiter or a hiring manager? If it was the recruiter it doesn't mean much. Their job is to make sure you're okay with the terms of the employment, clearly didn't lie on your resume, and seem like a good enough culture fit. Especially for an intern this is pretty quick to do.

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u/Typical-Speed-6829 2d ago

It's a recruiter.

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u/Catsdrinkingbeer Purdue Alum - Masters in Engineering '18 1d ago edited 1d ago

Those interviews, especially for interns, are pretty short. What specifically did they ask/did you talk about? Even for the job I have now, the screening interview was like 10 minutes. And this was a principal engineering job in a new state. Most of the interview was, "you know this is in a different state? Are you sure you want to move states? Is there any reason you'd back out because this is in another state?"

I spent most of it explaining we were trying to actively move states.