Career and Professional Development Center

Symplicity

Symplicity is the web-based recruiting system and job bank used for the OCI process and job/resume solicitations. The system also provides a personalized calendar of career programming events and serves as a personal student employment profile center.

Using Symplicity for Fall 2008 OCI

Access Symplicity by clicking here.

Entering Class Conflicts and Unavailable Times

  1. Click on OCI at the top of your Symplicity toolbar.
  2. Click on Class Schedules/Conflicts Tab.
  3. A screen will then appear in one week span of the entire Fall OCI season. Click on the arrows beside the dates to move from one week to the next week.
  4. Check mark the entire time span (in one hour increments) that you have a conflict. Repeat this for EACH day of the week for the entire interview season (including Super Saturdays).
  5. Click submit

Bidding

  1. Log into Symplicity (https://law-duke-csm.symplicity.com/students) with your Symplicity USER ID (Duke Law email address) and PASSWORD (previously emailed to you).
  2. If you forgot your password: Then click the FORGOT MY PASSWORD tab at the top of the login page. Enter your username (full email address) and a NEW password will be sent to that email address.
  3. Click on OCI at the top of your Symplicity toolbar.
  4. Click on the Employers/Bidding Tab
  5. Choose the desired “session” in the grey Search Filters box, select the correct "session"
  6. ENTER YOUR CLASS CONFLICTS FOR ALL INDIVIDUAL DAYS
    1. Click on OCI on the toolbar
    2. Click on the Class Schedule/Conflicts Tab. Make sure to enter unavailable times for both OCI - Segment I and Segment II by changing the “session”
    3. Check mark the entire time span that you have a conflict.
    4. Repeat this for EACH day of the week (including Super Saturdays).
    5. Click Submit.
  7. Return to the Employers/Bidding Tab.
  8. Click on the DATE link of the interview date that you desire.
  9. Click on the General Resume (remember this you default resume).
  10. YOUR BID FOR THAT EMPLOYER IS NOW SAVED!
    For employers interviewing for multiple offices: Once you bid for that employer, your screen will refresh to the “review” page for that employer. A text box will then appear. Place a number in order to preference beside each city listed.

Viewing Your Interview Schedule

  1. Click on OCI on your navigation tool bar.
  2. Click on the grey Scheduled Interviews Tab.
  3. Choose the correct session.
  4. A listing of all interviews awarded through the lottery process will appear.

Canceling an Interview during the “Cancel Interview” Period

  1. Select Scheduled Interviews.
  2. Click on the Cancel button located to the far right of the desired interview.

Open Sign Up

  1. Make sure to enter UNAVAILABLE TIMES for EACH DAY of the Fall OCI season.
  2. Click on Employers/Bidding Tab.
  3. In the grey Search Filter, select the correct session (i.e. Fall 2006-Segment II).
  4. Click on the DATE link of the employer that you wish to interview with. The screen will refresh and open to time slots.
  5. Select your desired time slot.
  6. Click on your resume.
  7. Click Submit to SAVE your selection.