Um, well...
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miss_ytI've been applying for summer internships lately and I just got an e-mail back from one of the people I sent my resume too. The internship, should I get it, would be with an organization that is concerned specifically with information and information technology law and policy. Since that's pretty much what I'm studying, it would be really good for me.
Anyway, my contact wants me to come in for an interview and asked if I'm available to come see her this week. The problem is...the organization's office is in Washington, D.C. and I'm in Michigan. That's where my school is. There is a Michigan address on the top of the resume I sent her, and I mentioned in my initial letter that I'm in my first year of grad school at U of M.
I'm not exactly sure how I should reply, especially since - this may sound stupid - I don't know if she just forgot that I'm in Michigan, or if she's really expecting me to come back on short notice for an interview (I suspect it's the former). How do I politely point out this slight logistical problem? And offer to do a phone interview in the short term? I mean, I could schedule a trip to D.C. a couple of weeks from now or something, but it would be a major drain on my time, energy and money because it entails either taking a plane or driving for something like ten hours each way. As it is I do not plan to be back in the D.C. area until spring.
I haven't been in this situation before. I'm not sure what to do.
Anyway, my contact wants me to come in for an interview and asked if I'm available to come see her this week. The problem is...the organization's office is in Washington, D.C. and I'm in Michigan. That's where my school is. There is a Michigan address on the top of the resume I sent her, and I mentioned in my initial letter that I'm in my first year of grad school at U of M.
I'm not exactly sure how I should reply, especially since - this may sound stupid - I don't know if she just forgot that I'm in Michigan, or if she's really expecting me to come back on short notice for an interview (I suspect it's the former). How do I politely point out this slight logistical problem? And offer to do a phone interview in the short term? I mean, I could schedule a trip to D.C. a couple of weeks from now or something, but it would be a major drain on my time, energy and money because it entails either taking a plane or driving for something like ten hours each way. As it is I do not plan to be back in the D.C. area until spring.
I haven't been in this situation before. I'm not sure what to do.
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Date: 2008-02-04 08:56 pm (UTC)I suggest replying that unfortunately you are unable to travel on such short notice from Detroit to DC, but you are available to do a phone interview at any time. Basically, just say straight out what the situation is. It's a perfectly reasonable thing to bring up.
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Date: 2008-02-04 09:51 pm (UTC)I e-mailed her as you suggested, saying that unfortunately I can't make the trip from Michigan for a while and that I am not going to be in D.C. for spring break either (which is true) - thus a gentle reminder that I'm in school and in Michigan and I can't exactly get out of either in the near future.