Archive:EVE University Interview Queue
Congratulations, you have submitted an application to EVE University and have been asked to join the queue for an interview. This page explains the queue and answers some of the questions you may have.
Joining the Interview Queue
If you are applying to EVE University for the first time, you will need to wait until you receive a mail from one of our Personnel Officers before joining the queue for an interview. If you are a returning member, you may join the Interview Queue immediately. Please see Returning to EVE University for full details on how to apply to return to EVE University.
To join the Interview Queue you will need to use the in-game browser. To access this, click E at the top of your Neocom in the top left of your game screen, and go to to 'Accessories' and 'Browser'.
Open up the Queue page in your in-game browser and select an option from the drop down list. The mail from the Personnel Officer will tell you which option to select. If you are a returning member, you should read Returning to EVE University to check which option you should select.
Once you have selected an option and pressed Submit you will see a screen indicating that you are currently in the queue for an interview. You should keep this browser window open if you are available for interview. If you leave the game or step away from your keyboard close the browser window to indicate you are not currently available for an interview.
While you are in the interview queue, open up the E-Uni chat channel in game, which is our public channel. To join this channel, go to a chat channel in game and select the 'Open channel window' in the top left hand corner (the button looks like a speech bubble).
In the new window, type 'E-Uni' and click 'Join'.
Once you are in the Interview Queue please keep an eye on the E-Uni chat channel. Our Personnel Officers work through the queue to call people for interview in the order they applied. Please bear in mind it can sometimes take a few days to receive your interview, as we have a lot of applications, so please be patient while you are waiting.
When you need to leave the game, or you are stepping away from your keyboard, just close the browser with the queue in it. This will remove you from the Interview Queue so you are not called while you are not available. You will not lose your place in the queue.
When you are next in line for an interview one of our Personnel Officers will call you for an interview in this chat channel using some kind of ASCII, like in the images below:
Once you have been called for an interview, right click the Personnel Officer's name, and select “Start conversation”. Once you are in a conversation with the Personnel Officer you may close the queue window of your browser, as this is no longer required. You may, however, stay in the E-Uni channel if you like, although this is not mandatory.
How does the queue work?
From the Personnel Officer's side, there are several queues, which each have a different priority. When you apply to EVE University you are issued with a timestamp, which remains the same until you join EVE University. Applicants are displayed in the order which they applied to EVE University, and in the appropriate queue.
The fast track queue has the highest priority, and people in that queue will ordinarily be interviewed first. The returning member queue has the second highest priority, and the New Member and Senior Personnel Officer queues have the same priority. We do not disclose the reasons for sending people to one queue over another, but please do not be concerned by the queue you have been asked to join.
If you have to leave the queue, close the browser window with the queue in and you will be removed from the list. Your timestamp is saved, so you will be in the same place when you rejoin the queue.
The Interview
During the interview, the Personnel Officer will ask any questions necessary to make a decision on your application. If you have any other accounts, the Personnel Officer will require the API details, so ensure you have it to hand to speed up the process.
If you don't understand any of the questions, or the Personnel Officer is moving too quickly, please ask them to slow down or explain the question again.
If you are accepted into EVE University, the Personnel Officer will bring you into the corporation during the interview, and will help you set up all of your access to the forum and chat channels so you can make the best of being a member. If you need some more time before joining EVE University to get everything in order please tell the Personnel Officer this.
If your application to EVE University is rejected, the Personnel Officer will send you a mail with some alternative options and instructions on how to appeal if you wish to do so. We do not disclose the reason for the decision to reject an applicant.
In rare cases, the Personnel Officer will need some more time to make a decision. In those cases they will explain the reason for this, and they will contact you directly after a decision has been made.
Frequently asked questions
Are there any Personnel Officers online?
There is currently no indication of whether there are any Personnel Officers online and interviewing. All our Personnel Officers are volunteers and they want to play the game also, so just because someone is online does not necessarily mean they are interviewing also.
You can see a list of all of our Personnel Officers on the Personnel Department page. Please do not send them unrequited convo requests. If you need to speak to a Personnel Officer because there is a problem with your application, please ask in the E-Uni channel. If there is no response, please send an in-game mail to one of our Personnel Officers.
What is my position in the queue?
We used to have an indicator which told you where you were in the Interview Queue. However, this has now been removed because it was confusing to new members, as there are several interview queues and so the number actually bears little relevance to how long it will be until you are called to interview. It also meant that people who were not number one were not expecting an interview call and were often not paying attention.
Do not worry about your position in the queue, just ensure you have the browser window and E-Uni channel open when you are available for an interview, so you do not miss your call.
What should I do if I miss my interview call?
Our Personnel Officers will call you for interview in the E-Uni channel three times. If you don't respond, they will send you a mail to inform you. If you miss your interview call because you were not paying attention or were called away on an emergency, please mail the Personnel Officer back to explain and advise that you are now available for an interview.
You will then be placed back in the queue and will be called again when you reach the top of the queue again. Please note that if this happens several times, your application may be rejected.
