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GAP is a unique resource for graduate students in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. GAP provides graduate students with individual and group advising on many aspects of their academic studies, from taking exams to finding fellowships, to the academic job search and the interview process. Below you will find a few of the services this unique committee provides to RLL students:

• CV and Cover Letter Preparation GAP committee members work closely with students preparing to enter the job market. We help to guide students in selecting appropriate openings, review their CVs, provide readings and comments on cover letters, dissertation abstracts, and example syllabi.
• Mock Interviews In late November or early December, the committee holds a mock interview session at which a panel of experienced professors take the candidates through actual interview situations. Fellow students form an interested audience. Advanced PhD students who will soon be interviewed at the MLA are thus afforded a preview of the situation they will soon be experiencing. After the mock interviews, the panel offers each student a critique of his or her performance, noting strong points and areas that may need work. Many graduate students attend the mock interview sessions year after year, as there is always something to learn.

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