This was helpful in giving you a feel for the company before you had to decide whether you wanted to bid on an interview. Many times, there were multiple presentations on the same day, so balancing school work and recruiting became more and more challenging. I felt that I had to attend these presentations to be taken seriously for closed lists. I'm still not sure to what extent this is true. All students are allocated a fixed number of points for the entire recruiting season, which consists of four different rounds.
Different companies interview at different times in the year.
Investment banking and consulting interviews happen first, then brand management, and later, tech. The first interviews were scheduled for early February. The process is pretty efficient. Callbacks are generally anywhere from a day to a week after the initial interview, so it's possible to have a first-round interview on a Monday and an offer in hand by Tuesday night. Most first-round interviews are held on campus.