Part of the Gerstacker Institute belief is that there are many things which can not be learned in a class room. What's more is that there are aspects of character which can not be put on to a resume but will be instantly recognized in a job interview. Helping students to learn these intangible skills is part of what the Gerstacker Institute hopes to achieve.

Dinner Etiquette
Job interviews often occur in offices and conference rooms, but many business meetings also take place during a meal. How you present yourself in this type of social setting may make or break an employer's decision to hire you. What do your table manners say about you? The dinner etiquette workshop provides an interactive approach to teaching the finer points of dining etiquette and prepares students for these situations.

Mock Interviews
The best way to acquire interview experience is to practice in the safety of your own institution. The mock interviews workshop is a day long event in which hiring representatives from more than a dozen Michigan firms come to campus to give practice job interviews to Gerstacker students. Each student goes through a minimum three interviews and is given feedback after each one. This allows them to identify and build upon their current strengths, and also identify which aspects of the interview process they need to work on.