One of the most important educational tasks of radiologists, especially those in academic practice, is to advise medical students who intend to pursue careers in radiology. Such students are the future of our field, and our success will hinge on their success. From their point of view, an especially daunting aspect of joining the nearly 1100 medical students who gain admission to approximately 190 U.S. diagnostic radiology residency programs each year is the interview process. Skills in job search, resume preparation, and interviewing are usually stressed in the curricula of business schools but receive little attention in the typical medical school curriculum. Knowing that interviewing is very important, students usually turn to radiologists for advice on how to prepare. Hence it is important for all radiologists who have contact with medical students to understand this process, so that we can provide helpful advice to our future colleagues. There is a reasonable amount of information in the medical literature on how to interview and select candidates, but little has been written about helping students to prepare for interviewing. A better understanding of residency interviews will facilitate the process of advising medical students.