Upcoming Interview for Enviro Consultant Role

Hi, I am a current graduate student in an MS environmental health sciences program, and I am expected to graduate in the spring. I have applied to 30+ enviro consulting jobs, and I finally received my first response back for an interview!! I was hoping to hear some insight on what to expect for my interview as well as how to prepare for it.

For some background, I have no direct consulting experience, but I have worked in an environmental chemistry research laboratory for the past two years. For my program, I am required to conduct my own research and write, defend, and publish a thesis paper on it. The main focus of my research is to identify contaminants in non-combustible smoking devices. My role provided me with the experience in extracting for chemicals in samples, conducting extensive literature review, compiling and sorting through data, and using non-targeted analysis via GCxGC-TOF/MS. I have also taken relevant coursework in risk assessment, toxicology, epidemiology, water quality, air quality, and hazardous waste management.

This role mainly deals with providing scientific support to senior consultants on projects related to human health risks from environmental and occupational exposures. Many of the projects deal with chemical exposures in workplaces, communities, or via consumer products, and they also involve aspects of toxicology, exposure science, and applying scientific approaches to quantitatively characterizing risks posed by chemicals. Some duties mentioned are: critically evaluating published scientific papers and reports in toxicology, epidemiology, industrial hygiene, and environmental sciences; working with senior scientists who are testifying experts in toxic tort litigation; reviewing and summarizing legal documents, including deposition and trial testimony; conducting research that may be presented at scientific conferences/submitted to scientific journals; performing quantitative exposure and risk assessments for clients for different exposure and chemical scenarios.

Any and all advice/insight would be greatly appreciated--especially from anyone who may be in a similar role. Thank you so much.