2011 Bay Area Diversity Career Fair

[spaacecdt]

Has the lottery happened? Or, alternatively, does anyone know when it will happen?

[Anonymous User]

Has the lottery happened? Or, alternatively, does anyone know when it will happen?

i think it may have. i just got another interview.

[Anonymous User]

i got nothing in the lottery. is this usual?

[Anonymous User]

Also got nothing in the lottery. The "estimated 2L slots" column has changed to a much smaller number than before...maybe this reflects the # of people selected for lottery interviews.

[Anonymous User]

Also nothing in the lottery. WTF?!?

[Anonymous User]

For those that got nothing in the lottery, did you get a lot of preselects / alternates?

I got only 2 pre. Got one lottery.

[Anonymous User]

I find this career fair so confusing :s

[Mattalones]

I got an e-mail saying the lottery was done and I got one - Sweet!

[Anonymous User]

I got an e-mail saying the lottery was done and I got one - Sweet!

mind sharing how to tell?
did previous "not invited" change to "preselected"?

[Mattalones]

Actually, no. It still says "not selected," but it lists a date in the "Interview Dates" column.

[Anonymous User]

For those that got nothing in the lottery, did you get a lot of preselects / alternates?

I got only 2 pre. Got one lottery.

4 preselects, 1 lottery

[spaacecdt]

Does anyone know what happens after you "accept alternate"? Does it go back to some algorithm to somehow prioritize your accepting click with the available time you have during the day and spit out a schedule later?

[Anonymous User]

Does anyone know what happens after you "accept alternate"? Does it go back to some algorithm to somehow prioritize your accepting click with the available time you have during the day and spit out a schedule later?

I'm wondering the same thing. I hit "accept" for all of them, now what?

[spaacecdt]

Does anyone know what happens after you "accept alternate"? Does it go back to some algorithm to somehow prioritize your accepting click with the available time you have during the day and spit out a schedule later?

I'm wondering the same thing. I hit "accept" for all of them, now what?

I emailed to ask, and thought I'd share the response:

The scheduler will run on Tuesday, July 26 (after the alternate sign-up deadline). This will determine the final schedule, and the open interview slots currently remaining from each employer will be filled on a sequential basis, based on the time that you accept your alternate status versus other students.

Best regards,
Jenny Li
BADCF Project Manager

[Anonymous User]

excited? nervous?
I've been working two concurrent jobs and haven't had time to do jack in terms of research so I'm sweating.

[Mattalones]

Just cancelled my spot. I hope someone here gets it. Good luck everyone!

[Anonymous User]

Just cancelled my spot. I hope someone here gets it. Good luck everyone!

which firm?
what time is that slot?

thanks a lot!

[Anonymous User]

and? this is where we talk about how we think it went right?

[Anonymous User]

and? this is where we talk about how we think it went right?

Yes!

I had 6 interviews total, and I thought that 3 went pretty well, 2 went okay, and 1 was rather "meh."

[Anonymous User]

It's funny that diversity in the legal profession (and particularly in the bay) means asians and indians. I mean the hotel was in CHINATOWN!!

That said, I think my interviews went well. I felt like I was on my game. Some firms said they would get back to me in a week or two, and I was very excited about the firms that I got the chance to speak with yesterday.

And then I drank a lot and danced the night away in proper form.

[Anonymous User]

I'm so curious which firms gave you a timeline...

I had 5 interviews and thought they generally went well.

Good luck, all!

[Anonymous User]

finnegan,fenwick,mofo,bryancave, gave timelines. all 2wks or less.

[Anonymous User]

Awesome - thanks for sharing.

Did anyone else get a timeline from other firms?

[Anonymous User]

I know this topic gets talked to death, but are people sending thank you notes to the interviewers?

[Anonymous User]

bump

i'd also be interested in knowing if anyone is sending thank you notes. thanks!