How do you tell if a callback went well or not? Forum

[Anonymous User]

I can see how it would be easy to have completely pleasant conversations with each partner, and then still not get an offer. So how does one tell if things went well?

[Anonymous User]

You don’t. You move onto the next thing and don’t think about it after it’s done.

(If there are specific answers you gave that you wish had been different, sure, think about how to improve. But you can’t know what the outcome is going to be because you don’t have the info you need - what’s going on with them - so just put it out of your mind and don’t wonder/worry about whether you did well or not. You could do amazing and still not get the offer; you could walk out feeling savaged and get the job. You just don’t know.)

[Anonymous User]

I think getting an offer is a good indication the callback was good

[objctnyrhnr]

Lateraling is hard. It’s extremely emotionally draining. Unfortunately, numbers wise, it’s very unlikely that you actually got a job after each specific interview. I’ve gotten really good feedback during the interview and still not gotten the offer.

Agree with above poster that after every callback, you have to assume you didn’t get it and move on mentally.

So much easier said than done

[Anonymous User]

Lateraling is hard. It’s extremely emotionally draining. Unfortunately, numbers wise, it’s very unlikely that you actually got a job after each specific interview. I’ve gotten really good feedback during the interview and still not gotten the offer.

Agree with above poster that after every callback, you have to assume you didn’t get it and move on mentally.

So much easier said than done

What kind of lateral move are you trying to make and how long have you been trying?

[Anonymous User]

Lateraling is hard. It’s extremely emotionally draining. Unfortunately, numbers wise, it’s very unlikely that you actually got a job after each specific interview. I’ve gotten really good feedback during the interview and still not gotten the offer.

Agree with above poster that after every callback, you have to assume you didn’t get it and move on mentally.

So much easier said than done

What kind of lateral move are you trying to make and how long have you been trying?

Been trying 6 months in my medium to large market. I’ve been somewhat picky due to t20 school and fedclerk in a competitive market. I haven’t been in BL before, and have been in govt for a couple years following clerkship. Have been deep in the process at a few different places, but I am only getting interviews at maybe 1/3 of amlaw200s I apply to (and that’s with a heavy dose of networking coupled with a recruiter I trust). I suppose my concern is that I’m just gonna run out of amlaw100 or 200 firms in my area.

How about you?