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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by kalvano » Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:32 pm

I uploaded all the various cover letters, and used the firm's name as the document title. I think they have to stay uploaded to Symplicity until Monday when everything is finally collected.

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by HBK » Wed Jul 27, 2011 3:55 am

Does anyone have any idea where to find pay scales for non nalp-listed firms?

Also, if an OCI firm says No Multiple Interviews, but they aren't participating in Houston OCI, can we contact the Houston office?

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by Billy Batts » Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:29 am

kalvano wrote:I uploaded all the various cover letters, and used the firm's name as the document title. I think they have to stay uploaded to Symplicity until Monday when everything is finally collected.
Is everyone just uploading a Word document and leaving the space blank where your signature would go, or are you printing, signing and scanning?

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by kalvano » Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:26 am

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kalvano wrote:I uploaded all the various cover letters, and used the firm's name as the document title. I think they have to stay uploaded to Symplicity until Monday when everything is finally collected.
Is everyone just uploading a Word document and leaving the space blank where your signature would go, or are you printing, signing and scanning?

Just leaving a blank space.

And I could be wrong on having to keep documents uploaded, since you can only have 20 documents uploaded. I'll play around with it when I finally get back home.

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by bonnieblue » Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:15 pm

anyone else going down for any Houston interviews through the Houston OCI thing?

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by Billy Batts » Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:18 pm

bonnieblue wrote:anyone else going down for any Houston interviews through the Houston OCI thing?
Yup yup, you?

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by Thirteen » Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:21 pm

bonnieblue wrote:anyone else going down for any Houston interviews through the Houston OCI thing?
Nope. I only applied to 2 firms (applied to the rest via the Sunbelt Minority Job Fair), and both firms filed my app in the trashcan :cry:

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by fathergoose » Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:07 pm

I'll be down there.

On a somewhat related note sending "firm A" cover letter to "firm B" is not necessarily the best way to secure an interview.

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by maxpayne » Thu Jul 28, 2011 1:17 pm

fathergoose wrote:I'll be down there.

On a somewhat related note sending "firm A" cover letter to "firm B" is not necessarily the best way to secure an interview.
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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by HBK » Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:35 pm

I will be there also.

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by kalvano » Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:49 pm

Ugh. Houston.

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by fathergoose » Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:02 pm

kalvano wrote:Ugh. Houston.
I know. It can be overwhelming since it's the greatest city in the world. That's actually a pretty common problem we see down there.

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by kalvano » Thu Jul 28, 2011 11:55 pm

I'd rather live in Mississippi than in Houston.

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by fathergoose » Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:08 am

kalvano wrote:I'd rather live in Mississippi than in Houston.
If you can correctly spell "Mississippi" you are overqualified to live in Mississippi. I think the official state motto of Alabama is "At least we aren't Mississippi"

Edit: My apparent inability to use pronouns qualifies me to live in Mississippi. When is that OCI?

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by JMBrown32 » Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:15 am

kalvano wrote:
chrisokc wrote:
kalvano wrote:I uploaded all the various cover letters, and used the firm's name as the document title. I think they have to stay uploaded to Symplicity until Monday when everything is finally collected.
Is everyone just uploading a Word document and leaving the space blank where your signature would go, or are you printing, signing and scanning?

Just leaving a blank space.

And I could be wrong on having to keep documents uploaded, since you can only have 20 documents uploaded. I'll play around with it when I finally get back home.
Has anyone been able to confirm that once you bid on a firm you can remove the document from Symplicity? I seem to be limited to 10 documents uploaded at a time, so I don't see how we could be required to keep our cover letters uploaded until Monday, but I'd rather not risk it.

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by fathergoose » Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:45 am

JMBrown32 wrote:Has anyone been able to confirm that once you bid on a firm you can remove the document from Symplicity? I seem to be limited to 10 documents uploaded at a time, so I don't see how we could be required to keep our cover letters uploaded until Monday, but I'd rather not risk it.
From page 7 of the Fall 2011 Recruiting Guide:

"NOTE: If you have more than 10 documents to upload, upload the necessary documents for an employer and then apply. Once you have applied the documents are tied to that application. You can then go back and delete the documents from your documents list and upload any additional documents."

http://www.law.smu.edu/getattachment/Ca ... 08-11).pdf

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by kalvano » Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:16 pm

Welp, I wish I was smart enough to be enjoy Houston and to figure out the Career Services web page.

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by kalvano » Fri Jul 29, 2011 1:20 pm

Does anyone know if the Exxon position is paid? Or the FTC position?

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by kalvano » Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:28 pm

kalvano wrote:Does anyone know if the Exxon position is paid? Or the FTC position?

You people suck.

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by fathergoose » Sat Jul 30, 2011 11:05 pm

kalvano wrote:
kalvano wrote:Does anyone know if the Exxon position is paid? Or the FTC position?

You people suck.
I gotta imagine a job with the most profitable company in the world is a paying job

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by Thirteen » Sat Jul 30, 2011 11:12 pm

fathergoose wrote:
kalvano wrote:
kalvano wrote:Does anyone know if the Exxon position is paid? Or the FTC position?

You people suck.
I gotta imagine a job with the most profitable company in the world is a paying job
The CEO of Exxon went to the best school in America.

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by kalvano » Sat Jul 30, 2011 11:27 pm

fathergoose wrote:
kalvano wrote:
kalvano wrote:Does anyone know if the Exxon position is paid? Or the FTC position?

You people suck.
I gotta imagine a job with the most profitable company in the world is a paying job

I hate to waste a bid on it if it isn't. I can't go if they don't pay.

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by maxpayne » Sun Jul 31, 2011 12:02 am

Waste a bid? I wasted 37 bids. Fuck it.

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by fathergoose » Sun Jul 31, 2011 12:07 am

kalvano wrote: I hate to waste a bid on it if it isn't. I can't go if they don't pay.
If you only you had some professional that worked for the law school who was in charge of communicating with these companies who might be able to answer that question

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Re: SMU Class of 2013/2014

Post by kalvano » Sun Jul 31, 2011 10:57 am

fathergoose wrote:
kalvano wrote: I hate to waste a bid on it if it isn't. I can't go if they don't pay.
If you only you had some professional that worked for the law school who was in charge of communicating with these companies who might be able to answer that question
If only said professional would answer the question.

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