SEC Chair's Attorney Honors Program Forum

[Anonymous User]

Those of you with the on the spot interviews, is this after you received the pre-screen initial call to see if you are interested and would like to set up an interview to be determined at a later date? or is this your first contact with SEC since submitting the app? Also, do you mind sharing which divisions wo we know they are moving from prescreen to interview phase. Thank you in advance.

First contact. Never received a prescreening call. I did get an email asking if I was still interested a few days before, but nothing about an interview. Enforcement. I applied to the post-clerkship one, if that matters.

[Anonymous User]

Those of you with the on the spot interviews, is this after you received the pre-screen initial call to see if you are interested and would like to set up an interview to be determined at a later date? or is this your first contact with SEC since submitting the app? Also, do you mind sharing which divisions wo we know they are moving from prescreen to interview phase. Thank you in advance.

For me it was after the pre-screening interview. It was my third contact with the SEC. I can tell you that the divisions listed are moving on to formal interviews. I have a formal interview scheduled.

[Anonymous User]

Those of you with the on the spot interviews, is this after you received the pre-screen initial call to see if you are interested and would like to set up an interview to be determined at a later date? or is this your first contact with SEC since submitting the app? Also, do you mind sharing which divisions wo we know they are moving from prescreen to interview phase. Thank you in advance.

First contact. Never received a prescreening call. I did get an email asking if I was still interested a few days before, but nothing about an interview. Enforcement. I applied to the post-clerkship one, if that matters.

I am confused. Is the SEC chair's Attorney Honors Program divided into sub categories between judicial clerks and non-judicial clerks? I thought they all bundled into one?

[Anonymous User]

Those of you with the on the spot interviews, is this after you received the pre-screen initial call to see if you are interested and would like to set up an interview to be determined at a later date? or is this your first contact with SEC since submitting the app? Also, do you mind sharing which divisions wo we know they are moving from prescreen to interview phase. Thank you in advance.

For me it was after the pre-screening interview. It was my third contact with the SEC. I can tell you that the divisions listed are moving on to formal interviews. I have a formal interview scheduled.

Did you find out about the formal interview after the on the spot interview? Or were they for different divisions?

[Anonymous User]

Those of you with the on the spot interviews, is this after you received the pre-screen initial call to see if you are interested and would like to set up an interview to be determined at a later date? or is this your first contact with SEC since submitting the app? Also, do you mind sharing which divisions wo we know they are moving from prescreen to interview phase. Thank you in advance.

First contact. Never received a prescreening call. I did get an email asking if I was still interested a few days before, but nothing about an interview. Enforcement. I applied to the post-clerkship one, if that matters.

I got a pre-screen and was told i will be contacted for phone interviews within the next couple of weeks (this was a week ago). I haven't heard anything since. My understanding is that it’s just a matter of scheduling and coordination and we probably shouldn't look to much into how random/untraditional these interviews are.

[Anonymous User]

Those of you with the on the spot interviews, is this after you received the pre-screen initial call to see if you are interested and would like to set up an interview to be determined at a later date? or is this your first contact with SEC since submitting the app? Also, do you mind sharing which divisions wo we know they are moving from prescreen to interview phase. Thank you in advance.

First contact. Never received a prescreening call. I did get an email asking if I was still interested a few days before, but nothing about an interview. Enforcement. I applied to the post-clerkship one, if that matters.

I am confused. Is the SEC chair's Attorney Honors Program divided into sub categories between judicial clerks and non-judicial clerks? I thought they all bundled into one?

There were separate applications for clerks and for post law school. I'm not sure if it's just one program, but the applications were separate.

[Anonymous User]

Those of you with the on the spot interviews, is this after you received the pre-screen initial call to see if you are interested and would like to set up an interview to be determined at a later date? or is this your first contact with SEC since submitting the app? Also, do you mind sharing which divisions wo we know they are moving from prescreen to interview phase. Thank you in advance.

For me it was after the pre-screening interview. It was my third contact with the SEC. I can tell you that the divisions listed are moving on to formal interviews. I have a formal interview scheduled.

Did you find out about the formal interview after the on the spot interview? Or were they for different divisions?

Different divisions.

[Anonymous User]

what type of hypos are going to be asked in these types of interviews?

[Anonymous User]

Did anyone else notice that the job posting said you have to be admitted to a bar before starting work?

Other agencies generally allow up to 14 months after commencing work.

Thoughts on this?

[Anonymous User]

So I had a phone interview for this that was kinda crazy. No advance notice that an interview was coming. Don't want to give too many details but I just picked up the phone and it was one of the head SEC people who immediately started asking hard interview questions. Needless to say, I completely fucked it up. Fortunately I already have a job elsewhere but damn that was brutal. Happy that I at least got an interview though. SEC was a nice dream.

Can you elaborate on what the "hard interview questions" were?

[Anonymous User]

So I had a phone interview for this that was kinda crazy. No advance notice that an interview was coming. Don't want to give too many details but I just picked up the phone and it was one of the head SEC people who immediately started asking hard interview questions. Needless to say, I completely fucked it up. Fortunately I already have a job elsewhere but damn that was brutal. Happy that I at least got an interview though. SEC was a nice dream.

Can you elaborate on what the "hard interview questions" were?

They mostly pertained to why I wanted to switch from the current area of the law I am working in to the SEC. Also, some pretty specific questions about why that division of the SEC. Why I am not pursuing another specific federal agency. Also a few basic behavioral interview questions. I don't know if the questions themselves were hard, it was more how specific the questions were and the lack of an opportunity to prepare at all. No hypos though--i actually would have preferred hypos because they don't require background research.

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone had a second round of phone interviews?

[Anonymous User]

Had a phone pre-screen and am supposed to hear back to set up phone interview but I still have not heard.

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone had a second round of phone interviews?

I had a second round phone interview this week.

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone had a second round of phone interviews?

I had a second round phone interview this week.

When you say second, are you counting the pre-screen as one of the phone interviews or are you saying you had 2 additional interviews after the pre-screen interview. And if you dont mind, which division?

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone had a second round of phone interviews?

I had a second round phone interview this week.

When you say second, are you counting the pre-screen as one of the phone interviews or are you saying you had 2 additional interviews after the pre-screen interview. And if you dont mind, which division?

It was the interview after the pre-screen interview (where they asked why I was interested in the SEC, etc. and was a bit out of the blue). This was with ENF.

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone had a second round of phone interviews?

I had a second round phone interview this week.

When you say second, are you counting the pre-screen as one of the phone interviews or are you saying you had 2 additional interviews after the pre-screen interview. And if you dont mind, which division?

It was the interview after the pre-screen interview (where they asked why I was interested in the SEC, etc. and was a bit out of the blue). This was with ENF.

If you don't mind, can you provide your stats? Are you currently clerking? Are you a veteran?

[Anonymous User]

Second round of interviews. I wonder what is going to happen/when people are going to hear back.

Good luck to everyone.

[Anonymous User]

A certain regional office is now extending interviews.

[Anonymous User]

A certain regional office is now extending interviews.

Regional offices are hiring as well?

[Anonymous User]

A certain regional office is now extending interviews.

Regional offices are hiring as well?

I didn't think regional offices were hiring either, but I got an interview invite with one earlier today and they said that they were.

[Anonymous User]

Out of curiousity was it an office that you listed as being of interest to you?

[Anonymous User]

Out of curiousity was it an office that you listed as being of interest to you?

Yes, and in a region that I have strong ties to.

[Anonymous User]

Any updates? I am still waiting to set up the interview after pre-screen.

[Anonymous User]

Any updates? I am still waiting to set up the interview after pre-screen.

I have interviewed with my top two choices (not the pre-screen).