OCI Recruitment Ques. Forum

[TTRansfer]

That's not your motto. That's the motto you are being told to use. You're basically a young boomer.

[Anonymous User]

OP

A couple of tequila shots later and I still have not come up with any thought-provoking questions to ask potential SAs. Not much to fallback on since I had only met with 3 screeners during my LS days and they were pretty bland. Why law, why us, why here, why you, what questions do you have… all pretty hum drum. Thank goodness it’ll be a while before this hits my calendar.

If anyone remembers any memorable screening, how did it go?

[Johann]

OP

A couple of tequila shots later and I still have not come up with any thought-provoking questions to ask potential SAs. Not much to fallback on since I had only met with 3 screeners during my LS days and they were pretty bland. Why law, why us, why here, why you, what questions do you have… all pretty hum drum. Thank goodness it’ll be a while before this hits my calendar.

If anyone remembers any memorable screening, how did it go?

Well it sounds like you're well on your way to already being the worst interviewer ever. Just throw one of these in the interview, and it'll be official: Name one thing you do better than anyone else in the world?

Got that once and it snowballed to hell instantly. I hated that fucking partner for that, so when I got up to leave and the partner told me to take the half-finished water bottle the firm gave me, I pretended not to hear it and left it because fuck that.

[Anonymous User]

OP

Your reply reminded me of my callback. They asked a similar question and I responded with a list of areas I thought I could soar… as I answered the partners nodded approvingly. For me that was a softball question that allowed me to take control of the interview. Glad you mentioned it, I’ll likely use it.

One question I was thinking about. Looking ahead, you’ve been an associate for a year, assume all is going well, tell me what is going on with your development. How the hell would they know? Might be interesting to see how they handle that question.

If you are attending OCI, what questions are you prepping for. Feedback is appreciated.

[dead head]

Well it sounds like you're well on your way to already being the worst interviewer ever.

OP really does sound pretty insufferable. Between this and his other thread it's surprising he landed his job in the first place.

I don't know why anyone else is helping do his job for him and let him appear somewhat competent.

[Anonymous User]

OP really does sound pretty insufferable. Between this and his other thread it's surprising he landed his job in the first place.

I don't know why anyone else is helping do his job for him and let him appear somewhat competent.

OP

I take it you have never been to LS, much less inside a firm… but if I ever need help from someone typing suggestions from their parent’s basement…. you’ll be my go-to poster.

[KingFish]

They asked a similar question and I responded with a list of areas I thought I could soar… as I answered the partners nodded approvingly.

[Anonymous User]

Cool enough. Pretty much sums up my callback interview.

[dead head]

I take it you have never been to LS, much less inside a firm… but if I ever need help from someone typing suggestions from their parent’s basement…. you’ll be my go-to poster.

QFP. (And great use of anon!)

You sure told me. Maybe you can regale us with more tales of how you thought your 60 lawyer firm was biglaw, tell us about allsorts of irrelevant things like making an offer on a $800k house or letting us know how much you enjoy your daily breakfast of lobster eggs benedict on the $100 per diem and 20% your firm is giving you in Miami or wherever, all the while coming up with the brilliant idea to cut SA salaries by 25%. That's a sampling of why you come across as insufferable, but mind you the view from my parents basement might be a little different than from where you are.

[Anonymous User]

...the view from my parents basement might be a little different than from where you are.

What does even mean???

Take the LSAT and then go to LS for a year before typing another OL note. See how you feel then.

[Dafaq]

Questions I hate during interviews are WHY questions. Do you plan on a clerkship before joining the firm…no. Why? (Why what? I just answered…no). Seriously, after answering a question I hate being asked why as a follow-up.

[guano]

So why has OP not advised anyone the name/office so that TLS can massmail?

Bonus for OP: you'll probably get a bunch of people from Top Law Schools that you can recommend for a callback

[JenDarby]

An old guy asked me to tell him about myself in high school. That question stuck with me more than any other screener question.

[Anonymous User]

So why has OP not advised anyone the name/office so that TLS can massmail?

Bonus for OP: you'll probably get a bunch of people from Top Law Schools that you can recommend for a callback

OP

Unless something changes we won’t have any SAs at this new satellite office in ’14. When OCI rolls around I except to conduct roughly 40 candidate interviews with the minimum goal of 10 callbacks. From there it’ll likely come down to selecting 2-4 compelling SAs for ‘15. During the last three years the firm has a solid record of SAs being offered.

Do not know how we’re handling mass mailings.

[guano]

So why has OP not advised anyone the name/office so that TLS can massmail?

Bonus for OP: you'll probably get a bunch of people from Top Law Schools that you can recommend for a callback

OP

Unless something changes we won’t have any SAs at this new satellite office in ’14. When OCI rolls around I except to conduct roughly 40 candidate interviews with the minimum goal of 10 callbacks. From there it’ll likely come down to selecting 2-4 compelling SAs for ‘15. During the last three years the firm has a solid record of SAs being offered.

Do not know how we’re handling mass mailings.

Help a brother out

[Anonymous User]

Help a brother out

Working on it. This week the home office sent me a stack of résumés they received from what I gather are mass mailings. A couple schools in particular must have instructed their candidates to embed a thumbnail headshot in their bio. Looks fine… a new approach I suppose.

[goldeneye]

Help a brother out

Working on it. This week the home office sent me a stack of résumés they received from what I gather are mass mailings. A couple schools in particular must have instructed their candidates to embed a thumbnail headshot in their bio. Looks fine… a new approach I suppose.

That sounds like an awful idea.

[haus]

Help a brother out

Working on it. This week the home office sent me a stack of résumés they received from what I gather are mass mailings. A couple schools in particular must have instructed their candidates to embed a thumbnail headshot in their bio. Looks fine… a new approach I suppose.

That sounds like an awful idea.

I thought real estate salespeople were the only ones silly enough to imbed images of themselves in what would otherwise be normal business communications.

[A. Nony Mouse]

Help a brother out

Working on it. This week the home office sent me a stack of résumés they received from what I gather are mass mailings. A couple schools in particular must have instructed their candidates to embed a thumbnail headshot in their bio. Looks fine… a new approach I suppose.

That sounds like an awful idea.

Absoutely. Ugh.

[Danger Zone]

Working on it. This week the home office sent me a stack of résumés they received from what I gather are mass mailings. A couple schools in particular must have instructed their candidates to embed a thumbnail headshot in their bio. Looks fine… a new approach I suppose.

That sounds like an awful idea.

Absoutely. Ugh.

An employer should especially feel uncomfortable about that.

[goldeneye]

Working on it. This week the home office sent me a stack of résumés they received from what I gather are mass mailings. A couple schools in particular must have instructed their candidates to embed a thumbnail headshot in their bio. Looks fine… a new approach I suppose.

That sounds like an awful idea.

Absoutely. Ugh.

An employer should especially feel uncomfortable about that.

For sure. I can only imagine the increased potential for suits, because now there's no feigning ignorance about a name sounding a certain way, but you have photographic evidence that backs up likely ignorant preconceived ideas about a person.

[A. Nony Mouse]

Yeah, the above is why every sensible job-search-advice-resource I've come across tells people NOT to put a photo on their resume.

[Dafaq]

Question for OP (or anyone deciding which candidates to screen). If you had to choose between two resumes, one from a higher ranked school where one applicant has median grades and the second one where the applicant has top grades but is from a lesser ranked school. Which way might you go? I am not necessarily suggesting a vast difference (NYU vs Bamboo State) more like #15 vs. #30.

[guano]

Working on it. This week the home office sent me a stack of résumés they received from what I gather are mass mailings. A couple schools in particular must have instructed their candidates to embed a thumbnail headshot in their bio. Looks fine… a new approach I suppose.

I can only imagine the increased potential for suits, because now there's no feigning ignorance about a name sounding a certain way, but you have photographic evidence that backs up likely ignorant preconceived ideas about a person.

Just trash all of those resumes for being unprofessional

[Anonymous User]

Just trash all of those resumes for being unprofessional

OP
I wouldn’t penalize a candidate for something their school might have signed off on or encouraged them to do. Have a heart!

Regarding an earlier hypothetical about grades vs. school rank. Fortunately this isn’t a problem since all the candidates will be from the same school (via OCI). That said, I have a soft spot for those with high grades at a (quote) lesser ranked school. Especially those who passed up a High-T sticker for no debt (I favor those who are debt adverse).