How to answer "Why New York City"? Forum

[enibs]

When I OCI'd last year lying to get cbs was in vogue due to a certain interviewing guide that was stickied and revered. It totally fucked me. I almost struck out. Since then and part way through the interviewing process I converted to a not lying policy that has served me well. I may spin things on the edges but I do not bold faced BS. I have gotten like 5x the cbs that way.

To the point of the thread I normally talk about the quality of the work--because I'm into corp and that's believable. In a lot of ways it is better in NYC than anywhere else if you're into that.

I just spent the day interviewing law students, and the ones I liked the best were the ones who came across as genuine and honest. BS canned answers are a real turn-off. And yes, I recognize that "Why NYC" is a stupid question - it's not one I ask. But as a student, you can't choose your questions. And no matter how stupid the question, you're better off not giving a BS canned answer.

[mephistopheles]

When I OCI'd last year lying to get cbs was in vogue due to a certain interviewing guide that was stickied and revered. It totally fucked me. I almost struck out. Since then and part way through the interviewing process I converted to a not lying policy that has served me well. I may spin things on the edges but I do not bold faced BS. I have gotten like 5x the cbs that way.

To the point of the thread I normally talk about the quality of the work--because I'm into corp and that's believable. In a lot of ways it is better in NYC than anywhere else if you're into that.

what sort of lies?

[dixiecupdrinking]

Man why are people so fucking down on NYC on here all the time?

OP should just be honest. But -- and this is the part people seem to fuck up -- spin your honest answer in a way people want to hear. "I just want to get a job" becomes "Corporate law is so much stronger here than in the place where I grew up that doesn't smell like garbage four months a year."

You can't go wrong with honesty, so long as you take the kernel of truth that's in there and phrase it in a context-appropriate way.

[Anonymous User]

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[mephistopheles]

When I OCI'd last year lying to get cbs was in vogue due to a certain interviewing guide that was stickied and revered. It totally fucked me. I almost struck out. Since then and part way through the interviewing process I converted to a not lying policy that has served me well. I may spin things on the edges but I do not bold faced BS. I have gotten like 5x the cbs that way.

To the point of the thread I normally talk about the quality of the work--because I'm into corp and that's believable. In a lot of ways it is better in NYC than anywhere else if you're into that.

what sort of lies?

[oblig.lawl.ref]

When I OCI'd last year lying to get cbs was in vogue due to a certain interviewing guide that was stickied and revered. It totally fucked me. I almost struck out. Since then and part way through the interviewing process I converted to a not lying policy that has served me well. I may spin things on the edges but I do not bold faced BS. I have gotten like 5x the cbs that way.

To the point of the thread I normally talk about the quality of the work--because I'm into corp and that's believable. In a lot of ways it is better in NYC than anywhere else if you're into that.

what sort of lies?

I don't really remember specifically but just little lies like--I've always wanted to go to NYC, I'm not interviewing in any other markets, I'm also interested in litigation. Stuff like that. I'm referring to this advice:

THIS IS A SHOCK TO SOME, BUT EIP IS A BIG EXERCISE IN LYING AND DODGING THE TRUTH: The firms want genius, driven, type A people who they can work into the ground for 5-7 years then discard. The students want to be rich but couldn’t be bothered to study medicine, engineering, etc. This is all a big exercise in bullshit on all sides, so if this is not the type of person you are… well, get over it, if you want a job. Imagine “what is the ideal answer I could get from a candidate on question X” – and then parrot that, not the truth.

[wert3813]

When I OCI'd last year lying to get cbs was in vogue due to a certain interviewing guide that was stickied and revered. It totally fucked me. I almost struck out. Since then and part way through the interviewing process I converted to a not lying policy that has served me well. I may spin things on the edges but I do not bold faced BS. I have gotten like 5x the cbs that way.

To the point of the thread I normally talk about the quality of the work--because I'm into corp and that's believable. In a lot of ways it is better in NYC than anywhere else if you're into that.

what sort of lies?

I don't really remember specifically but just little lies like--I've always wanted to go to NYC, I'm not interviewing in any other markets, I'm also interested in litigation. Stuff like that. I'm referring to this advice:

THIS IS A SHOCK TO SOME, BUT EIP IS A BIG EXERCISE IN LYING AND DODGING THE TRUTH: The firms want genius, driven, type A people who they can work into the ground for 5-7 years then discard. The students want to be rich but couldn’t be bothered to study medicine, engineering, etc. This is all a big exercise in bullshit on all sides, so if this is not the type of person you are… well, get over it, if you want a job. Imagine “what is the ideal answer I could get from a candidate on question X” – and then parrot that, not the truth.

It was an HLS EIP guide posted on here; a lot of HLS people quickly took issue with it.

[dixiecupdrinking]

I don't really remember specifically but just little lies like--I've always wanted to go to NYC, I'm not interviewing in any other markets, I'm also interested in litigation. Stuff like that. I'm referring to this advice:

THIS IS A SHOCK TO SOME, BUT EIP IS A BIG EXERCISE IN LYING AND DODGING THE TRUTH: The firms want genius, driven, type A people who they can work into the ground for 5-7 years then discard. The students want to be rich but couldn’t be bothered to study medicine, engineering, etc. This is all a big exercise in bullshit on all sides, so if this is not the type of person you are… well, get over it, if you want a job. Imagine “what is the ideal answer I could get from a candidate on question X” – and then parrot that, not the truth.

It was an HLS EIP guide posted on here; a lot of HLS people quickly took issue with it.

Yeah this sounds like terrible advice. Honestly if you need a guide to tell you how to lie, you aren't likely to be very convincing at it.