NYU EIW Madness 2014 Forum

[Anonymous User]

Any other 2L's who went to the 8/19 Goodwin callback hear, or have a different callback date? There were a bunch of us there, only one person posted that they heard. Still waiting to hear.

8/18 here and haven't heard of anyone whose heard from our huge (16 people) callback date.


I have a feeling Goodwins CB-->Offer ratio is very low

[Anonymous User]

Any other 2L's who went to the 8/19 Goodwin callback hear, or have a different callback date? There were a bunch of us there, only one person posted that they heard. Still waiting to hear.

8/18 here and haven't heard of anyone whose heard from our huge (16 people) callback date.


I have a feeling Goodwins CB-->Offer ratio is very low

8/18 - also got offer on 8/20

[Anonymous User]

Paul Hastings ding

[Anonymous User]

Paul Hastings ding

Post screener or post cb?

[Anonymous User]

Paul Hastings ding

Post screener or post cb?

Screener

[Anonymous User]

So I'm about to completely strike out... didn't even make it past the screen. Although if this were bowling it would be a perfect game...

[Anonymous User]

Paul Hastings NY (WS) ding

[Anonymous User]

Paul Hastings NY (WS) ding

Also post-screener.

[Anonymous User]

paul hastings ny offers yet?

[Anonymous User]

Cahill ding via snail mail

[Anonymous User]

I've noticed my callback interviews have the partners talking a lot more about themselves and their practice areas than the screeners. It feels like I am saying, "yeah" and nodding for 15 -minutes of the interview sometimes.


Did anyone else notice this? I had 2 on Th/Fri so far that turned out like this so I guess I won't really know until mid next week if this is good or bad.

Thinking about trying to be more engaging but it just seemed really hard. My partner interviewers talked so much and barely looked at my resume.


Talking with associates was usually easy and great though.

I've had five cbs at this point, and my experience is somewhat the same. Naturally, every interviewer is different, but here's my take:

(1) All the interviewers want to know at least some basic information about me. There's usually first some small talk. Then the first question is along the lines of how I like NY (I'm from out-of-state), and what I'm looking for in a law firm. I have yet to not be asked the latter question -- 20ish partners/associates and counting.
(2) I've found that the more prepared interviewers have 4-5 questions for me. Usually, these questions are derived from my resume (e.g., tell me about X experience). Sometimes they're broad questions: tell me about a specific challenge you've faced. At any rate, these 4-5 questions are very similar to screener questions. They go by quickly.
(3) They then open the floor to you. What do you want to know about my great firm?

By the time the partner interviews get around to the last question, only half of the 30 minutes (if that) have passed. My impression is that the partners and associates have not looked at my resume for more than a few minutes before my arrival. Schedules change, and there's not much point in being prepared. In every interview I was supposed to meet with Random Partner 1, but he got called into a conference, but no matter, here's Random Partner 2. That is not enough time to prepare individualized and thoughtful questions.

So once it gets to that point where the partner has exhausted his repertoire, I tend to ask a broad question about the firm, and then narrow my focus. But I try to interject and supplement what they're telling me with my experiences, with my specific interests in the firm, with an anecdote, or with another question. I do my best to stop them from carrying on a monologue, even if it means interrupting them (not rudely of course). If they're only talking about themselves, and not hearing about my interest in working for their firm, then they'll have nothing to report back to the hiring committee about why I'm not only a candidate who deserves an offer, but that I'm a candidate who would accept an offer if given. "He was really interested in my work" is not a compelling reason.

[Anonymous User]

I've noticed my callback interviews have the partners talking a lot more about themselves and their practice areas than the screeners. It feels like I am saying, "yeah" and nodding for 15 -minutes of the interview sometimes.


Did anyone else notice this? I had 2 on Th/Fri so far that turned out like this so I guess I won't really know until mid next week if this is good or bad.

Thinking about trying to be more engaging but it just seemed really hard. My partner interviewers talked so much and barely looked at my resume.


Talking with associates was usually easy and great though.

I've had five cbs at this point, and my experience is somewhat the same. Naturally, every interviewer is different, but here's my take:

(1) All the interviewers want to know at least some basic information about me. There's usually first some small talk. Then the first question is along the lines of how I like NY (I'm from out-of-state), and what I'm looking for in a law firm. I have yet to not be asked the latter question -- 20ish partners/associates and counting.
(2) I've found that the more prepared interviewers have 4-5 questions for me. Usually, these questions are derived from my resume (e.g., tell me about X experience). Sometimes they're broad questions: tell me about a specific challenge you've faced. At any rate, these 4-5 questions are very similar to screener questions. They go by quickly.
(3) They then open the floor to you. What do you want to know about my great firm?

By the time the partner interviews get around to the last question, only half of the 30 minutes (if that) have passed. My impression is that the partners and associates have not looked at my resume for more than a few minutes before my arrival. Schedules change, and there's not much point in being prepared. In every interview I was supposed to meet with Random Partner 1, but he got called into a conference, but no matter, here's Random Partner 2. That is not enough time to prepare individualized and thoughtful questions.

So once it gets to that point where the partner has exhausted his repertoire, I tend to ask a broad question about the firm, and then narrow my focus. But I try to interject and supplement what they're telling me with my experiences, with my specific interests in the firm, with an anecdote, or with another question. I do my best to stop them from carrying on a monologue, even if it means interrupting them (not rudely of course). If they're only talking about themselves, and not hearing about my interest in working for their firm, then they'll have nothing to report back to the hiring committee about why I'm not only a candidate who deserves an offer, but that I'm a candidate who would accept an offer if given. "He was really interested in my work" is not a compelling reason.

I've done about 10 so far, and this is very true. I've had more of the specific question partners likely due to my background, but I've also had several who looked at my resume as I walked over to their office.

The lack of preparation was much more apparent at the cattle-call cbs like goodwin where most people are not actually getting offers.

[Anonymous User]

how do you manage to have your CBs so early? most of mine are in early Sept and i'm freaking out now

[Anonymous User]

how do you manage to have your CBs so early? most of mine are in early Sept and i'm freaking out now

A lot of the firms that hire 50-100+ SAs have huge CB days. But relax. You're fine. Early September isn't that late, and there will still be plenty of slots open for you.

[Anonymous User]

how do you manage to have your CBs so early? most of mine are in early Sept and i'm freaking out now

don't worry about that

Also, Cahill post screener ding BM via snail mail

[Anonymous User]

McDermott callback via email (thought it was a ding at first). There is still hope!

same

Did you guys schedule it yet? The recruiter hasn't responded to my email as of yet (I emailed her back right after when I got the callback email)

[Anonymous User]

McDermott callback via email (thought it was a ding at first). There is still hope!

same

Did you guys schedule it yet? The recruiter hasn't responded to my email as of yet (I emailed her back right after when I got the callback email)

no and I responded ASAP as well

[Anonymous User]

Snail Mail Dings:

Cahill (JH)
Seward & Kissel (JA)

Happy Saturday...

[Anonymous User]

Anyone who did a Baker & McKenzie NY callback hear back yet?

[Anonymous User]

So is Monday the appropriate time to email firms we haven't heard back from yet after EIW?

[Anonymous User]

i emailed them all after a week passed. didn't matter for most of the firms. one sent me a rejection almost immediately after i sent it to them. guess they forgot to ding me

[Anonymous User]

Has anyone heard back from Cadwalader (NY) or Boies Schiller (NY) post-CB?

[Anonymous User]

McDermott callback via email (thought it was a ding at first). There is still hope!

same

Did you guys schedule it yet? The recruiter hasn't responded to my email as of yet (I emailed her back right after when I got the callback email)

no and I responded ASAP as well

I'm at duke but I also can't get mcdermott scheduled. Called right after the email on Wednesday and left a message. Same thing on Friday am.

[Anonymous User]

same

Did you guys schedule it yet? The recruiter hasn't responded to my email as of yet (I emailed her back right after when I got the callback email)

no and I responded ASAP as well

I'm at duke but I also can't get mcdermott scheduled. Called right after the email on Wednesday and left a message. Same thing on Friday am.

They emailed me some dates/times yesterday by the way

[Anonymous User]

Gibson Dunn (NY) snail mail ding post-screener.