SEMJF Call Backs Forum

[Anonymous User]

Any word from Bryan Cave Atlanta?

[Anonymous User]

Any word from Bryan Cave Atlanta?

snail mail ding received a while back (maybe a week or two)

[Anonymous User]

Any word from Bryan Cave Atlanta?

snail mail ding received a while back (maybe a week or two)

Home address or school address?

[Anonymous User]

Any word from Nelson Mullins or LeClairRyan?

I havent heard anything from Nelson Mullins. Or williams mullen....

[Anonymous User]

Any word from Bryan Cave Atlanta?

snail mail ding received a while back (maybe a week or two)

Home address or school address?

I only have 1 address

[Anonymous User]

Anyone hear from Jones Walker or Adams & Reese? its getting so late, it redic

[Grizz]

Anyone hear from Jones Walker or Adams & Reese? its getting so late, it redic

If they haven't OCI'd at all the schools they OCI at, it may not be late. If they have, it may be late.

[Anonymous User]

Does anyone know if zelle participates at many OCIs? And has anyone head from them????

[Anonymous User]

Anyone hear from Jones Walker or Adams & Reese? its getting so late, it redic

If they haven't OCI'd at all the schools they OCI at, it may not be late. If they have, it may be late.

Ya they aren't done til mid sept.

[Anonymous User]

Any word from Nelson Mullins?

[Anonymous User]

Any word from Nelson Mullins?

nope. still waiting for my rejection from them and williams mullen.

[Anonymous User]

The Zelle ding came today, FINALLY. Now I can die in peace.

[Anonymous User]

Bump! Any more callbacks? I got a ding from a midwest firm by snail mail.

[Anonymous User]

Got my Summer Assoc. Job through SEMJF earlier this week. Stoked!

[Grizz]

Got my Summer Assoc. Job through SEMJF earlier this week. Stoked!

Grats!

[Anonymous User]

Got my Summer Assoc. Job through SEMJF earlier this week. Stoked!

Yeah congrats. I have found SEMJF to be a very good fair in the sense that it seems employers are not just going through the motions (probably because they have to report to SEMJF how many callbacks they give). I don't know if people outperform their numbers but it at least gives you a chance to get in front of employers who you at least have a chance with.

[Anonymous User]

SEMJF Results: (T2)
4 screeners
3 callbacks
2 offers

Hope that helps.

[Anonymous User]

SEMJF Results:

10 Screeners (max allowed)
4 Callbacks
2 Offers (still haven't heard form the 2 other Callback)
School: Emory, top 25.

Moral of the Story: GO TO SEMJF

[Anonymous User]

Got my Summer Assoc. Job through SEMJF earlier this week. Stoked!

Yeah congrats. I have found SEMJF to be a very good fair in the sense that it seems employers are not just going through the motions (probably because they have to report to SEMJF how many callbacks they give). I don't know if people outperform their numbers but it at least gives you a chance to get in front of employers who you at least have a chance with.

Yeah. The Chicago Minority Job Fair is a joke in comparison

[Anonymous User]

SEMJF Results:

10 Screeners (max allowed)
4 Callbacks
2 Offers (still haven't heard form the 2 other Callback)
School: Emory, top 25.

Moral of the Story: GO TO SEMJF

Ill counter:

3 Screeners
0 CBs

Southern T1, top 25%, LR, 4 years WE

Caveat: I only interviewed with southern regional firms, who I dont think were as interested in hiring minorities than the vault firms were. but I could be totally wrong.

[Anonymous User]

UVA , did SEMJF, didn't get a damn thing.

[Anonymous User]

SEMJF Results:

10 Screeners (max allowed)
4 Callbacks
2 Offers (still haven't heard form the 2 other Callback)
School: Emory, top 25.

Moral of the Story: GO TO SEMJF

Ill counter:

3 Screeners
0 CBs

Southern T1, top 25%, LR, 4 years WE

Caveat: I only interviewed with southern regional firms, who I dont think were as interested in hiring minorities than the vault firms were. but I could be totally wrong.

4 Screeners, 2 CBs, 0 offers.

Southern T1, top 5%, 6 years WE. That said, I was also at PLIP, so I didn't max out my bids at SEMJF either

[Anonymous User]

4 screeners, 1 callback...still waiting to hear after the CB.

Top 15% at T4, transfer to a T1 in VA.

[Anonymous User]

As someone who got multiple offers from SE regional firms from SEMJF, here are some of my thoughts:

Preselects:
I think that people have a misconception about SEMJF. In my opinion, it's pretty competitive to grab preselects (whereas some people think it's just an easy shortcut to a job). You're talking about top minority and female candidates from 40-50 schools, including very good schools like UVA, Duke, Vanderbilt, Texas, and Emory (probably the top 5 schools south of the Mason-Dixon). I would say, from limited experience, that almost everyone who gets 3+ preselects at SEMJF is either at one of the top schools or did very well at one of the lower-ranked schools.

Also, in my opinion, southern firms (or satellite offices located in the south) are very big on ties. If you cannot demonstrate a tie or articulate with good reason why you want to be in Atlanta/Birmingham/Charlotte/Dallas/Nashville on the spot, you're toast (the one exception is top grades at a top school). It's the same way with southern firms on campus; firms here recruit kids who want to stay for family/location/lifestyle and don't want to chase the money in New York/DC/Chicago.

Interviews:
Just like on-campus interviews, these are 20 minutes. I think students at higher ranked schools maybe believe the callback rate should be higher, but it's just not the way southern firms operate. Any given firm interviewing on Friday and Saturday is likely to see anywhere from 14 to 22 to 30 students. While top east coast firms might have a 40-50% callback rate at top schools, my guess is the callback rate at SEMJF is 20-25%, and likely lower with most firms. Firms in the south just don't have the recruitment budgets like they do in major markets and thus have to be more selective with the people they bring into the office.

Callbacks:
Who knows. Some firms call SEMJF candidates back just for the sake of filling quota. Some take them seriously. Some give them an advantage. Problem is, you never know, even when you're in the office (although you might get a better idea, it's still not fair to the firm to assume one way or another). It's unfortunate that some firms take advantage and just use SEMJF as a publicity boost, but that's life. I would like to think everyone has a shot when they get to the callback stage (especially if the firm is paying $500+ to bring you in), but that's just my opinion. It's jut like any other callback, you do the best you can with what you've got.

Offers:
They happen. I know of a lot of people who have gotten offers from SEMJF at both UVA/Duke/UT/Vandy as well as lower-ranked state schools. Just gotta show them you're the right person at the callback.

Hope that helps. Interested to hear others' opinions and experiences.

[Anonymous User]

Agree on the ties thing. Tried to play ball in a screener down south but, frankly, couldn't mask my deep disdain for the entire region. They could tell---ding. I ain't mad tho, getting back north where I want to be.