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Thread for Curveball Interview Questions
With OCI approaching next week for many of us, how about we start a thread with some curveball questions that firms might ask?
A friend of mine was just asked the "If you could be any animal which one would you be?"
A friend of mine was just asked the "If you could be any animal which one would you be?"
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I told Weil I was interested in bankruptcy work, and Weil asked me what I thought bankruptcy work entailed. No bueno.
Same interviewer (!) asked me if my 1L summer employers were in the room and asked to describe what I could have improved on, what they would say.
A few of the firms I applied to were in markets I had no ties to. When they pointed that out and asked why I was applying, that was tricky. Wasn't a problem in NYC, but other locations seemed pretty unimpressed with the answers I came up with.
S&C and one or two other firms seemed to try to engage people in a substantive legal or academic discussion about an issue. I heard of people being asked about something interesting / legal that came up 1L summer, or substantive research that was obvious on the resume, and pushing back a little.
A few firms would just stare at you and say "So what can I tell you about the firm?" That was difficult. A rumor swirled that firms would do that when they knew they weren't interested in a candidate but I know that's not true, some people who had that non-question for the entire interview still got CBs and offers.
Same interviewer (!) asked me if my 1L summer employers were in the room and asked to describe what I could have improved on, what they would say.
A few of the firms I applied to were in markets I had no ties to. When they pointed that out and asked why I was applying, that was tricky. Wasn't a problem in NYC, but other locations seemed pretty unimpressed with the answers I came up with.
S&C and one or two other firms seemed to try to engage people in a substantive legal or academic discussion about an issue. I heard of people being asked about something interesting / legal that came up 1L summer, or substantive research that was obvious on the resume, and pushing back a little.
A few firms would just stare at you and say "So what can I tell you about the firm?" That was difficult. A rumor swirled that firms would do that when they knew they weren't interested in a candidate but I know that's not true, some people who had that non-question for the entire interview still got CBs and offers.
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Re: Thread for Curveball Interview Questions
Twice I got a series of four or five behavioral questions in a row, which was surprising, because I think I had only been asked only one behavioral question before that. Overall though I'd say the questions were fairly standard.
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"You mentioned you're interested in our corporate and bankruptcy groups. You have too much personality for those practice areas and won't fit in. Convince me why I should give you a callback anyway."
Happened at a screener this week.
Happened at a screener this week.
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Re: Thread for Curveball Interview Questions
Also another one I heard of: "How does 2000 billable hours sound to you?" (not joking)
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Like a good start.Cavalier wrote:Also another one I heard of: "How does 2000 billable hours sound to you?" (not joking)
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/golf clapquakeroats wrote:Like a good start.Cavalier wrote:Also another one I heard of: "How does 2000 billable hours sound to you?" (not joking)
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whats the last book u read for fun?
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How is that a curveball?dood wrote:whats the last book u read for fun?
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Its a curveball if you don't read for pleasure. I would have been stumped.
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First question during the interview:
"Tell me a joke."
"Tell me a joke."
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I woulda gone with this oneak362 wrote:First question during the interview:
"Tell me a joke."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o5m_mXadoU
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Re: Thread for Curveball Interview Questions
ak362 wrote:First question during the interview:
"Tell me a joke."
So I walked into an interview and this joke of an interviewer said.....
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Reading this has caused me stress. Thank god for /r/jokesCavalier wrote:Also another one I heard of: "How does 2000 billable hours sound to you?" (not joking)
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