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HAHAHAHA is this really a question?Anonymous User wrote:I know, it's another asinine OCI question. I own a nice MontBlanc pen that I contemplate bringing to interviews. I don't even know how much it will be visible, other than the instance I reach into my folio for the resume/transcript. Yea or nay?
Personally, when I want people to know I come from money, I like to use gold plated paperclips on my writing samples while herpderping the anon feature.Anonymous User wrote:I know, it's another asinine OCI question. I own a nice MontBlanc pen that I contemplate bringing to interviews. I don't even know how much it will be visible, other than the instance I reach into my folio for the resume/transcript. Yea or nay?
If you have to ask this question, your interview problems might be larger than worrying about the proper pen to bring.Anonymous User wrote:I know, it's another asinine OCI question. I own a nice MontBlanc pen that I contemplate bringing to interviews. I don't even know how much it will be visible, other than the instance I reach into my folio for the resume/transcript. Yea or nay?
Anonymous User wrote: it's another asinine OCI question.
Haha I was just thinking of that thread as well. Favorite quote from that thread:Glock wrote:You don't want to stand about for something stupid like an expensive pen. This reminds me of the expensive watch thread. Attract attention to your personality.
seriouslyinformative wrote:I can never quite understand how it's so difficult for a law student just to be normal. There's always something: Can I wear cufflinks? Can I wear a Rolex? Can I carry an expensive handbag? Why aren't people here content to appear mediocre and just bite the bullet for a few weeks so they can get a job?
Me? I wear my trusty Swiss Army watch. It's professional, dependable, not that expensive, and doesn't draw attention to itself. Really, thats how the rest of your wardrobe should be for OCI.
This question seems to suggest that appearing to be well off ( I.e. having fancy pens and watches) is mutually exclusive with appearing to not have much money. Couldn't be more false. There are plenty people who are well offwho simply don't make an event out of presenting their money via silly bells and whistles that have no effect on anything. A wealthy guy is entirely capabale of just wearing an average suit and looking entirely normal. Im not sure how one presents himself as not having money short of verbally saying it, or perhaps wearing something that is in tatters.Tom Joad wrote:Semi-related to this topic, is it better to present yourself as a person who doesn't have money, but is smart and willing to work his ass off to make something for himself, or a person from a well off background, used to dealing with the kind of people that would be clients?
Unless you're doing T&E for high-net-worth individuals, your "clients" at a Biglaw firm will be in-house lawyers and mid-level finance executives who aren't raking in millions (some will make even less than you). You won't be "dealing" with the CEOs and moguls as a junior associate--at most you'll be tasked with groveling in front of their secretaries to get a signature to a boilerplate closing certificate--and you won't get a chance to offer them your fancy pen to sign with, either.Tom Joad wrote:Semi-related to this topic, is it better to present yourself as a person who doesn't have money, but is smart and willing to work his ass off to make something for himself, or a person from a well off background, used to dealing with the kind of people that would be clients?
But are tatters necessarily a bad thing?kaiser wrote:This question seems to suggest that appearing to be well off ( I.e. having fancy pens and watches) is mutually exclusive with appearing to not have much money. Couldn't be more false. There are plenty people who are well offwho simply don't make an event out of presenting their money via silly bells and whistles that have no effect on anything. A wealthy guy is entirely capabale of just wearing an average suit and looking entirely normal. Im not sure how one presents himself as not having money short of verbally saying it, or perhaps wearing something that is in tatters.Tom Joad wrote:Semi-related to this topic, is it better to present yourself as a person who doesn't have money, but is smart and willing to work his ass off to make something for himself, or a person from a well off background, used to dealing with the kind of people that would be clients?
God I hope I never have to work with you.Anonymous User wrote:I know, it's another asinine OCI question. I own a nice MontBlanc pen that I contemplate bringing to interviews. I don't even know how much it will be visible, other than the instance I reach into my folio for the resume/transcript. Yea or nay?