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mths
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Re: Interview Question and Call Back Question
1) selling yourself and showing interest in the firm is essentialshadow. wrote:Interview- is it okay to talk sports for 20 minutes if the interviewer leads with it? I had a couple 1L OCI interviews and we talked nothing but sports. No offers. I'm not sure if I didn't do enough selling myself or my interest in the firm. I try to project a social, want to be with you at 3 am vibe and am pretty fratty. Should I steer a conversation (obv not immediately, but at some point) away from sports and to the law/law firm/etc.?
Callback- I am married and want my wife to be part of the decision on whether to move to NYC. Is it okay to get a firm to pay for her ticket as well?
Thanks!
2) no, it's not ok
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Anonymous User
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Re: Interview Question and Call Back Question
shadow. wrote:Interview- is it okay to talk sports for 20 minutes if the interviewer leads with it? I had a couple 1L OCI interviews and we talked nothing but sports. No offers. I'm not sure if I didn't do enough selling myself or my interest in the firm. I try to project a social, want to be with you at 3 am vibe and am pretty fratty. Should I steer a conversation (obv not immediately, but at some point) away from sports and to the law/law firm/etc.?
Callback- I am married and want my wife to be part of the decision on whether to move to NYC. Is it okay to get a firm to pay for her ticket as well?
Thanks!
1. you really never know. i did exactly the opposite and still didn't go far. and i hear some people did just like you and got SA offers.
2. no, definitely no.
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Anonymous User
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Re: Interview Question and Call Back Question
If you have good or OK grades, it's important to sell yourself as capable, diligent, etc. If you have great grades, it's probably less important to do so and more important to represent yourself as friendly, likable, etc.
I have very good grades and have gotten CBs after interviews where we didn't discuss a single thing from my resume. I think if your grades are borderline for a CB, it's more important to push the conversation into demonstrating your strengths to compensate for less-than-stellar grades.
I have very good grades and have gotten CBs after interviews where we didn't discuss a single thing from my resume. I think if your grades are borderline for a CB, it's more important to push the conversation into demonstrating your strengths to compensate for less-than-stellar grades.
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shadow.
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Re: Interview Question and Call Back Question
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mebeSajid
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Re: Interview Question and Call Back Question
Not ok to ask. But if the firm offers (I have a CB with a firm that does this), no reason why you can't take them up on it.shadow. wrote:
Callback- I am married and want my wife to be part of the decision on whether to move to NYC. Is it okay to get a firm to pay for her ticket as well?
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Anonymous User
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Re: Interview Question and Call Back Question
Completely agree. If you have great grades there is a huge cushion..... just be likeable.Anonymous User wrote:If you have good or OK grades, it's important to sell yourself as capable, diligent, etc. If you have great grades, it's probably less important to do so and more important to represent yourself as friendly, likable, etc.
I have very good grades and have gotten CBs after interviews where we didn't discuss a single thing from my resume. I think if your grades are borderline for a CB, it's more important to push the conversation into demonstrating your strengths to compensate for less-than-stellar grades.
