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No information on callback interviewers

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:03 pm

2 Associates, 2 Partners, no names, they will try to give me people, "in litigation."


WTF do I do, interview in 2 hours?

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Post by darklighter13 » Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:04 pm

Ask about their practice? Learn about them? People like to talk about themselves.

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Post by Anonymous User » Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:05 pm

Be thankful you don't have the additional pressure of having to do research.

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Post by TTH » Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:06 pm

Be charming. Surely you've had to make small talk with people you met for the first time before.

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Post by Anonymous User » Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:06 pm

darklighter13 wrote:Ask about their practice? Learn about them? People like to talk about themselves.
I'm just worried I'm going to look dumb.

This isn't the firms standard practice, I think something must have come up and so they just McGuyvered together an new lineup at the last second. I'm so freaked out, I've like, fallen through the cracks of recruiting. Ding Letter here I come!

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Post by englawyer » Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:33 pm

litigation sounds like a small dept. just research all the partners. associates, who cares..you can get through the interview with them no problem.

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Re: No information on callback interviewers

Post by Grizz » Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:33 pm

Anonymous User wrote:
darklighter13 wrote:Ask about their practice? Learn about them? People like to talk about themselves.
I'm just worried I'm going to look dumb.

This isn't the firms standard practice, I think something must have come up and so they just McGuyvered together an new lineup at the last second. I'm so freaked out, I've like, fallen through the cracks of recruiting. Ding Letter here I come!
You know what's not gonna help? Panicking.

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Post by Anonymous User » Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:38 pm

englawyer wrote:litigation sounds like a small dept. just research all the partners. associates, who cares..you can get through the interview with them no problem.
about 150 people. but yeah... I'm just freaking out on the internet.

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Post by Anonymous User » Wed Aug 31, 2011 6:43 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Be thankful you don't have the additional pressure of having to do research.
Exactly. I wish I were in your shoes!

Is it really that hard for people to just have a chat with someone for 30 mins? Since when must you know you interviewer in order to chat ask questions about the firm, and their work?

You don't even have to come up with canned question precisely because you don't know these people. So find out about them during the interviews! This is not a bug, it's an opportunity -- and right now you are failing to see it.

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Re: No information on callback interviewers

Post by darklighter13 » Wed Aug 31, 2011 6:59 pm

Anonymous User wrote:You don't even have to come up with canned question precisely because you don't know these people. So find out about them during the interviews! This is not a bug, it's an opportunity -- and right now you are failing to see it.
TITCR.

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Post by YourCaptain » Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:13 pm

darklighter13 wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:You don't even have to come up with canned question precisely because you don't know these people. So find out about them during the interviews! This is not a bug, it's an opportunity -- and right now you are failing to see it.
TITCR.

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Re: No information on callback interviewers

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:17 pm

OP, that is excellent. You can now play ignorant and ask Q's about their practice areas, the cases they handled, etc to kill time if you need filled. These types of Q's would normally be poor ones since it is readily available info, but if you don't know who your interviewers are, it becomes fair game. So it only increases your arsenal and ability to fill time. You should be overjoyed about this.

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