Our school (MVP) is having a Meet the Employers event next week where firms, corporations and some PI employers from across the country come in. It is a 2 hour long event that OCP said is great prep for OCI.
What should one expect at these events? I feel like it is going to be fairly crowded as nearly every 1L I've talked to has said they were going. Is it basically just walk up to a booth for a firm, introduce yourself and start asking questions? What kind of questions are expected to be asked? Should a student bring resumes or anything or is it more casual?
Any advice or experiences is greatly appreciated.
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Re: "Meet the Employers" Event
We have similar events at my school. Do not bring a resume or anything like that - this is a good opportunity to speak with firm representatives, grab business cards, and grab marketing materials/swag. At ours, most of the firms end up making a kind of circle of people speaking with each firm representative - this makes it easier for people who don't know how to network well but also means you can't have too in depth of conversations. The most important thing is to show interest and speak with all the firms you can, then follow up with them. I also found that some firms send the same people to these events, so the more you go to, the more they recognize you as someone interested in their firm.Anonymous User wrote:Our school (MVP) is having a Meet the Employers event next week where firms, corporations and some PI employers from across the country come in. It is a 2 hour long event that OCP said is great prep for OCI.
What should one expect at these events? I feel like it is going to be fairly crowded as nearly every 1L I've talked to has said they were going. Is it basically just walk up to a booth for a firm, introduce yourself and start asking questions? What kind of questions are expected to be asked? Should a student bring resumes or anything or is it more casual?
Any advice or experiences is greatly appreciated.
I don't go to MVP, but I would expect these events to be largely the same. (I've gone to ones through the school and general community ones.)
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Re: "Meet the Employers" Event
There is a lot of overlap between who shows up to these and who comes and does OCI interviews, it serves you well to make an appearance at every firm you are tenuously interested in. Just ask the attorneys about their practice and what drew them to the firm, that's enough to take up 3-4 minutes. Get your swag and by then someone else will be waiting and you can use it as an excuse to dip out. Never linger too long.