CCBA Job Fair (2014) Forum

[fruitlobber]

or worse comes to worst, use the Hotel Tonight app the day off, get the cheapest hotel rate.

how much have you saved with this strategy in the past?

[ls23]

I should have booked hotels earlier. Where is everyone staying? Anyone wanna share a room with me?

Quick tip. Find a company where their employers travel a lot. Say you work for that company when you call in to reserve. Save loads of money for corporate discounts. Also, better rooms

say IBM.

[Jchance]

or worse comes to worst, use the Hotel Tonight app the day off, get the cheapest hotel rate.

how much have you saved with this strategy in the past?

havent used it myself but I've heard good reviews. Anyone?

[echooo23]

or worse comes to worst, use the Hotel Tonight app the day off, get the cheapest hotel rate.

how much have you saved with this strategy in the past?

havent used it myself but I've heard good reviews. Anyone?

I've used it. Legit cheaper for some hotels, but not for others. Also must be careful - one room I almost booked and decided to research first. Found out that it's a shared bathroom sitch that wasn't represented on the Hotel Tonight app. Also risky to show up in another city without a reservation, but if waiting until the same day is okay with you then HN is a good option.

[RVP10]

or worse comes to worst, use the Hotel Tonight app the day off, get the cheapest hotel rate.

how much have you saved with this strategy in the past?

havent used it myself but I've heard good reviews. Anyone?

I've used it. Legit cheaper for some hotels, but not for others. Also must be careful - one room I almost booked and decided to research first. Found out that it's a shared bathroom sitch that wasn't represented on the Hotel Tonight app. Also risky to show up in another city without a reservation, but if waiting until the same day is okay with you then HN is a good option.

As someone who traveled extensively on business, let me add my two cents and say that I always found Hotwire.com to be the cheapest most of the time. You can't select a specific hotel when you book (rather, you choose a neighborhood) but you are guaranteed a "star level" of the hotel; - usually you get a four star boutique hotel at a two star price (e.g. Swissotel, The James, or The Ivy). Some people can't stand the randomness of this, but it's a bargain hard to refuse.

[Jchance]

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[Anonymous User]

Was able to get another interview added, so updating this:

Pretty happy now, went from 2 interviews to 5 6!

School: MVP
Rank: Didn't include on resume
Ties to Chicago?: Strong ties (Family)
IP?: Sort of
URM/Affiliation?: Non-URM minority

# of Bids: 25
# of Interviews (w/ bid numbers - closer to 1 is more likely lottery, closer to 25 is more likely pre-select):2, 3, 11, 17 and 24; also one firm I didn't bid on.

The "3 and 17 bids" were added through additional interview requests and the "11 bid" without a request.

[Anonymous User]

Anyone like the "please stop e-mail us or anyone else" e-mail?

Also interesting to note that they said "over 500 students" last year it was "over 700" and before that "over 800"

[lhanvt13]

Anyone like the "please stop e-mail us or anyone else" e-mail?

Also interesting to note that they said "over 500 students" last year it was "over 700" and before that "over 800"

And yet I only have 3 selections... Oh poop

[Anonymous User]

just an FYI, you can email CCBA to find out what interviews resulted from the lottery and what were from preselection.

Apparently I got a couple because I was a selected alternate. Didn't even know they did that...

[Anonymous User]

Is there a breakfast hosted by a firm, like there has been in the past?

[Anonymous User]

So what's the process if we're trying to pick up more interviews tomorrow?

[Yardbird]

So what's the process if we're trying to pick up more interviews tomorrow?

Did they even say this was possible? The latest email about schedules made it seem like things were final. Maybe someone registering tonight at the reception can ask?

[lhanvt13]

Ugh. Missed flight cuz CB ended late and now I'm flying in at 5:30 am...

[cookiejar1]

Lol these halls are literally dripping with anxiety.

[Yardbird]

Lol these halls are literally dripping with anxiety.

The Patent job fair was worse.

Also, a suggestion: if you have interviews back to back on separate floors, take the stairs. The elevators here are slow/unreliable. If you're female and you brought flats, you should switch into the flats for the stairs (they're metal and annoying according to one of my female friends who was at the patent job fair).

Also, where you TLS peeps at?

[lhanvt13]

Lol these halls are literally dripping with anxiety.

The Patent job fair was worse.

Also, a suggestion: if you have interviews back to back on separate floors, take the stairs. The elevators here are slow/unreliable. If you're female and you brought flats, you should switch into the flats for the stairs (they're metal and annoying according to one of my female friends who was at the patent job fair).

Also, where you TLS peeps at?

Waiting for my first interview at 1pm. I wish they had an open bar. Atleast they're serving food unlike Loyola

[Yardbird]

Lol these halls are literally dripping with anxiety.

The Patent job fair was worse.

Also, a suggestion: if you have interviews back to back on separate floors, take the stairs. The elevators here are slow/unreliable. If you're female and you brought flats, you should switch into the flats for the stairs (they're metal and annoying according to one of my female friends who was at the patent job fair).

Also, where you TLS peeps at?

Waiting for my first interview at 1pm. I wish they had an open bar. At least they're serving food unlike Loyola

They did serve food at Loyola, it was just for employers =P.

[Anonymous User]

So, officially on callback watch, remember to report what firms you hear from.

[Anonymous User]

any CBs go out today?

[Anonymous User]

any CBs go out today?

Got one from Whyte Hirschboeck, but I'm sure they're not one of the firms everyone is clamoring to hear from.

[Anonymous User]

any CBs go out today?

Got one from Whyte Hirschboeck, but I'm sure they're not one of the firms everyone is clamoring to hear from.

Chapman & Cutler CB

[Anonymous User]

Jones Day too.

Edit: went out monday

[Anonymous User]

drinker biddle cb via phone

[Anonymous User]

Jones day and vedder price