Screener w/ some Associates of Firm that Rejected Me at OCI Forum

[Anonymous User]

I got a dilemma. I mass mailed a firm that rejected me after OCI due to a horrific interview, and they've invited me in for a screener with some associates.

Should I follow up and go in and assume that the initial rejection is moot at this point?
What exactly is a screener with some associates?

Thanks for any and all advice on this matter!

[FSK]

I got a dilemma. I mass mailed a firm that rejected me after OCI due to a horrific interview, and they've invited me in for a screener with some associates.

Should I follow up and go in and assume that the initial rejection is moot at this point?
What exactly is a screener with some associates?

Thanks for any and all advice on this matter!

Yes. Nothing bad can come of it.

[baal hadad]

A screener w associates is likely to be a 20-30 min interview where associates do the interviewing

[Anonymous User]

A screener w associates is likely to be a 20-30 min interview where associates do the interviewing

Multiple associates in one interview?

[Actus Reus]

Don't bring up the other interview. If they do, laugh it off.

[Anonymous User]

Don't bring up the other interview. If they do, laugh it off.

How would I go about laughing it off? Say something like, "oh, yeah, I figured I'd give it a second shot b/c I've heard such great things about your firm and really want to work here"? Or should I get a little more specific instead of saying "great things"?

[Anonymous User]

I'm curious what you said in your mass mailing to get the second chance. Congrats on that alone.

[Anonymous User]

I'm curious what you said in your mass mailing to get the second chance. Congrats on that alone.

Reply non-anonymously and I'll pm you my mass mailing strategy. This is my fifth bite in a little over a day of mass mailing.

[FSK]

Not the above, but would be curious to hear....

[baal hadad]

A screener w associates is likely to be a 20-30 min interview where associates do the interviewing

Multiple associates in one interview?

Associates usually means more than one associate as denoted by the "s" creating the plural form of the singular noun

[MCFC]

I'm curious what you said in your mass mailing to get the second chance. Congrats on that alone.

Reply non-anonymously and I'll pm you my mass mailing strategy. This is my fifth bite in a little over a day of mass mailing.

Sure. Didn't mean to be anon originally. Sorry.

[jt91isles]

I'm curious what you said in your mass mailing to get the second chance. Congrats on that alone.

Reply non-anonymously and I'll pm you my mass mailing strategy. This is my fifth bite in a little over a day of mass mailing.

Curious as well. Pm me

[americanman]

Would like a pm too please.

[Kikero]

Is this the same office or a different office?

I got an offer from a different office of a firm that rejected me at OCI, so that can definitely happen.

But even if it's the same office, go for it.

[INTWINKL]

I'm curious what you said in your mass mailing to get the second chance. Congrats on that alone.

Reply non-anonymously and I'll pm you my mass mailing strategy. This is my fifth bite in a little over a day of mass mailing.

I too am interested, if you do not mind.

[McAvoy]

I'm curious what you said in your mass mailing to get the second chance. Congrats on that alone.

Reply non-anonymously and I'll pm you my mass mailing strategy. This is my fifth bite in a little over a day of mass mailing.

I too am interested, if you do not mind.

[wildcatatpenn]

I'm curious what you said in your mass mailing to get the second chance. Congrats on that alone.

Reply non-anonymously and I'll pm you my mass mailing strategy. This is my fifth bite in a little over a day of mass mailing.

I too am interested, if you do not mind.

[BigZuck]

OP- you need to share your wildly successful strategy in the mass mailing thread. Give it a week or two and then post it anonymously if you're afraid to be tied to this anon account, you're anon after all so no reason to be so secretive about it and it might possibly help a lot of people.

As for your question, I would treat this like any other screener and fix whatever went wrong the first time if that's something you can fix.

[Anonymous User]

Is this the same office or a different office?

I got an offer from a different office of a firm that rejected me at OCI, so that can definitely happen.

But even if it's the same office, go for it.

This happened to me (CB, not offer)
My CB is coming up. What do I say if they ask about the other office?

[Kikero]

They didn't bring it up at all with me, so I don't have any definitive answers. Personally I don't think getting rejected at the screening stage really means that much. A screening interview is about how much you click with one person in 20 minutes, obviously you have the qualifications they're looking for since you got a call back.

I don't think it will come up, I mean it's sort of unfair to ask you why you didn't advance to the next stage since you honestly don't know the reason. If they actually do ask you though, I'd probably say something along the lines of "I enjoyed speaking with X and what s/he told me about the firm interested me." Don't make excuses; don't say that you didn't get along with the interviewer or you were having a bad day. Keep in mind that a lot of people are applying to these firms. It's very possible that your interview actually went well or at least not poorly and that you didn't get a call back simply because they had enough other applicants.

[Internationalist]

Reply non-anonymously and I'll pm you my mass mailing strategy. This is my fifth bite in a little over a day of mass mailing.[/quote]

I too am interested, if you do not mind.[/quote][/quote][/quote]


PM me too please!

[dstars823]

wouldnt mind hearing what you did either.

[JusticeJackson]

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[Archangel12]

I'm curious what you said in your mass mailing to get the second chance. Congrats on that alone.

Reply non-anonymously and I'll pm you my mass mailing strategy. This is my fifth bite in a little over a day of mass mailing.

Curious as well. Pm me

I'd also like to know. Please pm me if you can.

[Rahviveh]

wouldnt mind hearing what you did either.

Ya, I agree. Send this my way. I'm super curious now (and I'm employed and not even really looking).

I looked at interviews like this: what's the waste in going? even if it costs you a few hours of your life, the worst that could happen is you don't get an offer. Plus, interviewing makes you better at interviewing.

Na, I'm getting worse