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Transfers: never not being egregious weirdos
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 10:37 am
by Desert Fox
Post as much info as you feel comfortable posting, and I'll tell you what you are doing wrong.
Try to include: target market, targeted practice group, class rank, school, how many places you mass mailed, interview strategy, etc. etc.
We get it DF, you work in Big Law
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 10:44 am
by Mal Reynolds
This could be good.
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 10:58 am
by Big Dog
I'll help out DF (with the first Jeopardy answer): going all-in for Lit in Chicago's top firms, without anything resembling a midwestern tie.
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:03 am
by FKASunny
This makes me really uncomfortable
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:04 am
by Desert Fox
FKASunny wrote:This makes me really uncomfortable
That is how you know its going to be a good thread.
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:05 am
by Monochromatic Oeuvre
ITT: DF tells a bunch of people with solid grades from top schools who bid exclusively large-class NYC firms that they are severe aspies.
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:06 am
by El Pollito
God DF we know you got biglaw and now you think you're some kind of expert
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Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:10 am
by arklaw13
tagging this shit
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:13 am
by BigZuck
Monochromatic Oeuvre wrote:ITT: DF tells a bunch of people with solid grades from top schools who bid exclusively large-class NYC firms that they are severe aspies.
I mean...
Also, tag
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:14 am
by sims1
Monochromatic Oeuvre wrote:ITT: DF tells a bunch of people with solid grades from top schools who bid exclusively large-class NYC firms that they are severe aspies.
QFT
Not much more I would want from this thread though.
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:43 am
by McAvoy
arklaw13 wrote:tagging this shit
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:44 am
by Anonymous User
Top 20% T20, Bid heavily 2/3 NY, 1/3 DC. Mass-mailed all secondary markets I had real ties too. Had 4 callbacks.
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:45 am
by sublime
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Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:50 am
by mvp99
HYS, Top 1%, Veteran, Gay, AA, Language skills (5 languages), finance industry experience, bid all NYC struck out, mass mailed NJL 250 and no answers
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:54 am
by Desert Fox
Anonymous User wrote:Top 20% T20, Bid heavily 2/3 NY, 1/3 DC. Mass-mailed all secondary markets I had real ties too. Had 4 callbacks.
How was your interviewing skills? 4 CB's is a lot, but going 0/4 sucks. You shouldn't have bid DC at all.
You should mass mail even more places.
But you struck out because you went to a TTT20. Sorry bro, those are semi-target schools.
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 12:27 pm
by Anonymous User
Desert Fox wrote:Anonymous User wrote:Top 20% T20, Bid heavily 2/3 NY, 1/3 DC. Mass-mailed all secondary markets I had real ties too. Had 4 callbacks.
How was your interviewing skills? 4 CB's is a lot, but going 0/4 sucks. You shouldn't have bid DC at all.
You should mass mail even more places.
But you struck out because you went to a TTT20. Sorry bro, those are semi-target schools.
TTTT20 Lyfe.
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 1:10 pm
by notgreat
mvp99 wrote:HYS, Top 1%, Veteran, Gay, AA, Language skills (5 languages), finance industry experience, bid all NYC struck out, mass mailed NJL 250 and no answers
Bro, you've never been funny on here despite how hard you try.
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 1:13 pm
by lhanvt13
Big Dog wrote:I'll help out DF (with the first Jeopardy answer): going all-in for Lit in Chicago's top firms, without anything resembling a midwestern tie.
Called me?
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 1:37 pm
by Anonymous User
i don't know why i struck out. i tried really hard and people seemed to like me during my interviews.
target market: boston
target practice group: anything and everything, thought I have w/e in criminal defense
class rank: top 15%
school: harvard
# mass-mailed: every firm in boston except one boutique firm; my least favorite professor works there
interview strategy: bonding with alum from my sorority, pink suit with scented resume, blond
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 1:41 pm
by Desert Fox
Anonymous User wrote:i don't know why i struck out. i tried really hard and people seemed to like me during my interviews.
target market: boston
target practice group: anything and everything, thought I have w/e in criminal defense
class rank: top 15%
school: harvard
# mass-mailed: every firm in boston except one boutique firm; my least favorite professor works there
interview strategy: bonding with alum from my sorority, pink suit with scented resume, blond
You got work at the most prefstiguous firm in teh world. A professor who runs a shitlaw firm!
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 2:12 pm
by Anonymous User
Desert Fox wrote:Anonymous User wrote:i don't know why i struck out. i tried really hard and people seemed to like me during my interviews.
target market: boston
target practice group: anything and everything, thought I have w/e in criminal defense
class rank: top 15%
school: harvard
# mass-mailed: every firm in boston except one boutique firm; my least favorite professor works there
interview strategy: bonding with alum from my sorority, pink suit with scented resume, blond
You got work at the most prefstiguous firm in teh world. A professor who runs a shitlaw firm!
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 2:57 pm
by Anonymous User
Top 33% at T15:
Ties to the Chicago, Minnesota, San Francisco, Atlanta (family moved around a lot).
Lots of Cbs all over the US, some through OCI and some through mass mailing. Both NYC/Chicagi big law, big law satellite offices, and regional BigLaw.
No offers.
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:00 pm
by Mal Reynolds
T15 lol
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:02 pm
by lhanvt13
Anonymous User wrote:Top 33% at T15:
Ties to the Chicago, Minnesota, San Francisco, Atlanta (family moved around a lot).
Lots of Cbs all over the US, some through OCI and some through mass mailing. Both NYC/Chicagi big law, big law satellite offices, and regional BigLaw.
No offers.
probably because you're in texas. nobody likes texans
Re: DF tells you why you struck out at OCI
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:03 pm
by FKASunny
Anonymous User wrote:Anonymous User wrote:Top 33% at T15:
Ties to the Chicago, Minnesota, San Francisco, Atlanta (family moved around a lot).
Lots of Cbs all over the US, some through OCI and some through mass mailing. Both NYC/Chicagi big law, big law satellite offices, and regional BigLaw.
No offers.
probably because you're in texas. nobody likes texans
lol @ TTTexas being a T15