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I have a "no multiple interviews" interview with a firm and I'm really interested in both the offices I bid for. What can I do to up my chances at the office I'm not actually interviewing in? Should I contact someone there and let them know my situation?

Anonymous User wrote:I have a "no multiple interviews" interview with a firm and I'm really interested in both the offices I bid for. What can I do to up my chances at the office I'm not actually interviewing in? Should I contact someone there and let them know my situation?

If they do not allow multiple then do not bid both. That generally means that the same recruiting team is probably handling both offices for OCI purposes; if you bid both you're not following instructions and possibly making yourself look less committed to both cities.

Just bid one and mail the other (assuming there is a separate recruiting contact).

There are very few firms that won't let you split your summer with other offices of the same firm. Interview with the office you like more, even if you only slightly prefer it, and then if you get an offer ask to split.

Even if some people can spin it, it's an uphill battle convincing an interviewer you are happy to work in either of two cities which are likely hundreds/thousands of miles apart. The rest of their interview spots will be filled with classmates who aren't climbing that hill.

Traynor Brah wrote: If they do not allow multiple then do not bid both. That generally means that the same recruiting team is probably handling both offices for OCI purposes; if you bid both you're not following instructions and possibly making yourself look less committed to both cities.

Those are the instructions though. You're supposed to bid for every office for the firm you and interested in (it only counts as one bid on symplicity), and they're supposed to interview you for all the offices.

2014 wrote:There are very few firms that won't let you split your summer with other offices of the same firm. Interview with the office you like more, even if you only slightly prefer it, and then if you get an offer ask to split.

Even if some people can spin it, it's an uphill battle convincing an interviewer you are happy to work in either of two cities which are likely hundreds/thousands of miles apart. The rest of their interview spots will be filled with classmates who aren't climbing that hill.

I'm not really trying to split, just to interview at both offices because they are similar and both interest me. The two cities in question are both in california and not very far at all.

The office I'm bidding at is my slight preference but I certainly don't want to ruin my chances at the other office, since one would be considered more of a reach for me and the other would be more of a target...grades-wise.

My hope is that, if the interviewers like me but think my grades are too low, they will recommend me to their less selective office.

Traynor Brah wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:I have a "no multiple interviews" interview with a firm and I'm really interested in both the offices I bid for. What can I do to up my chances at the office I'm not actually interviewing in? Should I contact someone there and let them know my situation?

If they do not allow multiple then do not bid both. That generally means that the same recruiting team is probably handling both offices for OCI purposes; if you bid both you're not following instructions and possibly making yourself look less committed to both cities.

Just bid one and mail the other (assuming there is a separate recruiting contact).

This isn't true at GULC. We're explicitly allowed to bid multiple offices for these firms, but you'll only be put on one schedule if you get both.