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thederangedwang wrote:no
By adhering to tradition, do you mean bullet points and times new roman? Tradition is so boring.Fark-o-vision wrote:Obviously "no" is the wrong answer. It would really depend on where you are talking about.
Non-legal job: Not sure why you would be asking here, but it would probably depend on the type of job and the field.
Law School: Doesn't matter. Knock yourself out. In fact, aside from a few schools like Northwestern, it might actually help. Or hurt. Maybe for a reach? Though there are traditional schools (Re: Northwestern) that might dislike what you've done.
Firm Job: Advice seems to generally be that law firms are traditional institutions and going a traditional route is never going to hurt you. Not adhering to tradition is going to hurt you much more often, and much more severely, than it will help.
So....no?
You're going to hate law school.BeerMaker wrote:By adhering to tradition, do you mean bullet points and times new roman? Tradition is so boring.Fark-o-vision wrote:Obviously "no" is the wrong answer. It would really depend on where you are talking about.
Non-legal job: Not sure why you would be asking here, but it would probably depend on the type of job and the field.
Law School: Doesn't matter. Knock yourself out. In fact, aside from a few schools like Northwestern, it might actually help. Or hurt. Maybe for a reach? Though there are traditional schools (Re: Northwestern) that might dislike what you've done.
Firm Job: Advice seems to generally be that law firms are traditional institutions and going a traditional route is never going to hurt you. Not adhering to tradition is going to hurt you much more often, and much more severely, than it will help.
So....no?
A rebellious, cutesy disregard for formal rules is also a quick way to fail things like LRW and get no-offered.Bildungsroman wrote:You're going to hate law school.BeerMaker wrote:By adhering to tradition, do you mean bullet points and times new roman? Tradition is so boring.Fark-o-vision wrote:Obviously "no" is the wrong answer. It would really depend on where you are talking about.
Non-legal job: Not sure why you would be asking here, but it would probably depend on the type of job and the field.
Law School: Doesn't matter. Knock yourself out. In fact, aside from a few schools like Northwestern, it might actually help. Or hurt. Maybe for a reach? Though there are traditional schools (Re: Northwestern) that might dislike what you've done.
Firm Job: Advice seems to generally be that law firms are traditional institutions and going a traditional route is never going to hurt you. Not adhering to tradition is going to hurt you much more often, and much more severely, than it will help.
So....no?
paratactical wrote:Not for a picture, no. And don't put one in the top corner of the thing either. Tacky.
Haha. Okay. You never know on these forums. Resumes are tricky because you don't want to do anything too out there for this industry. I have, however, for past legal jobs, put a footer statement that "references, writing samples and Internet articles" were available. Only one place ever took me up on it, but I kept links to college newspapers outlining some really crazy fundraising (that mentioned me by name) and provided them if anyone asked. I don't think I'd do it for a law school app, though.BeerMaker wrote:paratactical wrote:Not for a picture, no. And don't put one in the top corner of the thing either. Tacky.
Haha... no, no. Not going to be that drastic
And the legal field too for that matter.Bildungsroman wrote:You're going to hate law school.BeerMaker wrote:By adhering to tradition, do you mean bullet points and times new roman? Tradition is so boring.Fark-o-vision wrote:Obviously "no" is the wrong answer. It would really depend on where you are talking about.
Non-legal job: Not sure why you would be asking here, but it would probably depend on the type of job and the field.
Law School: Doesn't matter. Knock yourself out. In fact, aside from a few schools like Northwestern, it might actually help. Or hurt. Maybe for a reach? Though there are traditional schools (Re: Northwestern) that might dislike what you've done.
Firm Job: Advice seems to generally be that law firms are traditional institutions and going a traditional route is never going to hurt you. Not adhering to tradition is going to hurt you much more often, and much more severely, than it will help.
So....no?
so after all of that, you basically said "no" is the wrong answer and "no?" is the right answer....Fark-o-vision wrote:Obviously "no" is the wrong answer. It would really depend on where you are talking about.
Non-legal job: Not sure why you would be asking here, but it would probably depend on the type of job and the field.
Law School: Doesn't matter. Knock yourself out. In fact, aside from a few schools like Northwestern, it might actually help. Or hurt. Maybe for a reach? Though there are traditional schools (Re: Northwestern) that might dislike what you've done.
Firm Job: Advice seems to generally be that law firms are traditional institutions and going a traditional route is never going to hurt you. Not adhering to tradition is going to hurt you much more often, and much more severely, than it will help.
So....no?
Georgetown has a section on their application where you can record a one minute video and provide the youtbe link. No joke.Errzii wrote:Sure, I don't see why not? In fact, what you really should do is put your entire application is a video-essay form and upload it to youtube then just link them that. It will show adcomms that you are a creative individual and adds a personal touch to your application. I heard a few years back some girl got into Harvard by doing this. Good luck!
You're getting it all mixed up. "no." is the wrong answer. "no?" is the correct answer. I'm surprised the nuance is lost on youthederangedwang wrote:so after all of that, you basically said "no" is the wrong answer and "no?" is the right answer....Fark-o-vision wrote:Obviously "no" is the wrong answer. It would really depend on where you are talking about.
Non-legal job: Not sure why you would be asking here, but it would probably depend on the type of job and the field.
Law School: Doesn't matter. Knock yourself out. In fact, aside from a few schools like Northwestern, it might actually help. Or hurt. Maybe for a reach? Though there are traditional schools (Re: Northwestern) that might dislike what you've done.
Firm Job: Advice seems to generally be that law firms are traditional institutions and going a traditional route is never going to hurt you. Not adhering to tradition is going to hurt you much more often, and much more severely, than it will help.
So....no?
Tradition may be boring, but it's traditional because it's effective. You're trying to convey your background effeciently and effectively and keeping it in a traditional format that the hiring managers/adcomms are used to makes it easier on them. Don't make it harder on them to like you.BeerMaker wrote: By adhering to tradition, do you mean bullet points and times new roman? Tradition is so boring.
I think that's a fantastic idea. If I were between two people and I had a chance to watch a video of them, I'd do it. Looks go a long way. Good looking people are more confident and successful. By good looking, I don't necessarily mean super model. I'm just saying someone who takes care of their body, is well groomed (trimmed beardScrabbleChamp wrote:Georgetown has a section on their application where you can record a one minute video and provide the youtbe link. No joke.Errzii wrote:Sure, I don't see why not? In fact, what you really should do is put your entire application is a video-essay form and upload it to youtube then just link them that. It will show adcomms that you are a creative individual and adds a personal touch to your application. I heard a few years back some girl got into Harvard by doing this. Good luck!
, is more likely to be successful. Also, social skills could be portrayed in a video. We all know how many people end up at some of the most elite law schools who lack social skills. They end up bums in the profession.shoeshine wrote:No
(Are you in some sort of contest to ask the dumbest question on an internet forum?)
I've found that in Biglaw, people obsessed with taking care of their bodies often collapse under the stress quickly and provide poor team morale when they ask for salads for dinner at the end of a 14 hour work day.BeerMaker wrote:I think that's a fantastic idea. If I were between two people and I had a chance to watch a video of them, I'd do it. Looks go a long way. Good looking people are more confident and successful. By good looking, I don't necessarily mean super model. I'm just saying someone who takes care of their body, is well groomed (trimmed beardScrabbleChamp wrote:Georgetown has a section on their application where you can record a one minute video and provide the youtbe link. No joke.Errzii wrote:Sure, I don't see why not? In fact, what you really should do is put your entire application is a video-essay form and upload it to youtube then just link them that. It will show adcomms that you are a creative individual and adds a personal touch to your application. I heard a few years back some girl got into Harvard by doing this. Good luck!