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How important is contacting networking for OCI's?
| mind-boggling rehab | 09/06/10 |
| misanthropic cream hospital | 09/06/10 |
| mind-boggling rehab | 09/06/10 |
| misanthropic cream hospital | 09/06/10 |
| mind-boggling rehab | 09/06/10 |
| seedy associate ratface | 09/06/10 |
| mind-boggling rehab | 09/06/10 |
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Date: September 6th, 2010 9:10 PM Author: mind-boggling rehab i.e. directly contacting people (former summer students/articling students) from firms to ask about their firm/experience? And to state that you contacted such people on your cover letter? Is this very important in getting an interview? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416328&forum_id=2#15982096) |
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Date: September 6th, 2010 9:13 PM Author: misanthropic cream hospital 1) Not important at all unless the person is in a position to make a strong reccomendation and have it heard (so key partners or members of the hiring committee).
2) No. You don't know if the letter reader knows that person and/or likes them.
3) Not very important. There is a typical manner by which large firms staff out their programs (OCI), so going outside of that is a bit odd.
This advice chances a bit for lateral candidates. |
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Date: September 6th, 2010 9:16 PM Author: mind-boggling rehab Re. #3: why does my Career Center say that it's good to state "I met ___ at x Career Fair/networking event and their enthusiasm for __ convinced me to apply to your firm" even if you only had a 5 mins. convo with such person and there's a 0.001% chance they'll remember you? It still makes it more personalized/communicates interest? I'm not sure if I should email individual people from firms and try to communicate interest (I attend a Canadian law school and our OCI deadline is a bit later than Americans.) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416328&forum_id=2#15982143) |
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Date: September 6th, 2010 9:18 PM Author: misanthropic cream hospital In my experience, the letters are ignored in favor of your credentials. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416328&forum_id=2#15982158) |
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Date: September 6th, 2010 9:21 PM Author: mind-boggling rehab That's what I figure. Unless I have a strong connection with an important person in the firm (i.e. family member is a partner, or something...) it probably doesn't make much of a difference. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416328&forum_id=2#15982174) |
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Date: September 6th, 2010 9:21 PM Author: seedy associate ratface it helps show you have an interest in that firm, it makes very little difference though (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416328&forum_id=2#15982184) |
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Date: September 6th, 2010 9:31 PM Author: mind-boggling rehab ok thnks. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1416328&forum_id=2#15982256) |