Hi all, I had an AC with a US firm yesterday and I feel like the whole process went really well, there was just one part which I've been banging my head over.
I was having a discussion with a partner and an associate, I think the partner was at the time busy looking over a previous written exercise (so he might not have been paying attention as much, idk) and the associate asked what I like about US over MC firms, as I had previously done an experience at an MC firm. I basically said I prefer the US corporate focus and small team structure over the more full service, large team approach of MC firms. As I was saying it I kind of cringed internally, because the firm I was doing the AC with also sometimes describes itself as full service, so I'm afraid my criticism of the MC's full service approach might not be taken to too kindly.
Later in the inteview, in a completely unrelated question, the partner himself mentioned his firm's full service approach.
Do you think my comment re the MC could be a deal breaker?
Hi all, I had an AC with a US firm yesterday and I feel like the whole process went really well, there was just one part which I've been banging my head over.
I was having a discussion with a partner and an associate, I think the partner was at the time busy looking over a previous written exercise (so he might not have been paying attention as much, idk) and the associate asked what I like about US over MC firms, as I had previously done an experience at an MC firm. I basically said I prefer the US corporate focus and small team structure over the more full service, large team approach of MC firms. As I was saying it I kind of cringed internally, because the firm I was doing the AC with also sometimes describes itself as full service, so I'm afraid my criticism of the MC's full service approach might not be taken to too kindly.
Later in the inteview, in a completely unrelated question, the partner himself mentioned his firm's full service approach.
Do you think my comment re the MC could be a deal breaker?
Clintons said they'd be contacting applicants about interviews some time this week - has anyone heard yet?
I don't actually have an answer to your question.
However, I do have a general follow up question to anyone who could help. Is there a generic difference between US firms and MC? Or are the differences to teased out from the specific and unique features of individual firms instead of looking for a general difference between the two classifications?
Has anyone heard back from Slaughter and May? I anticipated a delay in response time due to the current climate, but I wasn't expecting it to be this long. I applied over 2 months ago now and I have seen that some people are even still waiting since the last cycle in January.
I was rejected two weeks after the deadline, but my circumstances were unusual (I re-applied having had an unsuccessful TC interview in the past) so they probs did not even read my app
Did anyone make a direct app for Akin Gump? I applied a while ago but yet to hear anything
I think someone in this thread said that they cancelled this year's TC application window.