How are people getting multiple ACs and VS offers? I've often heard that firms like people who are the sort of people who are going to get a TC anyway, but I've never felt like that person, and for me it relies on luck, personal chemistry with the interviews, and similar. Last year, I only got ACs at 10% of firms I applied to (three ACs, one VS). This year, I'm doing worse and have actually gone backwards (no AC with W&C as of yet compared to last year and rejected from
Willkie after the VI).
Hey
@Tintin06 just to add to some of the great responses from other members:
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I truly do not think there is a 'successful' type - and the reason for that is my personal experience. In the past, I used to think such a type of person did exist, and I would imagine them having all the qualities that I thought I lacked: being extremely confident and business-savvy, great at networking and well-connected in the City, having multiple prestigious prior work experiences and awards and so on. In my first application cycle, I made around 11-12 FYS applications and was rejected at the first stage in every single one. So, if I knew anyone who wasn't 'the type', that was definitely me.
However, I ended my second cycle with 4 VS offers from elite US/MC firms and then 3 TC offers. This is because I worked a lot harder and worked a lot smarter the second time around, not because I became a fundamentally different person. In my experience, this also applies to the other people I know who received multiple offers - they actually tended to be closer to the 'quiet' type rather than any Harvey Specter-like character. My point is, I do not think there are any people who are simply 'made' to be successful. Thinking that there is a 'type' and that you are not among them will only hurt your self-confidence and consequently hurt your success chances.
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You should not feel disheartened because of your perceived lack of success so far this cycle. I know a candidate who was in a very similar position to you last year, and who, similarly to you, has been very motivated to succeed this cycle. They have started applying in early August and had already completed 30+ applications weeks ago. Until very recently, they were getting rejected left, right, and center, and they also thought they were doing worse than last year. However, in a span of 2 weeks, they got 4 AC invites.
As such, my advice is to know your worth and keep at it, perhaps while also integrating some of the advice of the other members regarding application research and writing. If you do so, I think it's very possible that you might do so well that by the end of the cycle you will also be seen as part of the was-always-going-to-succeed type
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