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Q6: What can you expect once your application goes in?
You should follow up on your application with a phone call.
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Acknowledgment letter
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To be ignored. Therefore make sure you do your follow-up calls for the positions you really want.
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A phone call, if your application stands out from the hundreds of others. Obviously, the best way to stand out is with good grades from law school - usually there is a cut off for reviewing applications at the big firms.
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You may get some response or no response depending on what the firm is looking for.
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be assertive and follow it up with a phone call, even to just see if they have received your application or need additional information. do whatever it takes to distinguish yourself from the rest of the applicants.
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Don't rely on application "going in", rely on face to face meetings.
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If there are strong marks, expect to be called for an interview. If the marks are not too strong, will be called for an interview for 1 out of 5 or more applications sent.
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To wait.
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a long wait for the impending phone calls to let you know if you received an interview or not
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To not be offered an interview - you'll get more rejections than anything else, but don't let that get you down
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Small firms can be very slack about replying. You might have to pester them a bit.
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a phone call 1 week before interview week
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This is really firm dependent. Some firms do not want to be inundated with students following up their submissions (larger firms) ... others could use a polite nudge (small-med firms).
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you will be contacted either way to let you know if they will offer you an interview or not
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You'll usually get a letter one way or another. If they want to interview you, you'll usually get a phone call. Sometimes firm send out emails now and tell you to contact them.
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You're going to be waiting a while. Some firms contacted me right away with an interview time, others waited a very long time. My favorite are the firms who mail you the letter declining to interview AFTER interview week has occurred. That's always classy. Don't worry - you really didn't want to work there anyway.
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Wait, wait and wait with more patience. I'd call after a week and half has gone by.
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You can expect a phone call if the firm applied to is interested Otherwise, you will likely receive a letter in the mail
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Lots of silence. Expect less than 5% response rates. Always follow up with a phone call.
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Some tricky interview scheduling.
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a call either before or during interview week - at least one interview - possibly attend cocktail party
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Not much, other than if the firm likes something on your application, they will give you a call. If you don't hear anything, don't be afraid to follow up with a phone call.
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A lot of waiting, so it's important to follow up with a phone call to the person you sent it to.
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If the firm has a deadline date - call one to two weeks after that date to check status of your application.
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In 99% of the cases, I suspect not only that the applications are not even read, but what is worse, they are filed in File 13!
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It depends what one means by an application. Your resume and cover letter have one function - to get you to the interview. You should be prepared for an interview.
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Get your applications in as early as possible so that yours is at the top of a small pile rather than the bottom of a big one. For large/medium firms, once they go through the applications, if your resume stands out, they will call within a short time to set up a first interview - arrange your interviews carefully with the form you want most early in the week (Mon/Tues) and the ones you are least interest in later on (late Tues/Weds). If you arrange an interview for Wednesday, a firm will think you are not interested. Leave 1 1/2 hours for each interview. If a firm is not interested, they will send you a letter, but will not call to respond.
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If they are interested, they will call you. Don't waste your time following up if you have not heard from them. Move on to the next application. It can take days or weeks for them to get back to you.
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Give them a week to get back to you. If you hear nothing, send a quick e-mail to confirm your resume arrived. Don't bug them too much. If it is two weeks prior to interview week and you haven't got an interview, send a brief e-mail or call to say you are still interested.
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You may not be contacted unless they are going to interview you. It may take several weeks or months before they call you for an interview. Then if they wish to interview you or ask further questions over the phone prior to giving you an interview they will call you.
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Be prepared for rejection, be strong and keep going. You may be called for an interview or two but it does not guarantee anything. Or you may never hear from some people. Again, be strong. It is not the end of the world.
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You will likely get a letter stating they have received your application; they you will likely get a phone call asking to schedule an interview.
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Wait for a few weeks. You will get a call in for an interview, or a letter advising that you won't be interviewed at this time. If you haven't heard from a firm for 3 weeks, make a follow-up phone call.
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You will be very stressed. You will have many interviews. The anticipation will be tough to deal with.
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a phone call and an interview
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A lawyer (or a committee of lawyers) will likely review all of the applications and pick several to invite in for a first interview. If the first interview goes well, they may ask you back for a second interview, which may be with someone else in the firm or a group of lawyers from the firm.
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follow up within 2 weeks if you don't hear from the firm
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No response, rejection, letter or phone call from employer regarding interview
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Hopefully to hear back from the firm for an interview
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silence, then three rejection letters in a week from the same firm... kidding! A positive response comes more quickly than a rejection, and they'll call rather than write, so answer the phone carefully.
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A faster response if you are going to be interviewed...
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An interview or a PFO letter
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They will go through and depending on how many they get sort them by marks, i.e. only look at those with an average over 76.
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a phone call for an interview, or an invite to a reception or dinner.
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You will most likely need to follow up.
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firms typically either send a letter of acknowledgment stating that they will advise as to your status later, call to set up an interview, or send a letter saying they are not interested.
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that you really should follow up on it
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The waiting game. When I did have a very specific interest in a company though, I sent out follow up letters, additional information about myself and more about them.
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At a large firm, your application will be circulated to members of the student committee who will collectively vet resumes for a interview short list. Then, candidates are usually interviewed once, a further short list is made, and second interviews offered. Remember that at big firms, many articling positions go to the summer students so there may be very few openings for articles alone depending on the year.
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[posted June 3, 2005] |