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[mauve]

Hey, so you forgot your laptop. Not a big deal. Like everyone else has said, I don't think it'll be a driving force in that interviewer's choice of who to hire.

Sure, you might be embarrassed now, but unless you were rude or needlessly loud when you returned to claim it (which I doubt), I think you'll be the only person to remember this incident by tomorrow.




Good to hear you did well on the rest of the interview! Don't forget to send a follow-up thank you note if you can!

[Loyal]

Snake, it's no big deal, really. You did well when it counted. You really need to stop worrying about your minor screw-ups, look to the future, and think to yourself either "welp, that's one thing to not do again," or "now how can I not do this again in the future?"

Don't worry if you don't get it right the first, or second, or even third time, unless it's major.

On a side note: Jesus Christ I am getting the biggest fucking sense of deja vu from this thread. I swear I read the entirety of page four, word-for-word, a couple months ago.

[katiuska]

Originally Posted by Liquid Snake

Strange (almost unrelated) biochemical question:

Why is it that I always perform better in stressful social situations when running on very little sleep?

Like I'm actually considering pulling an all-nighter tonight (or something close to it) just on the basis of past precedent wherein I am unexpectedly sociable and charming when runnin' on fumes (and possibly Red Bull.) By contrast, no matter how much Red Bull I drink, I am absolutely at my worst in the hours after I wake up from a relaxing slumber in the morning. This is precisely why I dread getting plenty of sleep tonight; I may never fully recover.

Now, biologically speaking, isn't it supposed to be the other way around? Aren't I supposed to perform better when I'm well-rested?

EDIT: Also this probably means that I'm going to have to force myself to become an insomniac after I become a trial lawyer, aren't I? ...Fuck.

Amount of sleep inversely affects a) biological drives, and b) mood. So if you've ever found that you actually feel cheery on little sleep, when you should feel like shit, that's why. We don't exactly understand why it works like this, but it does, and regulating sleep is actually one thing we do now to knock bipolar people out of a manic or depressive phase/stabilize them.

I vaguely remember the interviewing process for law students, from when a guy I knew was going through it. IIRC there's a whole slew of interviews at the beginning of second year for summer internships, and then if they like you, they'll take you after you graduate. At least, that's what happened to him. Last I heard, he hated his corporate job, but he gets paid obscene money to hate it, which is more than a lot of us get to say, so I don't shed tears for him.

Glad the interviewing part went well, anyway. I wouldn't worry too much about the laptop.

[Liquid Snake]

Okay, now I am convinced that what is really happening is God is trying to reveal that I was never supposed to become an attorney in the first place and my mere presence here defies His will.

One interview today: I lost my train of thought halfway through an answer and had to stop talking mid-sentence to gather my thoughts. Awkward. Also he did not ask me for any paperwork when the interview was over.

Another interview: I mispronounced the name of a fairly popular clothing company his firm negotiated with. He stared at me a good fifteen seconds afterwards before saying "Oh! You meant x." I blushed, got flustered and responded by meekly saying "I'm sorry." Later I ran into him on the elevator, asked how he was doing, then began to ask him whether he was staying in town tonight before remembering he in fact practiced in town. He gave me a weird glare and then said "No, I live here. Did you forget that already?" He then laughed and said "shit, you're really nervous." This happened in a jammed elevator and several students I know were present.

One more interview: went respectably well. Then my uber nice guy habits kicked in. Guy slated for next interview knocks on the door signifying my twenty minute window is up. The interviewer finishes his sentence and asks whether I have additional questions. I say yes but then dumbasstically say "I shouldn't take any more of your time, though. The next candidate is waiting. Can I just e-mail my questions to you instead?" he said yes, but that was not the go-getter attitude he wanted to hear. It was me "being myself" though, submissive and polite to a fault.

Aaaarrrrrggggghhhh.

[Julford Hajime]

As long as you do email the questions to the third guy, I'd say you did fine there. If you fail to follow-up it looks bad but otherwise you're still taking initiative and showing an interest in the company.

[Liquid Snake]

Originally Posted by Julford Hajime

As long as you do email the questions to the third guy, I'd say you did fine there. If you fail to follow-up it looks bad but otherwise you're still taking initiative and showing an interest in the company.

You see that's what makes law firms different than other normal places you might interview with. Law firms want you to go for the jugular if they extend the invitation to do so. If you are assertive enough to cost the next candidate half his time it's seen as a plus.

I knew this and still was myself enough to fuck it up anyway.