A recruiter told me one firm liked my background but worried I might be too used to how my current firm does things. That confused me because isn’t experience supposed to help, not make you look rigid. Has anyone else gotten feedback that basically sounds like you’re qualified but somehow still the wrong kind of qualified?

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Did they at least give you an interview opportunity? If they didn’t, employers come up with more ways to say no these days.

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I agree.

I hear this all the time. If a partner knows another firm well they may think their style, etc., may have given you bad habits or taught you a style they don't like and think would make it a hard transition.

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