Invited for second round interviews with two interviewers who would be future colleagues. Would love to pull the ejection handle on biglaw. Any tips for nailing the interviews? Any questions you wish you would have asked or think are must asks? Thanks!

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Ask about the structure of the legal department and understand where you fit in. Ask about how legal interacts with the commercial team. Above all, demonstrate your ability to be commercial, know that your role is to facilitate business while mitigating risk.

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Look at Lawyer Whisperer blog posts and Goinhouse.com interviewing guide.

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Did anyone get GSB interview but dinged elsewhere?

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Hi,
If I get referred at
IBM, get a mail for details from the HR but do not reply as I currently don't want to switch because of some reasons, can I get referred again after say 3 months?
Asking cuz the profile blocks for an year after applying/getting referred at Accenture.
Please help with the answer.
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Can we list out important areas of SAP SD wrt frequent usage and interview perspective??

Mine will be...
1.Special business processes - third party sales, consignments, STOs
2.Configuration of Enterprise structure, Sales Documents.
3. Customer master and material master creation and triggering to 3rd party systems.

Please add...

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Just applied at Stryker for a Regulatory Affairs position. Does anyone have any info about the interview process here? From their website it looks quite lengthy.

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What does it mean your candidature is on hold? I received an email from HR a week back for submitting documents post clearing the interviews.

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force me to learn...they are different from my technology.I am feeling newbie in that technology although the team is very supportive.I have 3 yoe so How will I ask manager to changes the technology.Need some suggestions

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Hey guys tomorrow I have interview in Qualys for QA cloud compliance can anyone help what are the questions they may ask 🥲

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Why is it so difficult to make the next career move within your OWN company. I have over 7 years of experience across multiple departments and yet an external company is more willing to give an interview to select roles than your own home company for the same role internally!!

Where is the loyalty in that !!??

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How long did it take to hear back from Visa after interviewing?

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Have an interview for an entry level consulting position (enterprise risk) with EY next week. Any tips or insight on what to expect?

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Hello all, hope you are well?

I have just spent the last month interviewing
Palantir Technologies Inc. I’ve had interviews with at least 6 different people and I have received positive feedback so far.

It had been 5 days since I heard anything back so I reached out. To which I received this email response back:

“My name is xxxxx and I’m one of the Recruiters on the team here at Palantir. if you’d have time for a phone call tomorrow to discuss your candidacy and a potential new opportunity”

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Why the heck do Recruiters and Hiring managers do such a poor job keeping applicants informed to the status. I had my time wasted with an opportunity for a fortune 100 position for 3 1/2 months. Phone Screens, Zoom Interview with hiring manager, Face to face with hiring manager. (Then asked for professional references) , impromptu Zoom meet with other leader who was completely disengaged. Then boom... six weeks of silence vague texts from hiring manager they were still going thru the process..

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I found a company I was really excited about working at. I applied for the job and went through 5 rounds of interviews. At the end they said I was OVER qualified and they want me for a different position higher up in the company. I was super excited they then had me go through 5 more rounds, 3/5 people were the same. The interviews mostly went "didn't you get the job, I highly recommend you? I'll just put you down as a 10". After those were done they told me I was UNDER qualified. Can't win!

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I’ve gone through multiple interviews with an agency. Each one went very well.

Sent thank you emails to everyone the next day and followed up with the recruiter a week later. I was told they cont.

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Anyone here who have given data engineer interview at rolls royce?

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Hello All!

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If anyone is or was previously employed as an analyst at MSU Denver, would you mind providing some insight into the culture, the interview process, salary information, etc. I would truly appreciate any help as this is a role I want

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On which topics can we expect questions for SAP SD role with 4 YOE?
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I am a graduate of Suffolk University, and I recently received my masters in Business Analytics. I am currently pursuing a career as an IT Business Analyst at MSU Denver, which I have the 30min first round interview scheduled for Tuesday, November 29th.

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We really have lowered the bar for decency and mutual respect in public conversations. Gone are the days when ‘ my opponent’s youth and inexperience’ was the extent of personal criticism contd.

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Software engineers with 5 years of experience, how much do you make yearly? If you can mention the type of software and the state you live in to give a proper prospective.

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