Post Initial ITC - Vancouver

[Lovelaw]

Have people in past gotten in-firm offers from big full-service firms after not getting an ITC early on the first day of ITC day?

[Legalboi]

Yes I know several - ended up getting hired there too.

[Patient0L]

1 hour ago, Legalboi said:

Yes I know several - ended up getting hired there too.

Wait. What?

[Legalboi]

I should be more specific. I know of 1 person who ended up at the firm they did not get an ITC from. I know of a couple other people who got calls on call day without receiving an ITC from the firm. What I understand is that firms develop a waitlist of their next top candidates in case some of their offers are turned down due to a student having too many to fit in their schedule, or because they received a job offer in the Calgary or Toronto recruit and drop out of the Vancouver recruit.

[Patient0L]

2 hours ago, Legalboi said:

I should be more specific. I know of 1 person who ended up at the firm they did not get an ITC from. I know of a couple other people who got calls on call day without receiving an ITC from the firm. What I understand is that firms develop a waitlist of their next top candidates in case some of their offers are turned down due to a student having too many to fit in their schedule, or because they received a job offer in the Calgary or Toronto recruit and drop out of the Vancouver recruit.

Interesting. I did notice that one firm asked me to let them know right away if I was not interviewing so they could contact other candidates. My sense on the ground here is that people who turn down interviews are in the minority, so definitely not something to hold out hope for...