As we approach the bid deadline for the off-campus programs and OCI Week 1, please contact\u00a0your advisor with specific questions.\u00a0 In the meantime, we’ll address some that\u00a0commonly come up . . .<\/p>\n
Most employers do not have a GPA cut-off.\u00a0 So, in some respects, you should not disqualify yourself from any employer that you’d like to work for just because you think your GPA is not high enough.<\/p>\n
The best way to figure out where you’re likely to get traction with employers is to look at their hiring criteria on Symplicity (if they included it) and on nalpdirectory.com<\/a>.\u00a0 You will see “prior work experience,” “strong work ethic,” and other things that are not strictly tied to 1L GPA.\u00a0 You should then use your resume to highlight those non-GPA factors.\u00a0 Although it’s not an exact science, it will give you a good sense of where you’ll feel comfortable applying and focusing your efforts.<\/p>\n 2.\u00a0\u00a0 Can I bid for an employer that is participating in more than one program (OCI, off-campus, BLG, etc.)?\u00a0 \/ What does “no multiple interviews” mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, you can bid for multiple offices of the same employer through any number of programs.\u00a0 However, when the employer says “no multiple interviews,” you can interview for only one of them, regardless of how many times the employer selects you.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0 Some employers ask for unofficial transcripts.\u00a0 Should I get one from the registrar and scan and upload it?<\/strong><\/p>\n No.\u00a0 Use the grade sheet template <\/a>from the CDO website.\u00a0 Upload that to Symplicity, and then bring a copy of your unofficial transcript from the registrar’s office to any interview.<\/p>\n 4.\u00a0 When is the best time to bid?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The bid deadline for OCI Week 1 and all off-campus programs is Friday, July 6, at NOON.\u00a0 You can bid any time before that.\u00a0 We encourage you to submit your materials\u00a0earlier rather than later, but that’s just because you don’t want to be scrambling on the morning of the\u00a0deadline to make sure you get it all in. Once the deadline hits at noon, there’s nothing that can be done.<\/p>\n 5.\u00a0 Symplicity says my profile is only 50% complete.\u00a0 Do I have to complete it to participate in OCI?<\/strong><\/p>\n Your Symplicity profile is a purely internal thing.\u00a0 Employers will not see it, so there is no need to update it before participating in OCI.<\/p>\n However, it is helpful for the CDO to see if you’ve shifted practice area interests, or geographic focus, so do keep it up-to-date.<\/strong><\/p>\n 6.\u00a0 The employer’s hiring criteria says “journal\/moot court preferred.”\u00a0 I plan to do moot court in the fall.\u00a0 Can I add that to my resume now?<\/strong><\/p>\n No.\u00a0 You can add only those things that you are already enrolled in (including 2L clinics and externships).\u00a0 Because moot court sign-ups aren’t until the fall, you cannot add it to your resume just yet.\u00a0 “Journal\/moot court preferred” is sort of a boilerplate statement for hiring criteria that firms will use, and those employers who recruit from BU know that no one will have moot court on their resume for OCI.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As we approach the bid deadline for the off-campus programs and OCI Week 1, please contact\u00a0your advisor with specific questions.\u00a0 In the meantime, we’ll address some that\u00a0commonly come up . . . \u00a0How can I figure out which employers will hire someone with my GPA?\u00a0 Most employers do not have a GPA cut-off.\u00a0 So, in … Continue reading “Where should I bid, and other pressing questions.”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4969,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/ociblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/ociblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/ociblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/ociblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4969"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/ociblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/ociblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/ociblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24\/revisions\/75"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/ociblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/ociblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/ociblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}