BCG Attorney Search Reviews

She was on it and didn't pester too much but stayed in contact. She didn't just communicate via email, she also sent texts so that gives a little more of a personal touch. It makes it seems like things are moving and they actually care and that you aren't just one out of a million applicants. I know that is a hard thing to balance for recruiters. They are either not on it or they are pestering you all of the time, one of the two. She found the right balance of that.

You have a nice online portal where you can pick the firms that you want to apply to and reject the ones that you already applied to or plan on doing yourself. I thought that was a nice feature. I have worked with a bunch of other companies and nobody else has anything like that. It is usually just email communications and a lot of times they won't even tell you who the firm is so you are just wasting your time talking to people when they won't let you know. It is kind of a waste of time to go back and forth if you have already applied there or you don't want to work there so.

Q. Where would we rank amongst other recruiting company's you have used?

A. I would put you at the top! I also thought a lot of the emails that you sent out to everybody were pretty helpful with tips and pitfalls to avoid, the interview process and making partner and all those sorts of things. I think those emails are really helpful to read.

I liked the recruiters that I worked with at BCG, they were very responsive. They did what it took to get me a job. It made my job search much easier because you guys did all the work and I could work on other things.

How quickly the process worked for me. Carleen and I started talking in October and I had interviews and got a job offer by late November, early December. It [using a recruiter] helped a lot! I was originally told not to use a recruiter because sometimes firms won't pay for the fee, but that was the wrong advice because I did a lot of job searching on my own and applying on my own and that led to absolutely nothing! The second that I started working with a recruiter I had immediate interest and interviews so obviously that network was really important. Especially for me coming out of state and not being licensed in CO yet, that made all the difference to me! Carleen is great! We didn't have a ton of communication because it wasn't necessary but anytime I needed her she was quick and just really lovely.Q. Where would we rank amongst other recruiting company's you may have used?A. In April, when I first started looking into moving to Colorado I started looking at recruiters and spoke to one. I told her exactly what I wanted out of a firm and was very descriptive and she immediately sent me back 4 or 5 firms and when I looked at them online I realized she was not listening to me. It's clear that she just wanted a big commission because these firms pay a lot more but they were just not what I am looking for and I got really frustrated. When I spoke with Carleen I felt like she really listed to exactly what I was looking for and knew the kind of firm I wanted. Also, it was really sweet - when I did get a job she reached out and was really nice about it and said she could tell I was really despairing and I am so glad we could help. I feel like she regarded me more as a person.

I love the ease of using BCG Attorney Search. It happened so easily and so quickly. I like how you guys sent the link with the proposed firms, and I got to mark up which ones that I was interested in and which ones I wasn't, I thought that was really convenient., the ease and convenience were my favorite thing. BCG is the top recruiting firm, so happy I got the job.

Working with BCG was great. It was very communicative. They were not just talking to me and letting the ball roll, they were proactive in asking me if there was any assistance I needed, what I was interested in, and what I was curious to look in. Harrison talked with me personally on several occasions. It was overall a good experience, and I would recommend BCG to anyone that is doing a job search now.Working with BCG [made my search] a lot easier. There is a lot out there on the internet. Throughout my searches in the past years, which unfortunately have been frequent, it is easier to have a person on your team, and not needing to do it all for yourself. Overall the biggest thing I thought I benefitted from were Harrison's connections and his knowledge about different areas. He tried to get to the true nature of what I like and what I'll be happy in, and he was a go getter on my behalf.To be honest I have tried to do this on my own a couple times. In doing my research I realized that with big firms and big companies it's very tough to get someone to read past your cover letter. You have to come as a referral or have somebody recommending you. I did a couple cold calls, but me contacting the firm directly was not the same as something coming from a recruiter.If things didn't work out or if I didn't like where I was I would definitely reach out to you guys first.

BCG was great because they were able to target so many different firms of interest for me.I was actually really shocked because my target area was limited to San Diego, which is somewhat smaller, legal market than other major cities. And I think by the time everything was said and done almost a hundred firms had been applied to on my behalf which was astounding. Just the sheer volume of applications that BCG was able to put in on my behalf was one of the best things that I could not have done by myself.For one, I didn't have to search job boards or submit anything to anyone, it made it so easy that BCG was able to submit everything on my behalf, and find all of those openings that I probably would not have been able to find on my own.Another great thing about BCG was the interview prep. I worked with someone named Patrick I believe, and he was just phenomenal. He, and I had a couple conversations in which we practiced questions and answers to interviews. I actually learned a lot about how to field those questions and perform better in interviews.I worked with a couple other recruiting companies, and they would only find me one or two potential opportunities. Whereas BCG, found me almost a hundred. Other companies did not have interview prep, whereas BCG did, it was a lot more hands-on and individual focused rather than just trying to place someone at any firm that they can try to place them that, which is great.

Your automated emails that I received weekly with firms to approve or decline were very helpful. It certainly eliminated a lot of time on my side in finding postings. I don't know how many were posted vs. not posted but I had a number of interviews and have now received an offer. You are highly ranked with me. I didn't have a lot of one on one, but we were able to cast a wide net and it worked out.

[My favorite thing about working with BCG Attorney Search was] that there was a level of contact every week. I have worked with other recruiters where basically you talk with them once and then you don't hear from them. So it was very nice that the recruiter that I worked with, Carleen, reached out to me at least once a week. I didn't have to do anything, it was great. She sent me the firms, I elected whether or not to put my hat in the ring and she drafted the cover letter. I was really able to sit back relax and wait and see what happened. [The first three words that come to mind when I think of BCG Attorney Search are] helpful, professional, and successful. As of right now, [you are the] best [legal recruiting firm] I have worked with. [I would tell someone] that if they are looking for a legal job and if they would like to work with a recruiter I highly recommend they get in touch with you.

My favorite thing about working with BCG was the service in general, just getting me connected with the firm that I ended up accepting an offer from. I don't know what the difference would have been if I had applied directly, but I think going with BCG in a geographic location where I don't have connections was helpful in that it gave me a leg up over those who were applying directly because it was a new location that I don't have a lot of connections in. I would say I haven't worked with very many recruiters in the past, but I have worked with individual recruiters and I would say that BCG was generally better about communication specifically via email about updating on where things are, and I think others hit or miss on how communicative they are and how they actually work with you and that piece of it was definitely helpful for me!

Everyone was so prompt in their communication with me, everyone kept up with me and made sure to notify me if there was an update throughout the whole process and it felt as if I was included in the process every minute of the way and I wasn't left guessing about the status of anything. This made my job search easier because it was so streamlined and having a place to go to in order to update my resume, having my writing samples and transcripts in one location to send off to different employers, instead of me having the access and having to do that myself and making sure I had the correct or updated resume or transcript on file. That made everything easier having the portal, the website really streamlined. You would rank a 10! 10, 10, 10. You all were the best! I worked with 2 other recruiters in the past and to this day, I haven't even heard from them, not even a phone call or email to check in on me. I am so happy I found you all, I am just so happy!