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"I applied to a mid-sized New York city law firm a few weeks ago. I really want to work at this firm. I feel it would be a great fit. I reached out to a partner and tried to ask to speak to him about it. The firm didn't get back to me. Should I follow up with that partner again or try a different angle?"
I don't know why the firm would be a great fit for you. You really have to think about that. But typically, following up with a partner again is something you could do. I don't know if you know this partner, but just contacting a random partner is probably not gonna help you. If you have really good reasons for wanting to work at the firm, many times calling the person and talking to them can make a big difference. The thing about communication is I noticed... We had a job a few weeks ago here. I don't know, it was working for, it's one of our companies - Top Law Schools - so we were trying to hire someone so I emailed and texted a bunch of people. I don't know, a couple hundred people about it, or maybe more. I got maybe, two responses to the email and then the text got maybe 120 responses.
I think that I got many more responses to the text than I got to the email because of the fact that the text shows right up on their phone. Now, had I called, I probably would've gotten 500 responses. Many times when you call and you express your interest that way, it can be scary and everyone's always afraid to call. But, when you call, you tend to get more responses.
The better you're communicating and the more personal the communication is, the more responses you're gonna get. I always recommend, if you're really interested in something, to call just partners, probably gonna be annoying to them, but it's something you can do. But calling is always generally going to be much more effective than anything else.
