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k, i decided, i'm going to work at kirkland chicago.

please advices on how to get oci interview, callback, offer,...
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/01/09
Good choice. Advice other than the typical be personal, smar...
Thriller chrome boltzmann
  07/01/09
interesting. i just decided i want to work at K&E NYC.
insecure pit tattoo
  07/01/09
let's plan. gpa and school rank?
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/01/09
top 20-25% ish. GULC
insecure pit tattoo
  07/01/09
top 25-33%ish MVP
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/01/09
how much more competitive is chi office than nyc office?
insecure pit tattoo
  07/01/09
significantly.
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/01/09
from MVP Chi -> top 20% roughly NY -> top 40% roug...
Thriller chrome boltzmann
  07/01/09
think i have any shot? 3.45-3.5ish. couple cool things on my...
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/01/09
dunno what class rank that is and whether K&E has hard c...
Thriller chrome boltzmann
  07/01/09
wtf is KITA and formal training and free market
insecure pit tattoo
  07/01/09
it's top third at graduation but no idea 1L. their median gp...
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/01/09
well if you've decided you want to work there, wtf wouldn't ...
aphrodisiac bearded station
  07/01/09
ITE, OCS alarmism telling us to rank firms .1-.3 below our G...
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/01/09
well i'm sure you can make an exception to guarantee a shot ...
aphrodisiac bearded station
  07/01/09
yeah, it's gonna go to 1 or 2 i think. ocs said like 68 p...
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/01/09
holy shit. lol are you sure you don't go to penn? my grad...
aphrodisiac bearded station
  07/01/09
i also have no desire to work at cravath and i am sure i ...
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/01/09
so what do we talk about on our interviews?
insecure pit tattoo
  07/01/09
"so, fuck sidley, huh?"
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/01/09
...
submissive poppy church building
  07/01/09
ENJOY!
seedy plum principal's office pisswyrm
  08/26/10
stopped by their office the other day, pretty nice
Rambunctious background story
  07/01/09
havent been to the new one. the old one was nicer than sk...
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/01/09
Kirkland Chicago is full of over-aggressive douchebag litiga...
galvanic house dingle berry
  07/01/09
Are other offices better?
Concupiscible burgundy school cafeteria goyim
  07/01/09
It's a firm culture, though Chicago's known to be the worst.
galvanic house dingle berry
  07/01/09
the DC office is probably the most "intense" Th...
Thriller chrome boltzmann
  07/01/09
I interviewed at their SF office and got the same vibe.
light brethren
  07/01/09
Cna you guys describe this "vibe" more? How can y...
Big cordovan mad-dog skullcap
  07/01/09
I guess. And that's off-putting to me to talk about nothing...
light brethren
  07/01/09
It's very apparent when you're opposite them - taking unreas...
curious lay
  07/01/09
LA office was similar.
copper state juggernaut
  08/27/09
this does not answer my OP questions.
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/01/09
Their transactional people are hyper-aggressive and abrasive...
curious lay
  07/01/09
you'd have a chip on your shoulder if your firm sold stuff a...
Crystalline spectacular wrinkle
  07/01/09
:o
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/01/09
costco, actually
appetizing karate
  07/01/09
dude costco is prestigious
aphrodisiac bearded station
  07/01/09
ty for the "actually"
Crystalline spectacular wrinkle
  07/01/09
I have only met IP transactional people but I could tell in ...
light brethren
  07/01/09
This.
light brethren
  07/01/09
i keep hearing this, but it just hasn't been my experience. ...
Idiotic theater
  07/01/09
please describe the free market system in more detail
Electric House-broken Mental Disorder
  08/27/09
another swayed by the recruiting vid. http://www.youtube....
aphrodisiac bearded station
  07/01/09
yeah i wish to start up working again after dinnner w/ the f...
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/01/09
that's part of the natural lull at the end of the day
insecure pit tattoo
  07/01/09
leave him alone. he is a really nice dude.
Idiotic theater
  07/01/09
just realized what these people are actually saying. guy ...
aphrodisiac bearded station
  07/01/09
What rank out of Chi for Kirkland? I don't care. I would t...
vivacious twinkling uncleanness
  07/01/09
Chi - top third NY - top half
Thriller chrome boltzmann
  07/01/09
Is there a big difference between the offices?
vivacious twinkling uncleanness
  07/01/09
...
Cracking Center
  07/01/09
Work it to get an interview. But you have to impress them o...
light brethren
  07/01/09
...
Cracking Center
  07/01/09
Found this after looking at the recruiting video linked abov...
razzle-dazzle navy crackhouse genital piercing
  07/01/09
nice
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/01/09
...
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/02/09
...
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/03/09
plz help secure a callback when .1 under gpa median for firm
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/07/09
...
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/16/09
K&E ding! fag stabby mclawyer
Razzmatazz amber jap idiot
  07/16/09
...
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/16/09
you're screwed ite, sry enjoy katten
arousing locus depressive
  07/16/09
fuckin katten.....
Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease
  07/16/09
...
arousing locus depressive
  08/27/09
lol
insecure pit tattoo
  08/27/09
...
Erotic floppy market
  08/26/10


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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:09 PM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease

please advices on how to get oci interview, callback, offer, etc./

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133011)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:26 PM
Author: Thriller chrome boltzmann

Good choice. Advice other than the typical be personal, smart, confident, etc., for Kirkland:

1. Talk up how you want formal training and how KITA (their formal training) is great for that

2. Kirkland likes to see "presence" so confidence is all the more important; obviously dont be a total jackass but Kirkland will give you more leeway on this than most firms

3. Talk about the free-market system and how you're a "go-getter" who will thrive under this system

4. Come across as sharp and polished

5. Maybe mention how you like how Kirkland is doing well ITE and has a good balance of stable practice areas like bankruptcy, IP, white-collar, general lit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134172)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:10 PM
Author: insecure pit tattoo

interesting. i just decided i want to work at K&E NYC.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133018)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:13 PM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease

let's plan.

gpa and school rank?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133038)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:49 PM
Author: insecure pit tattoo

top 20-25% ish. GULC

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133286)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:59 PM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease

top 25-33%ish MVP

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133341)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 3:00 PM
Author: insecure pit tattoo

how much more competitive is chi office than nyc office?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133349)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 3:13 PM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease

significantly.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133431)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:27 PM
Author: Thriller chrome boltzmann

from MVP

Chi -> top 20% roughly

NY -> top 40% roughly

speculating for ITE

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134186)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:34 PM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease

think i have any shot? 3.45-3.5ish. couple cool things on my resume.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134252)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:37 PM
Author: Thriller chrome boltzmann

dunno what class rank that is and whether K&E has hard cutoffs (though they certainly have preferred ones)...but take into account the 5 things I stated above and you should be OK. Project presence/confidence and talk up free market and KITA/formal training

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134282)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:40 PM
Author: insecure pit tattoo

wtf is KITA and formal training and free market

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134310)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:41 PM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease

it's top third at graduation but no idea 1L. their median gpa is around 3.55-3.6 though for callbacks. :(

do you work for kirkland chi?

kinda worried that if i don't rank them 1 or 2 i will not get an interview

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134325)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:44 PM
Author: aphrodisiac bearded station

well if you've decided you want to work there, wtf wouldn't you rank them 1 or 2?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134360)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:46 PM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease

ITE, OCS alarmism telling us to rank firms .1-.3 below our GPA as high and the reaches down below 20, worries of shutout and lifepwn

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134390)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:48 PM
Author: aphrodisiac bearded station

well i'm sure you can make an exception to guarantee a shot at what is probably the most popular firm at oci. stop being such a pussy - one bid at your dream firm is worth it even if you were at median.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134413)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:49 PM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease

yeah, it's gonna go to 1 or 2 i think.

ocs said like 68 people bid cravath #1 last year

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134425)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:51 PM
Author: aphrodisiac bearded station

holy shit. lol are you sure you don't go to penn?

my grades are shit, but there are many, many firms i'd work at before cravath.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134444)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:51 PM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease

i also have no desire to work at cravath

and i am sure i do not go to penn.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134451)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 5:01 PM
Author: insecure pit tattoo

so what do we talk about on our interviews?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134563)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 5:01 PM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease

"so, fuck sidley, huh?"



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134570)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 7:57 PM
Author: submissive poppy church building



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12136182)



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Date: August 26th, 2010 7:33 PM
Author: seedy plum principal's office pisswyrm

ENJOY!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#15888690)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:13 PM
Author: Rambunctious background story

stopped by their office the other day, pretty nice

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133046)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:18 PM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease

havent been to the new one.

the old one was nicer than skadden's, but skadden is moving too

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133086)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:48 PM
Author: galvanic house dingle berry

Kirkland Chicago is full of over-aggressive douchebag litigators. Seriously, you don't want to go there unless you fit that profile--there's a reason that a summer class two years ago had only like 10% women.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133279)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:52 PM
Author: Concupiscible burgundy school cafeteria goyim

Are other offices better?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133296)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:57 PM
Author: galvanic house dingle berry

It's a firm culture, though Chicago's known to be the worst.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133324)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:24 PM
Author: Thriller chrome boltzmann

the DC office is probably the most "intense"

That being said, in reference to something said earlier about it being mostly guys (since its an "aggressive" firm) the DC summer class is like 70% chicks.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134148)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:04 PM
Author: light brethren

I interviewed at their SF office and got the same vibe.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133942)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:47 PM
Author: Big cordovan mad-dog skullcap

Cna you guys describe this "vibe" more? How can you tell they are hyperaggressive--aren't they just seriously interested in their cases and committed to winning/serving their clients?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134399)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 7:15 PM
Author: light brethren

I guess. And that's off-putting to me to talk about nothing else in a fucking interview. Let's talk about sports teams from where we grew up or what the city is like.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12135812)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 7:24 PM
Author: curious lay

It's very apparent when you're opposite them - taking unreasonable positions on deal points or ridiculous interpretations of document provisions (for example, answering every comment with "that's our form"). Generally unpleasant personalities.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12135892)



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Date: August 27th, 2009 11:59 AM
Author: copper state juggernaut

LA office was similar.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12606319)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 2:59 PM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease

this does not answer my OP questions.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133343)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 3:09 PM
Author: curious lay

Their transactional people are hyper-aggressive and abrasive as well.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133406)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 3:11 PM
Author: Crystalline spectacular wrinkle

you'd have a chip on your shoulder if your firm sold stuff at walmart, too

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133421)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 3:13 PM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease

:o

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133429)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:05 PM
Author: appetizing karate

costco, actually

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133954)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:08 PM
Author: aphrodisiac bearded station

dude costco is prestigious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133990)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:24 PM
Author: Crystalline spectacular wrinkle

ty for the "actually"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134153)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:04 PM
Author: light brethren

I have only met IP transactional people but I could tell in five seconds it was not my bag.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133950)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:05 PM
Author: light brethren

This.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133951)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 5:12 PM
Author: Idiotic theater

i keep hearing this, but it just hasn't been my experience. are there some people like this? sure. but the free market system lets you avoid them like the plague if you take ownership of developing your own relationships and case loads w/n the firm.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134692)



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Date: August 27th, 2009 12:28 PM
Author: Electric House-broken Mental Disorder

please describe the free market system in more detail

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12606442)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:03 PM
Author: aphrodisiac bearded station

another swayed by the recruiting vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgSJUzYCGtc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133929)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:05 PM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease

yeah i wish to start up working again after dinnner w/ the fam

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133958)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:06 PM
Author: insecure pit tattoo

that's part of the natural lull at the end of the day

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12133969)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 5:11 PM
Author: Idiotic theater

leave him alone. he is a really nice dude.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134684)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 5:15 PM
Author: aphrodisiac bearded station

just realized what these people are actually saying.

guy 1: i work all day (fill my day as much as possible), come home to eat with my kids, then work more

guy 2: "if you make the extra effort to try and balance, you can, on balance, do so." that is, if i mince enough words, maybe this bullshit will sway someone who can't see me nearly mocking myself with facial expressions.

girl: the work is fulfilling and it keeps me happy even though i can't ever see my family.

this is supposed to be a recruiting video. holy shit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134714)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 4:56 PM
Author: vivacious twinkling uncleanness

What rank out of Chi for Kirkland? I don't care. I would take the NYC or Chi offices and be happy with either.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134496)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 5:01 PM
Author: Thriller chrome boltzmann

Chi - top third

NY - top half

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134567)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 5:03 PM
Author: vivacious twinkling uncleanness

Is there a big difference between the offices?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134597)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 5:06 PM
Author: Cracking Center



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12134628)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 7:15 PM
Author: light brethren

Work it to get an interview. But you have to impress them once you get in the door.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12135820)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 7:51 PM
Author: Cracking Center



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12136133)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 7:05 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle navy crackhouse genital piercing

Found this after looking at the recruiting video linked above:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQZITA4h9TE&feature=related

lol @ 4:00

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12135703)



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Date: July 1st, 2009 7:47 PM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease

nice

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12136101)



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Date: July 2nd, 2009 5:27 PM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12143332)



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Date: July 3rd, 2009 4:34 PM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12151062)



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Date: July 7th, 2009 12:59 PM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease

plz help secure a callback when .1 under gpa median for firm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12179084)



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Date: July 16th, 2009 11:46 AM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12260737)



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Date: July 16th, 2009 11:49 AM
Author: Razzmatazz amber jap idiot

K&E ding! fag stabby mclawyer

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12260754)



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Date: July 16th, 2009 11:57 AM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12260823)



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Date: July 16th, 2009 11:50 AM
Author: arousing locus depressive

you're screwed ite, sry

enjoy katten

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12260756)



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Date: July 16th, 2009 11:57 AM
Author: Comical honey-headed menage mad cow disease

fuckin katten.....

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12260820)



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Date: August 27th, 2009 10:39 AM
Author: arousing locus depressive



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1031451&forum_id=2#12605904)



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Date: August 27th, 2009 12:23 PM
Author: insecure pit tattoo

lol

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Date: August 26th, 2010 7:15 PM
Author: Erotic floppy market



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