What happens to job applications and résumés when they get sent into law firms?
HELEN LONG: If a candidate comes through a recruiter, then either I or my manager will review that résumé. We have good relationships with recruiters that we want to maintain. If an application is simply sent in unsolicited, then a lower-level employee in the recruiting department will review it. A subset of these applications will be forwarded on to me for my review. If an attorney within the firm forwards a résumé to me, then I will look at it personally. It helps to know someone “on the inside.” That said, most of the time we still won’t have a job opening for that person. “We’re getting a wall of paper…. for very few positions.” JOHN CANNON: If I get an application that is referred to me by a client or a colleague, then I’ll open up the attachment and read the résumé. If it’s sent in unsolicited, I’ll forward it to the recruiting department. What about deferred associates — will they really be able to join their firms at the end of the deferral period? JOHN CANNON: Most firms would
