OCI Bloopers By Students: And We Have A Winner

Earlier this week, we created an open thread for the sharing of on-campus interview screw-ups. We then picked out a few favorite tales from the thread, and asked you to vote for the best (or worst?) of the bunch.
Here are the results:

You can read the winning story by clicking here.
Many of you seemed to enjoy the horror stories — and they’re informative, too, providing lessons about behavior to avoid. But don’t put too much weight on them. As one commenter observes:

[The problem with these stories] is that they presume that the stupid act in question was the sole reason the person didn’t get a callback. Not everybody at OCI gets callbacks. Plenty of people who don’t do one stupid thing in an interview don’t get callbacks. I suspect that these stories of stupidity are actually rationalizations for rejection.

See also this comment:

People who think they got rejected because they accidentally dropped a business card on their way out are deluding themselves. They tell themselves these bullshit tales of woe because if you think you got dinged because you dropped a business card, then next time you can tuck it into your portfolio tighter. And then you’ll SURELY get the offer! But the truth – that you are getting rejected because you are a mediocre student at a [mediocre] law school who should have tried to get a job at a mutual fund instead of spending $200,000 to learn about community property – that’s a lot harder to fix.

Loyola 2L, we missed you.
So, readers, what do you think? Are interview bloopers irrelevant because there may be other, less conspicuous reasons for not getting a callback or offer (e.g., you just didn’t stand out)? Or are they irrelevant because the hiring process is so “paper driven,” i.e., all about your transcript, resume, and law school ranking?
Earlier: OCI Bloopers By Students: Selected Stories (and a Poll)
OCI Bloopers By Students: Share Your Horror Stories

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