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    Addleshaw Goddard

    I don’t see a first part of the question, it just says what would you describe as our most unique selling points?
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    Baker McKenzie

    90 seconds. Competency.
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Likewise, did mine fairly early compared to others and yet to hear back. Figure we’ll hear today or Monday.
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Would’ve been back in 2009 (I’m old).
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Had an interview at JP Morgan in first year. As I use a wheelchair, when they asked me my weakness I said “stairs”. It didn’t even get a smile. So I would avoid it ha.
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Out of interest, when assessing VIs did you look at them in the context of the wider application or was the decision based purely on the VI?
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    i had a slightly different version of this question. Didn’t say working. Easy to overthink and second guess yourself after the fact. What will be, will be. I went for an out of work example but wondering if I misheard the question now ha. Either way I have come up with answers in the heat of...
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    Baker McKenzie

    Anyone heard back post VI?
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    Baker McKenzie

    Replied in the other thread. Personally I didn’t but would have no hesitation in doing so if it works for you.
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I prepared for all of those, only had one commercial question in the end though.
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I didn’t look at any notes for BM VI but have for others and been successful. Their questions didn’t really require me to look at my notes. Almost certain the camera isn’t recording you in between questions.
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    2022 TCs and GDL

    For info - the firm in question got back to me and said they were planning to enrol people on the fast track GDL in January. So a bit of light at the end of the tunnel. That would actually work better for me as a career changer. Didn’t realise there was a fast track GDL.
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Haha, yeah. Especially with only 30 seconds to prepare. The first question was a nightmare. I was surprised to hear I was successful. I guess it tests how well you think on your feet and how you cope with pressure. As well as giving some insight into your personality but that first question I...
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Second the first line. One firm explicitly said their VI was x questions and all competency based. None of them were competency questions by the usual definition. They did also say you couldn’t prepare for the questions, which was accurate.
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    Training Contract- Commercial Awareness Question

    Have a read of their strategy. What sort of issues do you see on the horizon for law firms maintaining market share? How can they be different/add value?
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    2022 TCs and GDL

    Good points re: additional costs of running over summer. Interesting thought on the SQE. If that happened that would be ideal as could work and save for another year and only have one year of virtually zero income. Yeah, was aware of the courses not being all that challenging to get onto and...
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Mine was competency based. Personally think strength based are easier though as you can just think logically about it, rather than being thrown off by having prepared quite a rigid answer.
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    2022 TCs and GDL

    Useful - thanks. So they wouldn’t shift the dates around in light of coronavirus to accommodate firms needs? Hence the most likely scenario is firms who delay, assuming they are committed to recruiting their usual number, are going to be offering places to self-funders and law grads instead...
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    2022 TCs and GDL

    My thinking was GDL ending in August and then straight on to the LPC, or a temporary shift where they offer extra dates for both LPC and GDL. Otherwise I’d imagine their September course will be undersubscribed (though numbers wise it might be fairly insignificant thinking about it, since a lot...
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    2022 TCs and GDL

    That’s useful to know re: BPP, I imagine other suppliers offer similar then.

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