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    Commercial awareness resources: collated list of pros and cons

    Hi guys, I've just come across the book 'Know the City' by Chris Stoakes. The book was published in 2015 so somewhat out of date but does provide a very good overview of financial markets which would be key for City firms. It's on amazon for just under £10.
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    Discouraged

    Very welcome, no unfortunately no minimum was stated. I would however take what he said with a pinch of salt. I highly doubt (and hope that this would be the case), that a candidate would be rejected despite having a good application and good overall degree grade just because their grade in...
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    How to approach this question concerning careers events

    Thanks for your thoughts on this guys and thanks @Oliver for raising it. Another question on this- being a bit pedantic do you think I would be okay to include events that I have been involved in as part of my paid employment as strictly speaking that does not fall part of work experience...
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    What do you want to ask a Baker McKenzie trainee?

    This is a great shout, I would like the following to be asked if possible please: 1. Given the fact that you've secured 6 vacation schemes, what would you say now in hindsight makes Baker McKenzie stand out (the firm's USP)? 2. In your view, who are Baker McKenzie's biggest competitors? 3...
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    Discouraged

    I went to a Law Society TC event this weekend and the Graduate Recruitment Manager from Shearman and Sterling stated that his firm looks at specific modules as part of your overall degree classification. Depending on the firm and what they do, Contract Law and Tort Law will be looked out for. He...

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