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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Thank you - and thank you to everybody else! I definitely could not have done it without the level of support and encouragement I have received from this forum. 🥰
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I would make sure that you pick something (a hobby or achievement) which is actually interesting/stands out and would give opportunities for follow-up questions. I usually go with either running (I've completed a few marathons over the past couple of years) or acting (I initially studied...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I did the HD interview yesterday.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Oh my god, I got the Pinsent Masons vacation scheme! Literally read the email thinking it was a rejection.
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    Conflicting date

    (This isn't in answer to your question but) I did the Walker Morris assessment centre last year - make sure you speak up in the group activity. My group allowed somebody to dominate (because she was a strong character and a paralegal with the firm) and we really suffered because of it (her idea...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Oh really? I've mentioned the pending budget in a few of my recent interviews - in the context of challenges for the firm/market. Ordinarily the budget wouldn't be *that* important. But given where we are in a recession, what the chancellor announces could well shape how (un/)successful economic...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    *Finally* a PFO from IM (Manchester). Can't be too disappointed - it's the only firm this cycle I haven't progressed beyond the application. And it was a horrible application too!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    There isn't a huge amount you can prep for a strength based interview (that's partly why they use them). You can prepare (to some extent) for questions concerning areas you are trying to improve. You could make a list of your strengths and weaknesses, so that you can describe them when prompted...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Phew, in the past 10 days I've done 2 video interviews, 2 assessment centres and a skype interview, on top of working and Uni deadlines. Safe to say that I am thoroughly exhausted! At least now all I have to do is wait.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    You're applying to the wrong firms. 😅
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    It hasn't been my friend thus far, unfortunately!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Interviews just don't get any easier, do they? Have a Skype interview in an hour and I just feel so queasy with nerves!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Do you mean the difference between strength and competency questions in interviews, or just generally? If you're asking regarding interviews, the questions usually require a different structure to the answer. A competency will usually be asking you to describe (using STAR) a time when you've...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Thanks, I'll have that stuck in my head all day now.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    That would really depend on the firm. But bare in mind that while there may be less applicants (although not necessarily) there are also far fewer places available. In some cases, it's likely more competitive than in London, where opportunities are far more saturated.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Me after another exhausting assessment centre:
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Don't worry about it - I didn't secure one in my second year either. I barely passed any applications, in fact. I've done much better this year (results still pending)
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I'm sure you did great!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Never lose hope 😉

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