2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

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Matt_96

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    Thank you for this.

    Essentially it's the percentage of people you're better than. So if you're in the 99th percentile, you are better than 99% of other candidates who take the test. It's a very very American concept and they use it a lot in their standardised testing systems for exams like the SATs etc.
     

    Tushar

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    Essentially it's the percentage of people you're better than. So if you're in the 99th percentile, you are better than 99% of other candidates who take the test. It's a very very American concept and they use it a lot in their standardised testing systems for exams like the SATs etc.
    It's used here in India too, for MBA extrance examinations. According to that method, there are some 8 students who receive 100 percentile, then it further reduces to 99.99 and so on.
     

    Jessica Booker

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    Essentially it's the percentage of people you're better than. So if you're in the 99th percentile, you are better than 99% of other candidates who take the test. It's a very very American concept and they use it a lot in their standardised testing systems for exams like the SATs etc.
    It might not be the people taking the test (although it sometimes is). Sometimes you are benchmarked against an external group. That could be anything from partners/senior lawyers in the firm to a general graduate pool.
     

    Jessica Booker

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    It's used here in India too, for MBA extrance examinations. According to that method, there are some 8 students who receive 100 percentile, then it further reduces to 99.99 and so on.
    You technically can't get the 100th percentile. Highest would be 99.
     

    Asil Ahmad

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    It might not be the people taking the test (although it sometimes is). Sometimes you are benchmarked against an external group. That could be anything from partners/senior lawyers in the firm to a general graduate pool.
    This is true as CC grad recruiter said that we assess your Watson Glaser score and compare it to our current trainees.
     

    Tushar

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    Hi everyone, I'm trying to tackle this question: 'Please give us an example of when you have learned from a mistake. What was the mistake you made, and what did you learn from it?'

    I'm finding it really difficult to think of a mistake I have made that would be suitable in this context... Does anyone have any ideas on how I can approach this question or how to think more broadly of an appropriate answer, please?
     

    Jessica Booker

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    Hi everyone, I'm trying to tackle this question: 'Please give us an example of when you have learned from a mistake. What was the mistake you made, and what did you learn from it?'

    I'm finding it really difficult to think of a mistake I have made that would be suitable in this context... Does anyone have any ideas on how I can approach this question or how to think more broadly of an appropriate answer, please?
    As a lawyer, you at going to make lots of mistakes. They just want to see they you can learn from when you make them. So the me component of this is how you learnt from it and how the situation improved by your trying to resolve the mistake or not make it again.
     
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