2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

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lawstudent12345

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Hi, not sure if this is a silly question but do WG scores only affect whether you get invited for AC? As in, if you meet the threshold score (and your application is good enough) and you get invited to the AC, will the WG score have any further impact on your application? I'm wondering if I should invest more time in WG prep - I know I usually meet the threshold scores but I'm not sure if getting an impressively high score will benefit my applications.
 

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Hi, not sure if this is a silly question but do WG scores only affect whether you get invited for AC? As in, if you meet the threshold score (and your application is good enough) and you get invited to the AC, will the WG score have any further impact on your application? I'm wondering if I should invest more time in WG prep - I know I usually meet the threshold scores but I'm not sure if getting an impressively high score will benefit my applications.
Unlikely to influence later stages of the recruitment process directly.

However, I have known psychometric assessments be used to verify specific competencies that were either difficult to assess or potentially had a question regarding ability in that area. For instance, if there is a slight question over a written exercise, a firm could look at something like a WG test result to see if they can see strengths (or weaknesses) in that too to help make a decision.

I don’t think it will be worthwhile heavily investing time to try and perfect your ability in these tests though, especially if you are already doing well in them.
 
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lawstudent12345

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Unlikely to influence later stages of the recruitment process directly.

However, I have known psychometric assessments be used to verify specific competencies that were either difficult to assess or potentially had a question regarding ability in that area. For instance, if there is a slight question over a written exercise, a firm could look at something like a WG test result to see if they can see strengths (or weaknesses) in that too to help make a decision.

I don’t think it will be worthwhile heavily investing time to try and perfect your ability in these tests though, especially if you are already doing well in them.
Thank you! Glad to know I can invest time in doing other more productive things!
 
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