I know one of the firms I interviewed with had significantly more applications than usual. They had 2,000+ for the VS when Lex 100 says they have 1,000/year. Not sure how many direct TC applications they had. The Lex numbers may also be inaccurate, but there have definitely been more applications than usual.I've seen a lot of people say that competition for training contracts this year has been particular hard and competitive. Have you all found this to be true compared to previous years (this has been my first year applying)? And do you think it'll get even more competitive from now on?
This may be because some firms have paused/altered their own recruitment. If this is the cause things should go back to normal post-Covid.