Ehmmm pretty sure I completed the assessments at the very last minute !I'm so sorry! When did u apply out of interest?
Ehmmm pretty sure I completed the assessments at the very last minute !I'm so sorry! When did u apply out of interest?
Fellow 1993 here (guessing from your nickname) - applying as a non-law PhD candidate! This is my first application cycle and it’s been the most out-of-my-comfort-zone thing I’ve done in quite a while 😵Coming up on 28 here, only started considering law when I was 24. I've talked to people who entered the profession in their 30s. We all have time.
Nope, I think it might be next week as Grad Rec said they may not be able to get through it all this week.Anyone heard back from Davis Polk post-interview yet?
I totally feel the same! The waiting and refreshing emails is so draining and has definitely increased my anxiety. I try sometimes to put my phone on airplane mode so I don't get distracted as much during the day and if I am feeling too overwhelmed I try doing something that I really enjoy like reading or painting but also a fair bit of Netflix! 😂I feel so drained of constantly checking my email and waiting for responses. How are people handling the wait? It feels firms are taking much, much longer this year.
What are your distractions? Netflix has been my friend recently but I think I might have to delete my email app....though I doubt it will be of much help.
Congrats! Was that for the Bristol VS?
TLT AC invite. Ap sent 13th Jan, test completed on the 15th Jan. I had a gut feeling that I was going to get a rejection today so I'm really surprised!
Thanks It was the London VSCongrats! Was that for the Bristol VS?
Same, is this more automatic or does this mean I passed the online application stage?WG test invite from Baker McKenzie! I had assumed I had been rejected since I applied close to the deadline and saw so many people in the virtual interview stage already!
It means you passed the online application stage.Same, is this more automatic or does this mean I passed the online application stage?
Generally confirming the dates of employment, your job title, and also in terms of academics, that you have achieved the grades you said you did.Hi @Jessica Booker thanks for all your advice
Just curious, when firms, upon offering a Vac/TC, asks a candidate to submit all previous employments/internship experiences to be forwarded to an external security company for verifications and follow-up, what are the firms wanting to clarify?
Is it the specific experiences and work I did at the firms (which might be labelled as private & confidential)? Or just the general "whether the candidate really did intern there on this specific dates?" issue?
The summer scheme is also open to graduates so your progression is absolutely valid! Well done and good luck 😊Hi guys.
My exams at BPP coincided directly with both the Winter and Spring Vacation Schemes at Baker McKenzie. This was frustrating as these schemes are targeted for graduates. As Baker McKenzie was one of my top firms and after a friend told me they recruit largely out of their VCs, I decided to apply for the Summer Scheme anyway despite it being aimed at penultimate year students.
This evening I received an invite to complete a WG for Baker after submitting my application back in November. Do you think that they have read my application and let it slip that I am not a penultimate year student (this is clear from my educational records). Or rather, they haven't noticed and will disregard my application once they are aware of this fact.
It's probably best I contact the firm anyway about this.
Disclaimer: I am new to this process, so if my questions seem a bit naive/silly, I apologise in advance!!
I’m a STEM DPhil (1997) so I get what you mean! This is my second cycle so I can say from experience it gets better (Also our flexible schedules give us more time to prepare for applications than other students haha, you’ll be fine)Fellow 1993 here (guessing from your nickname) - applying as a non-law PhD candidate! This is my first application cycle and it’s been the most out-of-my-comfort-zone thing I’ve done in quite a while 😵
That is the best news I have heard all day! (Been a tough week with many mistakes!!) Did you hear this from Grad recruitment that its open to graduates? As on the top of the application form it states...The summer scheme is also open to graduates so your progression is absolutely valid! Well done and good luck 😊