2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

[castrooo]

Yes! For the summary bit, saying something along the lines of "Secured a two week placement at X firm" should be enough. Alternatively, instead of making it a separate work experience entry you could include it in the additional information section (if there is one). Thats what I did for direct TC apps I made.

Hi Dheepa!

Would you suggest adding secured vacation scheme(s) to those applications I am still waiting to hear from? I know that you can, for instance, add supplementary information to already submitted apps. Thanks for your help

 

[Hazza hana]

I'm not sure it is the best idea to comment what you have on here, when no one has any idea if this is true. You could make some people very anxious by saying they will be unsuccessful if they don't hear anything by 5pm today. I haven't heard anything from PM yet, but I also haven't seen anyone on here get any news who applied to the Manchester office like me. Those applying to London and Scotland seem to have received rejections and invites to the next stage, so it seems unlikely that other offices will automatically be unsuccessful if they haven't heard back by 5pm when not many applying to the regional offices seem to have heard anything yet.

Graduate Recruitment are probably just beginning to go through the applications for the regional offices so try not to worry if you haven't heard anything yet, no news is good news and it is not a rejection until you actually receive the rejection email! Stay positive everyone! 🙂

I'm telling you categorically everyone will hear back today.

I'm not sure how that will make people very anxious, I think your comment will make people more anxious given you have no idea what the timelines are.
You are misleading people and I'm trying to help.

 

[Sophie L]

Eversheds AC invite!

Congrats! Can I ask which office you applied to please?

 

[aspiringsolicitor123]

Has anyone heard from Simmons & Simmons after doing their VI, written test, logical and verbal tests?

 

[SamTam99]

If you haven't got the email for the next stage by 5pm today you will have been unsuccessful.

London + Scotland have been contacted already.

So anyone that’s applied to the London office and hasn’t heard back yet has been rejected?

My application on the portal was only just updated about 10 mins ago :/

 

[mch16]

Has anyone heard from Simmons & Simmons after doing their VI, written test, logical and verbal tests?

Just received a PFO

 

[Mea]

For anyone who has applied to BCLP VS, did you get an invite to their online test straight after submitting your application?
Does the written application and online test form one stage of the process?

Thanks,

I applied a couple of days ago and received it the day after (today)

 

[NikkiT]

Can I also ask where you got this information? My portal seems to have been updated by I have not heard a thing.

I'm not sure it is the best idea to comment what you have on here, when no one has any idea if this is true. You could make some people very anxious by saying they will be unsuccessful if they don't hear anything by 5pm today. I haven't heard anything from PM yet, but I also haven't seen anyone on here get any news who applied to the Manchester office like me. Those applying to London and Scotland seem to have received rejections and invites to the next stage, so it seems unlikely that other offices will automatically be unsuccessful if they haven't heard back by 5pm when not many applying to the regional offices seem to have heard anything yet.

Graduate Recruitment are probably just beginning to go through the applications for the regional offices so try not to worry if you haven't heard anything yet, no news is good news and it is not a rejection until you actually receive the rejection email! Stay positive everyone! 🙂

Has everyone heard back already for London and Scotland? How do we know this is true?

 

[SamTam99]

Has everyone heard back already for London and Scotland? How do we know this is true?

I haven’t heard anything from London yet, neither has my housemate. I think a lot of people are still waiting to hear back!

 

[NikkiT]

Me neither! That is reassuring - I am actually having problems accessing my online account at the moment for some reason which is quite stressful considering the other comments on this thread! But I haven't received an email since the confirmation.

I haven’t heard anything from London yet, neither has my housemate. I think a lot of people are still waiting to hear back!

 

[JayB]

And I’m still waiting on the following .....


- White & Case (spring scheme)
- Hogan Lovells (summer scheme)
- Latham & Watkins (summer scheme)

 

[Elle W]

Has everyone heard back already for London and Scotland? How do we know this is true?

Heya, I heard back for London on Tuesday and they gave two AC dates if successful in the test. I don't know whether they would only have two AC dates as they recruit quite a lot of vac schemers so maybe they'll email another batch of test invites at a later date? I really don't know how their system works though. Hope you hear back soon though and good luck

 

[Mxkry]

Not me submitting the app 20 mins before the deadline 😂

 

[Dheepa]

Hi Dheepa!

Would you suggest adding secured vacation scheme(s) to those applications I am still waiting to hear from? I know that you can, for instance, add supplementary information to already submitted apps. Thanks for your help

So personally, I never did this just because by the time I started hearing back with VS offers, I had already progressed past the app stage for other firms/simply been rejected. But I don't think there is any harm in doing it, and it could possibly tip the scales in your favour (although I'm not entirely sure that the offer alone will do the trick considering it doesn't add substantive experience to your app)

Maybe @Jessica Booker can advise better on whether you should do this or not.

 

[Rob93]

General question for anyone who went through the anglo-Canadian or American school systems - what do you include for the GCSE/A-levels sections? I put in grade 11 results for GCSE and 12 academics (I took some lower-year classes for fun in my final years and leave those out) for A-levels as this is what university recruiters look at, but I'm not sure if this is correct.

@Jessica Booker do you have thoughts on this?

 

[Hazza hana]

So anyone that’s applied to the London office and hasn’t heard back yet has been rejected?

My application on the portal was only just updated about 10 mins ago :/

Yeah its likely the rejection message is in your portal or the email they sent for the test is bouncing Give them a call mate they will check it out.

 

[Celestie]

So I asked for feedback on my interview and they said: "we don't have any constructive feedback for you" and then said where I went well etc - how am I meant to improve ahead of the TC interview in the future?

(Im not blowing my own trumpet here, genuinely stuck as I wanna make sure I improve for the next interview but I have nothing to go off)

 

[aspiringsolicitor123]

Just received a PFO

Hi sorry I'm new here, what is a PFO?

 

[Hazza hana]

Has everyone heard back already for London and Scotland? How do we know this is true?

I've spoken with someone who confirmed in when I called them.

 

[Celestie]

Hi sorry I'm new here, what is a PFO?

"please fiat500 off" - but that's the pc version