2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

[KerC14]

Hope we start to hear back from IM this month!

 

[Andrew M]

Hope we start to hear back from IM this month!

Well you would think so!

 

[Carmen H]

who should we address the Gibson cover letter to?

 

[KerC14]

Well you would think so!

I don't know what possesses them to have a 7 question app, just making more work for themselves

 

[corplaw123]

Anyone heard from Covington today?

 

[ishikam]

who should we address the Gibson cover letter to?

I am not too sure: I did mine as "Dear Graduate Recruitment" because I couldn't find who to address it to!

 

[Bugsy Malone]

RPC VS OFFER!!!!! WOOHOOO!!!!!!

Congratulations!!! Great news

 

[WannabeSolicitor24]

who should we address the Gibson cover letter to?

I put 'Dear Ms Edwards'

 

[Daniel Boden]

who should we address the Gibson cover letter to?

"Dear Ms Edwards"

 

[Andrew M]

I don't know what possesses them to have a 7 question app, just making more work for themselves

Yeah, it was the longest application that I had this year. I feel like some of the competency questions could really have been combined. It's strange too because I think the next stage is a video interview? In which case, could they not have asked these questions then?

 

[Ricky]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but those of us who haven’t heard from Latham are going to get a PFO soon...I’m sure most of you had figured that out anyway but just heard from a reliable source...quite bummed was my fav firm by some distance...

Who's the source?

 

[layla rose]

Has anyone heard from Latham post-VI?

 

[dosblancos7]

Hi!

I have a virtual interview with a US firm coming up as part of an AC and had a few Q's

1) How would a blurred background look? Would it be seen as unprofessional/weird

2) If a firm asks for a commercial topic, is it better to talk about something that I am genuinely interested in rather than tailor a news story to their key departments ?

Thanks

 

[Staples]

Yeah, it was the longest application that I had this year. I feel like some of the competency questions could really have been combined. It's strange too because I think the next stage is a video interview? In which case, could they not have asked these questions then?

The longest app for me as well. I kind of had the impression that they couldn’t decide whether they wanted to go for a strengths-based or competency-based app form, so they were like...

 

[Andrew M]

The longest app for me as well. I kind of had the impression that they couldn’t decide whether they wanted to go for a strengths-based or competency-based app form, so they were like...

Last year I ended up not applying. I prepared the answers in a word document but when I came to upload them (20mins before the deadline) I realised that there were another two questions on a separate page which I had not answered. Some lessons you learn the hard way!

 

[HorsesForCoursesNeighNeighNeigh]

I didn’t apply for IM because I got half way through checking out their form and decided that life is too short, I don’t like them enough to do all that 😄 so I suppose it works at filtering out people who don’t love the firm?

But TBH I feel that I have less respect for a firm when it feels like they are just wasting applicants’ time. I’m sure if I were a non-final year undergrad I’d be up for it but alongside work too it’s just a bit much. To be clear, issue is not doing lots of work—it’s feeling like your time is not being respected.

But maybe just me!

 

[Deleted member 8599]

who should we address the Gibson cover letter to?

Kathryn Edwards

 

[M777]

Nice! Was this for the VS or TC?

Thank you- spring vac scheme!

 

[Elle W]

How long do the Ashurst games take and do you have to do all of them in one sitting? Thanks!

 

[sabma]

Hi!

I have a virtual interview with a US firm coming up as part of an AC and had a few Q's

1) How would a blurred background look? Would it be seen as unprofessional/weird

2) If a firm asks for a commercial topic, is it better to talk about something that I am genuinely interested in rather than tailor a news story to their key departments ?

Thanks

Hi!

1) I've had some firms explicitly say they don't care about the background. Other firms such as White & Case write on their website in a lot of detail about having a good clean background (had to take down my beloved posters). So, I think it's up to the firm. I would go for blurred if your background is not plain as A. it's better to be safe than sorry B. less distractions for the interview = more focus on you.

2) A bit of both. I think naturally you should be able to find something that you are genuinely interested in AND tailors to their key departments since if you are doing an AC for the firm, you should be interested in their key departments. It might be harder to find a crossover but I'd strive to find something. If you can't then I'd go for tailoring it to their key departments and then try and come up with quite a few reasons why it could be interesting and fake it till you make it - but that's obviously risky, they could see right through you.