I completely feel your pain, it is so frustrating getting rejections at application stage as you never get any feedback about how to improve for the future.Is it worthwhile emailing graduate recruitment for some application feedback after getting rejected post application?
Honestly, I'm just sick of being rejected at this point. I've spent months on researching and writing applications, attending events, months spent gaining legal work experience through cold emailing firms, going for open days, networking, and its just fucking frustrating at this point.
It's a bloody draining process that makes you question your self worth, and when you get rejected, firms simply tell you that "rejections are made on very small margins" or "you were a very strong candidate, but unfortunately...".
If firms want to show that they truly care about D&I, all they need to do is jot down a couple points with every rejection they send out, and spend some more money on GR and employ more people to read applications (instead of bragging about having concierge services or fancy new offices). That's it. Not everybody has hundreds of £ to spend on application review services, just to find out what "small margins" they are being rejected on.
Sorry for the rant but I'd appreciate it if anybody could answer my question. Thank you.
Just know you are not alone, I had a PFO within an hour (!!!!) of submitting an application to a regional firm a few weeks back with no input to take forward. Got to admire their efficiency though!
In my opinion it never hurts to ask if there were any particular points you could improve on, the worst they can say is no.