2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

[hopefullawyer123]

Hi! Anyone have advice for the strengths-based interview I have with Mayer Brown? I’m not quite sure what strength-based questions involve

 

[konanslan]

Just got a call from Dentons with a vac scheme offer. Thank you so much for all the amazing resources on this website, they really helped me so much!

 

[Soccerox73]

Hi! Anyone have advice for the strengths-based interview I have with Mayer Brown? I’m not quite sure what strength-based questions involve

Hey, I would advise you to be really aware of what motivates you, how you exercise emotional intelligence and communication skills, I think it's quite a personal and non-standard interview from my experience in December. They ask some odd and vague questions and you can't ask for their interpretation of the question because they also test how you interpret vague questions.

 

[Soccerox73]

Hey guys has anybody heard back from Weil post-AC today or the end of last week?

 

[cmaj]

@ all the Osborne Clarke applicants - here’s hoping we actually hear something this week!

 

[Lily721]

I have been waiting for soooo long.....I don’t even remember all the firms I have applied to

 

[OB]

Anyone else being ghosted by SH?

 

[Jony]

I have been waiting for soooo long.....I don’t even remember all the firms I have applied to

 

[Andrew M]

Ugh, just submitted a VI. I feel like I gave four strong answers and then buggered it by waffling for the "any additional comments?" question at the end...

 

[Chloe L]

Ugh, just submitted a VI. I feel like I gave four strong answers and then buggered it by waffling for the "any additional comments?" question at the end...

Awww it’s done now! How long did you have for additional comments?

 

[JT2023hopeful]

Anyone else expecting a call this week with an outcome from an AC and feel like time is draggggging?

 

[Andrew M]

Awww it’s done now! How long did you have for additional comments?

Two minutes. I used half of it - it wasn't good! 😅 Completely threw me off.

 

[LegalNim]

Anyone else being ghosted by SH?

I was a few years ago. I applied for an Open Day, I contacted them they day before saying I assumed I'd been rejected because it was the next day and they'd not let me know. They eventually responded to me four months after the Open Day to say that I'd not been successfully (well, duh!). I think they might just be a bit of a ghost-y firm from my experience.

 

[law89]

Just got the tests and video interview for CRS! Anyone else too? And has anyone done these before?

Congrats! Could I ask which office you applied for?

 

[Chloe L]

Two minutes. I used half of it - it wasn't good! 😅 Completely threw me off.

That’s actually quite long!!! Without being specific, what type of questions did you prep for?

 

[Zay]

Mayer Brown post -TI rejection 😔 just feeling quite deflated ngl

You've got your BCLP interview!!! Focus on that- good things are coming your way 🥰

 

[Leen]

Anyone else expecting a call this week with an outcome from an AC and feel like time is draggggging?

YES!! My heart DROPS every time my phone rings best of luck tho!

 

[Andrew M]

That’s actually quite long!!! Without being specific, what type of questions did you prep for?

Well I have a lot of interviews coming up so I've got quite a lot of prep on competencies, etc. Apart from that, just prepping on my knowledge of the firm and its clients. The questions were fairly standard really!

 

[OB]

I was a few years ago. I applied for an Open Day, I contacted them they day before saying I assumed I'd been rejected because it was the next day and they'd not let me know. They eventually responded to me four months after the Open Day to say that I'd not been successfully (well, duh!). I think they might just be a bit of a ghost-y firm from my experience.

Oh crikey 😭😭😭

 

[Celestie]

Anyone else who was exempt from the GBA for TW still waiting to hear back?