2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

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CareerChanger

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    Just did my first AC and I am fully ready to nap and forget it
    tired white cat GIF
     

    LeilaScott

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    Im trying to write an app question on a diversity initiative I was involved with, is it bad vibes to say that the society was predisposed to a white demographic? The whole goal of my role was to change the image and membership of the society to better reflect the university body but seems inflammatory to say white, private school demographic but also don't want to be vague
     

    TiredPG

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    Im trying to write an app question on a diversity initiative I was involved with, is it bad vibes to say that the society was predisposed to a white demographic? The whole goal of my role was to change the image and membership of the society to better reflect the university body but seems inflammatory to say white, private school demographic but also don't want to be vague
    Perhaps frame it differently if you don't want to say that, i.e. increased xx membership of xx by xx% which fed into the society's diversity and inclusion initiatives?
     
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    Celestie

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    Hey! I applied for the Legal Placement and hadn't received an email. I went onto the careers login page to check the progress of my application and it had been updated there. Maybe you could check yours for an update!
    Hi, I said this in my other posts but unfortunately, my portal is broken cause of a tech glitch - its stuck on a weird thing from the 29th of Jan ahahha. But thank you and I hope you got good news!
     
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    nisadee

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    There have been a huge number of applications compared to last year's cycle I believe. I've made 29 apps and only had one interview and 10 rejections (and a few others I'm pretty sure are rejections but I haven't heard back from yet). It's been very hard to stand out at all.

    But the other side of this is that although it is probably worth improving your applications and CV in the meantime, some elements of what has happened are probably out of your control and just down to sheer numbers. I suspect the summer window will be just as brutal.

    Same here. Last year when I was in my penultimate year, I had very quick responses to tests and AC invites even having applied on the deadline. This year, absolutely zilch, despite the fact I secured a vac scheme last cycle and I thought that'd be good experience to showcase!

    Do you know how the summer cycle works? Is it just for direct TCs and aren't most of them already practically filled up by vac schemers anyway so is there a point in applying then?
     
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