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[Jessica Booker]

Hi Jessica,

I wanted to ask if a bad WG score would tank an application? I got ranked in the 30-40th percentile and didn’t think I did that badly on the test (clearly I could be wrong…)

What are these typically benchmarked against?

Thanks!

Is your percentile for an actual assessment or is this a practice test?

 

[fta2024]

Is your percentile for an actual assessment or is this a practice test?

An actual assessment. I got really high scores on practice tests

 

[Jessica Booker]

An actual assessment. I got really high scores on practice tests

It is tricky to know the exact benchmark the firm would have - I have known them to be as low as the 17th percentile for some firms but as high as 67/68th percentile for other firms.

It could easily be the case where you are around the middle of these to extremes, that you could have done enough to be considered.

 

[fta2024]

It is tricky to know the exact benchmark the firm would have - I have known them to be as low as the 17th percentile for some firms but as high as 67/68th percentile for other firms.

It could easily be the case where you are around the middle of these to extremes, that you could have done enough to be considered.

I ended up getting rejected actually and that’s why I asked what the score was just in case that would’ve contributed? I thought I really did badly on the test to get in that percentile which was why I was curious as to what they benchmark against

 

[Jessica Booker]

I ended up getting rejected actually and that’s why I asked what the score was just in case that would’ve contributed? I thought I really did badly on the test to get in that percentile which was why I was curious as to what they benchmark against

It is a possibility.

 

[Lastseasonwonder]

Hi @Jessica Booker do you think it is a good idea to include an except of written feedback for a task I did really well on during a vacation scheme in my work experience section after having talked about that task?

 

[Jessica Booker]

Hi @Jessica Booker do you think it is a good idea to include an except of written feedback for a task I did really well on during a vacation scheme in my work experience section after having talked about that task?

I wouldn’t include the word for word feedback received but you can say in a more concise way something like:

I completed a research note on the use of AI in the Civil Service, which received positive feedback from a partner on its clarity and structure.