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<blockquote data-quote="Anon08" data-source="post: 73075">I've been asked this question a lot recently: how much does the TC conversion interview at the end of the VS matter?I'll caveat my answer and say that it depends from firm to firm - some firms will have whole ACs after a VS, whilst some will have 5-10 min interviews which feel more like a &quot;hi, did you enjoy yourself, bye&quot;-style chat.However, for many firms, especially if the VS is long (2 or 3 weeks), the work you do on the VS + how people feel about you throughout the scheme counts the most. On one of my VS schemes, grad rec, when hounded by a schemer, said that, approximately and informally, about 80-85% of your 'mark' comes from your performance over the scheme, whilst 15-20% comes from the conversion interview. Again, disclaimer, this will vary drastically from firm to firm - however, you should be able to identify if the firm you have your VS at puts weight on the end interview (for example, if they make you do an AC...chances are that matters a lot!).I feel many candidates obsess over that final interview - whilst you shouldn't neglect it, for many firms and their respective schemes, your performance over the VS is equally if not more important. Note, that the final interview can also be substantially different to a 'traditional' interview. For one of my VSs, I had a 10 minute call where we chatted about my degree and my interest in advocacy and that was pretty much it.I just wanted to put this out there to hopefully allay some worries people have over the final conversion interview; however, remember, that your milage may vary depending on the firm you are a schemer at!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Anon08, post: 73075"] I've been asked this question a lot recently: how much does the TC conversion interview at the end of the VS matter? I'll caveat my answer and say that it depends from firm to firm - some firms will have whole ACs after a VS, whilst some will have 5-10 min interviews which feel more like a "hi, did you enjoy yourself, bye"-style chat. However, for many firms, especially if the VS is long (2 or 3 weeks), the work you do on the VS + how people feel about you throughout the scheme counts the most. On one of my VS schemes, grad rec, when hounded by a schemer, said that, approximately and informally, about 80-85% of your 'mark' comes from your performance over the scheme, whilst 15-20% comes from the conversion interview. Again, disclaimer, this will vary drastically from firm to firm - however, you should be able to identify if the firm you have your VS at puts weight on the end interview (for example, if they make you do an AC...chances are that matters a lot!). I feel many candidates obsess over that final interview - whilst you shouldn't neglect it, for many firms and their respective schemes, your performance over the VS is equally if not more important. Note, that the final interview can also be substantially different to a 'traditional' interview. For one of my VSs, I had a 10 minute call where we chatted about my degree and my interest in advocacy and that was pretty much it. I just wanted to put this out there to hopefully allay some worries people have over the final conversion interview; however, remember, that your milage may vary depending on the firm you are a schemer at! [/QUOTE]

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