@Jessica Booker or anyone else who knows, can I use two academic referees for my application or does it have to be one academic and one professional? I am applying for Akin Gump and it specifically asks for the first reference to be academic, the second says 'company/organisation referee'. Can that organisation be a university?
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White & Case don't review open day apps until after the deadline which is the 1st November.
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no - will need to be an employer or someone who can verify work experience
Not my case, but out of curiosity - what happens when one has no work experience to speak of but is asked to provide an ‘employer’ referee? Does that mean you cannot even apply if you don’t have any WE?
Sorry, one more question please. Am I right to assume that I can't use my best friend as a referee? He was my co-worker when I worked at a retail store and he is now the manager of the store, and so he can verify my work experience, but I am guessing him being my close friend will be a problem.
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I’ll be frank if you have absolutely no work experience (part time job, volunteering, work experience etc) your application is unlikely to be successful and the need for the reference becomes a bit of a moot point
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no - you can’t use a friend - at best they would have needed to be the store manager when you worked there, not one now.
If it is a retail store, the company is likely to have a policy that references are provided centrally by HR anyway.
Anyone have any insights on the Simmons written exercise? I know its a response to an article but will it be a commercial article where I need to bring in my own commercial awareness? should I still use headings/ strong structure like any other written exercise?
Sorry if I confused anyone - A&O do not do the WG. I meant SJT in my original post
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hey has anyone heard back open day wise from taylor wessing, dechert, dentons? I applied for denton's mk open day so not until dec 1st, but curious about around what time they send out invites or rejections - has anyone applied for an early one and heard anything? (i also applied for vs so if anyones heard anything about that?)
Ive applied to dechert and dentons- yet to hear back! Been to a couple of other ODs this cycle and they seem to be sending out invites very close to the date, esp considering they are online. Im not expecting to hear back until at least a week before the event itself
Ive applied to dechert and dentons- yet to hear back! Been to a couple of other ODs this cycle and they seem to be sending out invites very close to the date, esp considering they are online. Im not expecting to hear back until at least a week before the event itself
oh awesome thank you very much you guys, hope to see you there if we've applied to any of the same
Oh, and also passed the Willkie Farr & Gallagher VI, and now invited to attend an assessment centre. Just incase anyone is waiting on these firms.
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