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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
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I don't think they are offering any currently- although very difficult to find information to corroborate one way or another!
I just got an email saying that they filled their spots for the 2021 training contract...I applied last march
Wow - I had no idea the turn over was that great! Just goes to show how demanding GR can be! As ever Jessica, your insights are very informative and much appreciatedThis is one of the major issues with Grad Rec - employees are predominately female! Lots of maternity leaves or people leaving the industry, as ultimately juggling a family and travelling around the UK/working late at night don't really compliment each other well.
When someone leaves a GR team, all their knowledge and experience leaves with it which slows down processes significantly. For reference during my time at FBD I worked with 22 different people in 4 years in Graduate Recruitment - the turn over was crazy! Every time someone left, you have to invest in training up new members of staff to the very specific requirements of legal graduate recruitment and the firm's specific ways. That always slowed the process down....
All of that craziness is why my business is successful
Hey, i had exactly 11 interviews at different firms (US/SC/MC) before i started getting offers! i know how tough rejections post AC can be especially because all you're thinking is "i was so so close" and the more it happens the more youre tempted to quit. At the beginning of this year I was seriously thinking about giving it all up and then when i least expected it i got 4 offers!
you're already doing so well in getting so many interviews, its just a question of time/practice/luck, and ultimately the right firm for you.
what really helped me was setting up "mock" interviews with either jaysen or one of my friends to whom i gave TCLA's question bank to. she'd seriosuly interview me for about 40 minutes once a week and then show me my recordings giving objective feedback.
in terms of commercial awareness i'd recommend the FT, even just a general read every day can turn out to be extra useful (if youre a law student maybe your course offers base subscrption?). if not id also recommend finimize, jake schogger's "commercial awareness" booklet and TCLA's articles/ weekly commercial updates.
Good luck and dont give up!
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Hi all, I've been lurking on here for a while (I'm just pretty shy) but I've been seeing a lot of posts about not hearing from Travers.
Just to give you all some encouragement, last cycle I applied for them in December and didn't hear a thing from them until February, when they sent me a "We're still looking at applications" holding email, and another of the same in March. I then got an email inviting me to an interview in the middle of May.
Unfortunately, I got rejected after the second interview, but anyway the main point is they do seem to just take a long time to sift through all the applications, so don't lose hope!
(Also, if it comes to it, please feel free to private message me for more info on the interview(s)).
Just to give you all some encouragement, last cycle I applied for them in December and didn't hear a thing from them until February, when they sent me a "We're still looking at applications" holding email, and another of the same in March. I then got an email inviting me to an interview in the middle of May.
Unfortunately, I got rejected after the second interview, but anyway the main point is they do seem to just take a long time to sift through all the applications, so don't lose hope!
(Also, if it comes to it, please feel free to private message me for more info on the interview(s)).
It's only PwC and Deloitte from Big 4 that offers TCs
This was surprisingly similar to my experience with TS. Applied in May, received 2 update emails and 6 months later I was invited to interview, with both interviews taking place within 7 days!
Don't give up hope folks!
Phew rejection from W&C after application. Huge shame cause I actually put the effort in.
Can anyone offer me tips for the Freshfields assessment centre I have next week? Do they have any internal initiatives / goals etc? I'm very nervous after I was rejected by CC.
I'm not sure about A&O but typically offers are by phone while rejections are often by email. It's not an exact science ever with timing but often offers will be made first.
ah thanks! I’m expecting to hear end of this week - fingers crossed...!
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