Linklaters 2019/20 Application

Jessica Booker

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Hey guys - would you say its fairly late to submit an app for Linklaters winter VS? The deadline is this Monday so I was considering applying for spring instead?

It’s always worth a shot all the time applications are open, whether it’s rolling or not. For any firms that do rolling recruitment and fill early, you can always ask to transfer to a different scheme
 
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Do you mean that I can apply for spring scheme and ask the firm to transfer to summer scheme?

1) if you are eligible for the later scheme
2) if you are told they are not taking any candidates forward as they have filled roles earlier than expected
 
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Ricky

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Did anyone find out their Watson Glaser Test result after completing that part of the assessment? I did not - will we find it out?

Yes, you can email them and ask for your report where it details your score. They won't reveal the benchmark, that will now be decided after today's deadline.
 

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Yes & Yes. It's called the Assessment Development Report.

Well it’s a relief since I am on hold now. How long did it take you to receive the report? The reason I am slightly worried about the hold is that it told me there was some interruption that should be reviewed, even though I did the test in one go.
 

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Well it’s a relief since I am on hold now. How long did it take you to receive the report? The reason I am slightly worried about the hold is that it told me there was some interruption that should be reviewed, even though I did the test in one go.

The deadline for the Winter Vac Scheme was yesterday so they will have only just started looking at the applications.

I did my application the day it came out, I think, 11/09/2019. I then received the feedback report within 24 hours.
 

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The deadline for the Winter Vac Scheme was yesterday so they will have only just started looking at the applications.

I did my application the day it came out, I think, 11/09/2019. I then received the feedback report within 24 hours.

That’s commitment! Thanks for the answers, and wish you the best in your application
 

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So wait because I’m confused. Having an application on hold implies that the WG & their new test has been passed and now they’re reviewing the app, or this term is basically a synonym for “under review”? Thanks guys :)
 

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    What do you guys think the next step is? Will they invite us to write something now or straight to interview? The new system seems weird. A big change from last year at least.
     

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