Not yetAnyone applied to FF on deadline and received the WG
I applied on the 6th of November ( a long time ago lol)That's amazing! When did you apply and take the assessment?
20th Dec submitted, 22nd for TestMassive congrats! can i ask when you applied
Hey, Is this for white & case summer? ThanksIf anyone has done the written exercise for W&C's AC, would you mind PMing me pls?
Hey, congrats on your AC! If you wouldn't mind sharing, when did you submit your VI and how was your VI experience?If anyone has done the written exercise for W&C's AC, would you mind PMing me pls?
When did you do your VI if you don’t mind me asking ? And when did they get back for an AC invitation ?If anyone has done the written exercise for W&C's AC, would you mind PMing me pls?
Congratulations!! This is amazing!Reed Smith Vacation Scheme Interview - please could anyone who has done this PM me please. I have never done an interview and I feel really nervous about this.
I would email them and explaining the situation but I probably would not expect anything from them. Just email them for your peace of mind but do not expect anything. They might do something about it and give you another chance if you're lucky so emailing seems like the right thing to do in my opinion.I was sent the WG for one firm, on the email they said that I would be given a final opportunity to complete a practice test before the main test once I logged into the portal. However, there was only one test which I thought was the final practice test. I have since been rejected for not reaching the benchmark. Is it worth emailing them or should I just leave it?
This is such good advice and thank you so much for sharing your thoughts @Jimz. I am sure this will help other candidates!These feelings are completely understandable and I am sure that the majority of people on this forum can relate. Here are my thoughts as someone who has been applying for three years:
- Sometimes, you finish an interview and can't tell if it went well or not. At other times, your impression of how it went might not be accurate due to nerves and stress, regardless of your general self-awareness. Remember that sometimes how we perceive our performance might not align with how our interviewers did, especially if they are comparing us with the pool of candidates they interviewed that day or week. Not to mention people's personal biases, mood before and during the interview etc. So, you might feel that you've bombed it, but equally it might be that you've done amazingly well. Try not to rush to conclusions until you hear back from the firm.
- The point is that you can only control how you prepare ahead of an interview. You cannot control what you will be asked or what the outcome will be. While this is frustrating, coming to this realisation can also be therapeutic. What matters is that you can tell yourself that you did your absolute best given the circumstances.
- For this reason, it's important to try and compartmentalise. Stressing over something completely out of your control is a natural reaction, which is very difficult to ignore. However, there is no point in lingering on what was and what could have been, because nothing will change at this point. On the contrary, spiralling like that will only drain you and distract you from your day to day activities and other goals. Try to remind yourself that you did your best and that you cannot control what happens from here. If you fully accept this, you might be able to temporarily put intrusive thoughts to the side and focus on other things until you hear back from the firm.
- I genuinely hope you are successful, but if you are not, ask for feedback when you hear back from the firm. Take this feedback with a pinch of salt, but also try to genuinely understand it. It might be that something went completely wrong, or perhaps you did nothing wrong but the competition was so fierce that only the top 1% of applicants received an offer. Maybe you were very good, but some other candidates were exceptional. That's not to say that this is not disappointing, but at least you can tell yourself that you performed well and then work on what can be further improved.
- Familiarise yourself with the concept of rejection. It's only natural, you might be an exceptional candidate but not a cultural fit for the firm and unfortunately this is something we all have to accept.
- Even though it is exhausting, every interview is a learning experience. When you go to the next one you will be more prepared, both practically and mentally.
- Try to keep a long term perspective of your career goals to stay motivated. Remember, it's a cliché, yes, but you only need one 'yes'! It will come!
If you have an assessment centre with them it means that you deserve to be at the firm so give it your best and I am sure you will be successful. Although they already gave offers, you have been given a chance to prove yourself regardless, and if successful, you will be joining that pool of candidates with offers so only focus on that. I know it is easier said then done but I am sure that you will succeed!I have a DLA AC on 2nd Feb and apparently that's their last one (only for London I presume). Since people who've done the prior ACs have already received offers, does being in the last batch put me at a disadvantage since there will be fewer spaces and more competition?
Thank youu! And no😭 they ghosted me so many timesCongrats! Did they ever let you know your WG score? If so what was it
If you concerns around things like this I would always follow your gut. I am sure that it will not affect you in any way but if I was in your shoes now, I would probably have the same concerns and so I would try and create a larger bank of questions to ask interviewers and try to diversify the questions you ask to the different interviewers in case they talk to each other.If you separate interviews at an assessment centre, would it be fine to reuse questions to ask at the end to interviewers? I don't know if they'd discuss with their fellow interviewers what they were asked and therefore make my questions seem disingenuous or pre-planned.
Would you have any input please @Jessica Booker?
Congratulations!Withers assessment invite!