Hi everyone! I recently did a VS and unfortunately was unsuccessful in converting it to a TC (US firm).
To be better prepared for future schemes (and out of curiosity), I wanted to ask: if you were unsuccessful in converting a VS to TC (and willing to share), what mistakes did you make that caused you to be unsuccessful?
I am asking this because, in hindsight, I realised that I only sought advice for the scheme from individuals from that specific firm that were successful in converting the VS. Thus, I think this approach introduced survivorship bias into the advice I received.
I followed their advice on the scheme, but when I got my feedback, it related to things that the advice did not cover. For instance, during the scheme, I was given a task on short notice and on the busiest day of the scheme for me (I had mandatory presentations to attend, a scheme-related assessment, and my TC interview all on the same day) and I was worried that I would not be able to finish the task by the short deadline. I explained this to my supervisor and asked if I could complete it later in the day but they said that this was not possible (it was a hard deadline) and that they will complete the task themselves. In my feedback, I was told that I should have come in earlier into the office to complete the task since this was a very competitive VS.