I’d maybe try to expand in a way that the word count limits such as going into a particular deal or case or a past open day etc.
Maybe see if firms offer TCs after the spring vs is done as if so, there might be less spaces in the summer.
I agree with what’s been said. Check when they give out TCs. Future Trainees’ LinkedIns will help here. You can also email/call the firm. I made this mistake last year. All TC offers came in summer. Spring scheme wasn’t therefore particularly advantageous.
thanks! So are you suggesting that they don't usually allocate a set number of TC spaces for each?
They almost certainly won't. They want the best candidates, and there's a chance all of them could be in one scheme. Even where firms offer right after the scheme, sometimes they'll offer way less or way more than their usual rate
I wouldn’t expect the themes to be different but I would expect the way in which it is presented and the depth of answer to be different, so expanding as you have suggested is going to be a good approach to take.
I would go with what works best for you. Standards across the scheme will be the same - one scheme will not be more competitive than the other as the firm will apply standards across them.
It exceptionally unlikely that a firm would offer all TC places from one scheme. Even if that was going to happen they could always offer the next intake to the following scheme. But it’s just much more likely they will have a very high benchmark to meet and will select carefully rather than over offering from one scheme.
