lmao, when did you hear back from them? I received a message a few weeks ago saying that they are swamped and they will get back to us asap.
welp- I guess its a pfo
Best of luck with your VI btw
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welp- I guess its a pfo
Best of luck with your VI btw
nope, emailed the grad rec yesterday about this. waiting for the PFO email lol
Hey, I was the same as you, could only apply to DTC’s whilst doing the SQE and only made it to one AC. However this cycle I went back to vac schemes only and got 5 AC’s, 3 schemes and a TC. So it definitely gets better and remember DTC apps are harder for a reason!
I have a genuine question wrt to WG tests.
Is it easily detectable if you use chatgpt? Does grad rec immediately flag it? Or?
Would love jessica’s insight on this
she's no longer with TCLA.
there are ai tools specifically to cheat on recruitment tests.
but that is.... cheating.
i wouldn't really rely on chatgpt to get the answer right either.
Update on this, they basically said "we will get back to you if anything comes up". Such a shame...
Yeah I got to agree. Also, it will become clear during the in-person assessments or during the TCs that tools were utilised.
Let us not forget that TC does not mean being kept on as a NQ. Plenty go back out into the market because they did not perform well enough against their peers to be retained.
I'm curious as to why apply and get that far, and then be unable to make it? Out of curiosity.
Like, I wouldn't apply for a job in Australia if I could not attend the required in-person job interview.
You are aware that there are many international law students and graduates, right? Some of them can’t afford to be in the UK now
Yes of course. However if you cannot make a core part of the interviewing process, does that not factor in whether you apply in the first place?
I’m just surprised, that’s all.
Exactly! Also, do they know that some people require a visa to enter the UK? With my 3rd country citizenship I also have to wait for 2-3 months for home office to make a decision on a 6-months visitor visa. And it costs quite a lot, too. When I hear law firms that do not provide for a virtual AC opportunity talk about inclusivity and not caring about your university (ha-ha), I laugh out loud.
Some law firms do not explicitly mention they do not have virtual ACs.
I understand where you are coming from. Yes, but at the same time these firms don’t mention whether it will held virtually or in person. Also, if push comes to shove and if one is desperate enough and with enough finances of course, they would be prepared to travel to the UK to attend the AC.
Another thing is that a lot of the bigger firms advertise that they can sponsor international students, therefore they should be prepared to accommodate the process while bearing in mind that the candidate might be abroad.
So all of these factors can make up the reasons why international candidates would apply.
I would assume that the majority of ACs are back to being in-person, as the accommodations due to Covid fade into obscurity.
boodle hatfield direct tc AC invite!!
Well, that's just sad, considering how much they advertise their inclusivity. But obstacles are a part of life. Good luck to every fellow international here
Whilst they may be open to international applicants my guess is that the majority of international applicants are already international students studying in the UK and that is what they are catering to rather than applicants applying from abroad?
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