I would suggest making a brief chart and bullet-point those!
Don't know if anyone else has responded but yeah, I got the VI invite on 29 December and had done the Arctic Shores on 3 December
Samee!!
A lot of it is just figuring out what surrounds the area. For me, I have a slightly niche interest in green bonds, having worked in ESG realms quite a bit. That then meant my research pertained to questions such as: What part of the bond issuance were they involved with? Who are the parties they interact with? What are the mechanics of an issuance? What are the main issues they are likely to face?
Not that I have any experience in this but I did mine 1000 words. The word count is there might as well use it to sell myself the best I can. That’s how I see it.Hi guys! I'm currently filling in the Travers Smith application, and I'm a bit stuck figuring out how to deal with the cover letter. There's a couple of things I'm a bit confused about:
1. How long do you reckon the cover letter should be? The word limit on the application form is 1000 words, and there's a post a couple of years ago from @TCLA Community Assistant (who really knows her stuff!) saying that, generally speaking, successful Travers Smith cover letters are about 700-850 words long. However, Travers Smith's own website suggests that the cover letter should be "ideally no longer than one side of A4". Therefore, would it be wise instead to write a shorter cover letter, and if so, how short do you reckon it should be?
2. Ordinarily, when writing a cover letter, I write my address in the top right-hand corner of the letter. However, there's no way of doing this on the Travers Smith application form, as you just write your letter into a standard text box on Vantage (much the same way with any other application question on Vantage), instead of, say, writing your letter in Microsoft Word and uploading it to the application portal. Therefore, would I be right in assuming that candidates don't need to include their address (or the firm's address) in the cover letter?
If anyone has any feedback or advice (no matter how small), I'd be super grateful!
1. When I applied for TS, I stuck to the one side of A4 rule, as like you, it's what I'd heard looks the best/is the most succinct. 2. It is meant to be anonymous, so I don't think you should include your address or even name or anything like that. That's what I did at least, happy to be told I was wrong !!Hi guys! I'm currently filling in the Travers Smith application, and I'm a bit stuck figuring out how to deal with the cover letter. There's a couple of things I'm a bit confused about:
1. How long do you reckon the cover letter should be? The word limit on the application form is 1000 words, and there's a post a couple of years ago from @TCLA Community Assistant (who really knows her stuff!) saying that, generally speaking, successful Travers Smith cover letters are about 700-850 words long. However, Travers Smith's own website suggests that the cover letter should be "ideally no longer than one side of A4". Therefore, would it be wise instead to write a shorter cover letter, and if so, how short do you reckon it should be?
2. Ordinarily, when writing a cover letter, I write my address in the top right-hand corner of the letter. However, there's no way of doing this on the Travers Smith application form, as you just write your letter into a standard text box on Vantage (much the same way with any other application question on Vantage), instead of, say, writing your letter in Microsoft Word and uploading it to the application portal. Therefore, would I be right in assuming that candidates don't need to include their address (or the firm's address) in the cover letter?
If anyone has any feedback or advice (no matter how small), I'd be super grateful!
Thank you for that < 3 it's reassuring to know that it's not just me that feels bad. I really appreciate you sharing your experience and congratulations on ending up doing well on that AC : D
@pfoapplicant agree with the above. I just wanted to add that there is no correct answer as to the word limit. For cover letters, your written ability is being taken into account (at least off face value) so if you manage to write a 1,000 words, and can realistically say the same thing with less words, I would trim it down and get to the point.
@iklawapps first of all congratulations on your AC. It is typical for everyone to reflect on things straight after, and most of us will actually focus on the negatives without seeing the positives. Sure, you may have messed up on one exercise, but what if you excelled at all the others, or what if others messed up on the same component? You shouldn't write yourself off at this stage. Personally, I felt like I messed up a case study in one of mine, and it turned out it was one of my strongest exercises. Just, push this to the back of your head now until you hear back. Good luck!
