General Discussion Thread 2020-21

[bel123456]

So I got a telephone interview with Norton Rose(i am chuffed at passing that dreadful WG test for once!)

Only dates available were tomorrow, so quite pressurising.

If anyone has had any experience with NRF telephone interviews, and the type of questions they ask(is it competency/motivational/situational for e.g?) I'd really appreciate some insight

hey, I did the telephone interview for the 2020 summer vac scheme earlier this year and the questions were entirely competency and motivational!

 

[dosblancos7]

hey, I did the telephone interview for the 2020 summer vac scheme earlier this year and the questions were entirely competency and motivational!

Thank you! Will revise this!

congrats! Do you mind saying when you did the test?

Did the test like 12 days ago?

Congrats!! Can I ask what you applied for and when? I applied for the Winter scheme about 3 weeks ago and I haven't heard anything yet!

I applied on 15th Sep. Got the WGT 2 weeks later. Also, I've been seeing people having lots of WG troubles with NRF, so don't worry too much if you haven't heard back yet!

 

[E.A]

Thank you! Will revise this!

Did the test like 12 days ago?



I applied on 15th Sep. Got the WGT 2 weeks later. Also, I've been seeing people having lots of WG troubles with NRF, so don't worry too much if you haven't heard back yet!

Thanks for letting me know! Hope to hear back from them soon. Did you apply for the winter vac scheme?

 

[dosblancos7]

Thanks for letting me know! Hope to hear back from them soon. Did you apply for the winter vac scheme?

Yes

 

[M1999]

‘Tell us about responsibilities outside of work and study’
Does anyone know if volunteering at the citizens advice counts as this & would it be a good idea to include?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

‘Tell us about responsibilities outside of work and study’
Does anyone know if volunteering at the citizens advice counts as this & would it be a good idea to include?

Volunteering is a bit of a grey area - could be extra curricular, could be work experience. You can use your discretion to where you might list it.

 

[nisadee]

For competency questions either at application or interview, would it be wise to mention the skills you got from vac schemes at other firms over the summer (but didn't end up securing a TC at)? Particularly if you didn't apply to the current firm's vac scheme that cycle?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

For competency questions either at application or interview, would it be wise to mention the skills you got from vac schemes at other firms over the summer (but didn't end up securing a TC at)? Particularly if you didn't apply to the current firm's vac scheme that cycle?

Yes - your vac schemes should be on your application somewhere and referenced where appropriate. Just expect to get an interview question that asks if you did/didn’t apply to the firm for their vac scheme

 

[PhoebeL]

Has anyone heard back about the following open days:
White & Case
HSF Disputes Open Day

 

[em311]

Rejection from A&O summer vac scheme

 

[33c]

Has anyone heard back about the following open days:
White & Case
HSF Disputes Open Day

Not yet. During the Disputes webinar, grad rec said they send out invites to the Open Days around 2 weeks before the event.

 

[PhoebeL]

Not yet. During the Disputes webinar, grad rec said they send out invites to the Open Days around 2 weeks before the event.

Ah i thought as much but just wanted to double check. Thanks for confirming

 

[Sekani Wraith]

@Jessica Booker or anyone else who knows, can I use two academic referees for my application or does it have to be one academic and one professional? I am applying for Akin Gump and it specifically asks for the first reference to be academic, the second says 'company/organisation referee'. Can that organisation be a university?

 

[Sekani Wraith]

Has anyone heard back about the following open days:
White & Case
HSF Disputes Open Day

White & Case don't review open day apps until after the deadline which is the 1st November.

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

@Jessica Booker or anyone else who knows, can I use two academic referees for my application or does it have to be one academic and one professional? I am applying for Akin Gump and it specifically asks for the first reference to be academic, the second says 'company/organisation referee'. Can that organisation be a university?

no - will need to be an employer or someone who can verify work experience

 

[Sekani Wraith]

no - will need to be an employer or someone who can verify work experience

Thank you.

 

[Staples]

no - will need to be an employer or someone who can verify work experience

Not my case, but out of curiosity - what happens when one has no work experience to speak of but is asked to provide an ‘employer’ referee? Does that mean you cannot even apply if you don’t have any WE?

 

[Sekani Wraith]

no - will need to be an employer or someone who can verify work experience

Sorry, one more question please. Am I right to assume that I can't use my best friend as a referee? He was my co-worker when I worked at a retail store and he is now the manager of the store, and so he can verify my work experience, but I am guessing him being my close friend will be a problem.

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Not my case, but out of curiosity - what happens when one has no work experience to speak of but is asked to provide an ‘employer’ referee? Does that mean you cannot even apply if you don’t have any WE?

I’ll be frank if you have absolutely no work experience (part time job, volunteering, work experience etc) your application is unlikely to be successful and the need for the reference becomes a bit of a moot point

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Sorry, one more question please. Am I right to assume that I can't use my best friend as a referee? He was my co-worker when I worked at a retail store and he is now the manager of the store, and so he can verify my work experience, but I am guessing him being my close friend will be a problem.

no - you can’t use a friend - at best they would have needed to be the store manager when you worked there, not one now.

If it is a retail store, the company is likely to have a policy that references are provided centrally by HR anyway.