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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

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Does anyone know what the Mayer Brown tests involve and how to best prepare?

There’s a situational strengths test and verbal reasoning, not sure if it’s a watson glaser though

It’s a document review and a situational judgement test. Also remember I did it back-to-back even though I didn’t want to, so not sure if it’s an option.
Honestly don’t think you can prepare for it
 
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Does anyone know what the Mayer Brown tests involve and how to best prepare?

There’s a situational strengths test and verbal reasoning, not sure if it’s a watson glaser though

Go on the practice tests they send through. It is not a Watson Glaser.

SST is just a normal SST. You just rank the choices in order of what you would do/how you would feel. Not really much to practice for that. Just think how the firm expects their trainees to act.
 
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Rejected from CMS post-AC :(
So sorry to hear that but don’t lose hope! Am I right in thinking it was your first one? Sometimes it takes time to get into the swing of things, and keep trying for your other applications! I got rejected post-AC for two schemes last cycle and it just makes you more aware of your strengths/weaknesses which can only be a positive thing for your next interviews I think.​
 
So sorry to hear that but don’t lose hope! Am I right in thinking it was your first one? Sometimes it takes time to get into the swing of things, and keep trying for your other applications! I got rejected post-AC for two schemes last cycle and it just makes you more aware of your strengths/weaknesses which can only be a positive thing for your next interviews I think.​
Yeah it was my first one, and first time doing any sort of assessed case study etc so it would’ve been quite a fluke to have got it. Just hits hard when you get so far and get your hopes up haha. Hopefully I’ll get some good news from my remaining apps :(
 
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