TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

[BM99]

Has anyone heard back from Weil for WG test invites?

 

[Palmerme1]

How many, out of 3000 applicants, do you reckon get invited to CMS Video interview?

 

[Asil Ahmad]

How many, out of 3000 applicants, do you reckon get invited to CMS Video interview?

3K applicants what.

 

[Jessica Booker]

3K applicants what.

CMS recruit 95 trainees across 4 major UK cities - I am actually surprised it is only that many.

 

[Palmerme1]

3K applicants what.

CMS receives around 3000 applications per year. Out of those 3000, how many do reckon progress to at least the Video Interview stage?

 

[CC03]

CMS receives around 3000 applications per year. Out of those 3000, how many do reckon progress to at least the Video Interview stage?

Interesting statistic. I thought CMS has around 5,000 applications per year. I know a campus ambassador who mentioned it is around 200-300 that move onto the video interview stage. Also bearing in mind quite a lot are shifted out post watson glaser!

But I do not know how much go onto the assessment centre. I think it differs between offices as @Jessica Booker mentioned CMS is known for recruiting for 4 UK cities! I know London holds more assessment centres.

 

[Jessica Booker]

How many, out of 3000 applicants, do you reckon get invited to CMS Video interview?

I reckon somewhere between 1000-1500

 

[Jessica Booker]

Interesting statistic. I thought CMS has around 5,000 applications per year. I know a campus ambassador who mentioned it is around 200-300 that move onto the video interview stage. Also bearing in mind quite a lot are shifted out post watson glaser!

If they are hiring 95 trainees a year, I suspect it is higher than 300 being invited to the video interview stage.

I'd expect it to be about 300 being successful after the video interview stage given their hiring numbers and number of other stages (assessment centre and vacation scheme).

 

[CC03]

I reckon somewhere between 1000-1500

Really some CMS ambassador said to me it’s around 200-300? No idea where they got their statistic from 😂

 

[Asil Ahmad]

CMS recruit 95 trainees across 4 major UK cities - I am actually surprised it is only that many.

I see that explains it then I don't know much about CMS so thought it was only their London office.

 

[CC03]

If they are hiring 95 trainees a year, I suspect it is higher than 300 being invited to the video interview stage.

I'd expect it to be about 300 being successful after the video interview stage given their hiring numbers and number of other stages (assessment centre and vacation scheme).

That makes much more sense! Thanks for this @Jessica Booker

 

[Jessica Booker]

That makes much more sense! Thanks for this @Jessica Booker

(VERY!) Approximate calculations from my perspective:

3000 applicants
1500 video interviews
300 assessment centres
150 vacation scheme offers
120 vacation scheme students
95 training contract offers

 

[Lumree]

(VERY!) Approximate calculations from my perspective:

3000 applicants
1500 video interviews
300 assessment centres
150 vacation scheme offers
120 vacation scheme students
95 training contract offers

How do you screen 1500 video interviews!?

 

[BM99]

How long do people hear from Mayer Brown after submitting the application form?

 

[Lumree]

SST invite from Fieldfisher! Does anyone know if it’s automatic?

 

[Jessica Booker]

How do you screen 1500 video interviews!?

It can take less time to review a video interview than it does to read an application!

But even then, many firms pay someone else to review them.

For those that don't, you spread it across as many people as possible in Graduate Recruitment/Graduate Development/HR.

It's about 200 hours of work so all doable with the right resources/support.

 

[Rachael.Elisa]

This may be a silly question but how soon do most people tend to hear back after submitting? Is it usually after the closing date? Most of the applications I've made close at the end of January and I've only heard back from one so far.

 

[asg]

has anyone heard back from Irwin Mitchell post VI??

 

[GXA123]

This may be a silly question but how soon do most people tend to hear back after submitting? Is it usually after the closing date? Most of the applications I've made close at the end of January and I've only heard back from one so far.

Depends if it’s rolling or not. And some firms send out acceptance and take so long to reject or the other way around. So there is nothing confirmed other than seeing if they’re rolling or not

 

[F99]

Does A&O send an email confirming they've received your app? Received nothing in my inbox so far