Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

[Alice G]

NRF rejection post telephone interview, the Qs were v straight forward and I answered each one thoroughly, so I'm unsure where it went wrong as was only 20mins

really sorry to hear that - can you get any feedback?

 

[Alice G]

Did anyone apply to the Freshfields grad workshop? My portal was updated last Thursday but I have not receieved an update yet. I am not hopeful really since I admittedly wrote my personal statement quicker than I would have liked but just curious

 

[Ella D]

Did anyone apply to the Freshfields grad workshop? My portal was updated last Thursday but I have not receieved an update yet. I am not hopeful really since I admittedly wrote my personal statement quicker than I would have liked but just curious

I applied also! But haven’t heard back yet...

 

[tractor12]

I applied to NRF Winter Vac Scheme on the last day of the deadline. I know they've already had an AC and many phone interviews so I'm not holding much hope. Has anyone not heard back yet and are my chances extremely slim (compared to if I applied earlier)?

 

[Alice G]

I applied also! But haven’t heard back yet...

Ah ok! Has your portal being updated? Mine has been so I think they must be making decisions

 

[PHT]

Did anyone apply to the Freshfields grad workshop? My portal was updated last Thursday but I have not receieved an update yet. I am not hopeful really since I admittedly wrote my personal statement quicker than I would have liked but just curious

On Instagram they did a Q&A and they said they would get back to everyone by the end of this week!

 

[Alice G]

On Instagram they did a Q&A and they said they would get back to everyone by the end of this week!

excellent - this is useful, thank you! Like i say - my app was more rushed than I would have liked towards the end but it would be a good day to gain insight etc

 

[L.M.P]

Hey guys! I hope everyone’s applications are going well I just wondered if anyone has heard back from Ashurst post AC? I interviewed a few weeks ago

 

[Helena]

Hi pal,
Don’t want to be the bearer of bad news or anything but I’ve been made an offer for Shearman’s winter vac scheme so if you haven’t heard about an interview yet I think it might be unlikely - they might be putting you over to the spring one if they thought you were at the right standard but had too many applicants - good luck either way!

Great news for you. How did you find the interview? Could you share your experience with us?

 

[mlaw1234]

really sorry to hear that - can you get any feedback?

thank you, nah its just the generic 'we can't give feedback at this stage' unfortunately

 

[Alice G]

thank you, nah its just the generic 'we can't give feedback at this stage' unfortunately

That is frustrating, sorry to hear that. I tend to be quite waffley when I am nervous, especially on the phone as I cannot gauge the other person's reaction. Do you think it could have been that maybe? Just trying to help in terms of my experience and how I find myself in those situations

 

[FutureCity]

I applied also! But haven’t heard back yet...

Same. Haven’t heard back yet.

 

[tractor12]

I applied to NRF Winter Vac Scheme on the last day of the deadline. They've had an AC and loads of phone interviews already so not holding much hope. Has anyone had much luck despite applying on the last day of the deadline? @Jessica Booker from your experience is it significantly more difficult for a candidate to get through if it's one of the last applications you read?

 

[Alice G]

I applied to NRF Winter Vac Scheme on the last day of the deadline. They've had an AC and loads of phone interviews already so not holding much hope. Has anyone had much luck despite applying on the last day of the deadline? @Jessica Booker from your experience is it significantly more difficult for a candidate to get through if it's one of the last applications you read?

is their recruitment rolling basis?

 

[jennyfromtheblock]

Anyone know how long it takes before Weil gets back post Watson Glaser (and what's the pass rate required)?

 

[Jessica Booker]

I applied to NRF Winter Vac Scheme on the last day of the deadline. They've had an AC and loads of phone interviews already so not holding much hope. Has anyone had much luck despite applying on the last day of the deadline? @Jessica Booker from your experience is it significantly more difficult for a candidate to get through if it's one of the last applications you read?

No - really doesn’t work like that.

 

[W]

Any idea how long TS take to get back to TC applicants? I assume they're the lowest in the priority list at the minute, but I had a good feeling about my application.

Don’t know why, but TS take ages for some reason

 

[FutureCity]

I feel like trying to figure out what GradRec is up to is ultimately detrimental. There is no way we can figure out what they are doing and the speculation just adds anxiety to a process that is already stressful.

 

[Alice G]

I feel like trying to figure out what GradRec is up to is ultimately detrimental. There is no way we can figure out what they are doing and the speculation just adds anxiety to a process that is already stressful.

well said - I agree entirely but it is hard to stop the inner speculation. I think the best course of action is to simply trust in yourself that you did the very best you could at the time and in the circumstances at that time too.

 

[Jessica Booker]

I feel like trying to figure out what GradRec is up to is ultimately detrimental. There is no way we can figure out what they are doing and the speculation just adds anxiety to a process that is already stressful.

Grad Rec are still trying to work this out too! Things are never certain in recruitment and often reactive as things happen. Speculating what is or isn’t happening is a waste of head space.