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  1. ComplianceChange

    Is Ashurst's Cognify test a joke?

    I've just completed it, and I am so sure I messed it up... I really hate game-based assessments- they are really unfair and unforgiving.
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    Eversheds application

    You could choose something completely unrelated to academia. For example, setting up a society at university and you faced challenges, raising significant funds for a charitable cause... and for the quality question, have you ever had a part-time job where you've had to put together some work...
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Haha at least you have heard something. I have heard nothing post application submission. Good luck :)
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    Linklaters 2019/20 Application

    Oh! I feel so silly - I did not even think of doing this. Thanks Eamon :)
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    DLA Piper Application

    Same same! But sometimes no news is good.
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    Linklaters 2019/20 Application

    How does everyone know their percentile?!
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    Linklaters 2019/20 Application

    Not heard anything, the application portal still says "on hold."
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    PwC Legal Summer Vacation Scheme 2020

    Very strangely, I got rejected last month but received a retraction to that rejection and have now been invited to the career valuation. I got rejected last year post "Career Unlocked" game... which was a fairly irritating part of the process, nonetheless, I've decided to apply again-...
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    I've been lurking this thread for so long, thought I'd join in now. Been receiving rejections left, right and centre- but such is life. Good luck to everyone applying this season. You only need one to go your way so don't give up.

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