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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I almost didn't apply to one firm this year because of my experience last year. I got to a Skype interview stage and found the grad rec quite standoffish (and came across bored) in the interview. It was the first time I'd gotten to that stage, so I was already really feeling the nerves. And then...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Or "I'm just calling with regards to a car accident you were in recently..."
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    It's not a no until you get that email 😁
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Chris Stoakes is a good place to start. Has clear descriptions of the terminology and basic concepts.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Based on your success and on this choice of gif, you're a winner baby!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Oh, that's bizarre! Maybe check your portal and see if there is more info there?
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    Yes, well done! 😁
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I think Anya was referring to CMS (based on her original comment) not Addleshaw Goddard? AG are definitely only using telephone interviews.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I may be mistaken (perhaps conflated with another firm I'm waiting to hear on) but I could have sworn that I have seen people on here and TSR say that they've had VI invites for Scottish AG offices.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Try this one: https://adobe-flash-player.en.softonic.com/download
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Well I have seen a couple of people from other offices (e.g. Leeds, Scotland) but I haven't seen anybody who applied to Manchester say they have been contacted yet.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Yes. I actually think it's my best application, which probably means that it'll be a PFO. 😆
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I looked into this because I thought "hackathon" meant some kind of hacking competition. 😂 It's not, it's "a competitive event to develop ideas in response to a particular challenge within a short timeframe (for example, 24 or 48 hours). The real benefit of the process is getting technology...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    AC invite for Mills and Reeve! A little emotional because this was my top choice last year and I got rejected at this partner review stage.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Addleshaw Goddard used the same one this year too. It's horrible!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    There are some useful videos floating around on youtube for how to approach answering them. Once you've got your head around how to approach the individual types (e.g. assumptions, inferences), I think the best thing to do is just go with your instincts.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Ah, I've been trying not to think about it!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Sorry to hear this! Did they contact you today?
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Last year I ended up not applying. I prepared the answers in a word document but when I came to upload them (20mins before the deadline) I realised that there were another two questions on a separate page which I had not answered. Some lessons you learn the hard way!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Yeah, it was the longest application that I had this year. I feel like some of the competency questions could really have been combined. It's strange too because I think the next stage is a video interview? In which case, could they not have asked these questions then?

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