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Applied to bakers February 28 and didn’t receive anything yet. Are they sending more in the coming days or is this it? They said latest we’d hear back is mid April.
Hi @Jessica Booker I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend. I have two questions regarding an application I’m making to a firm in the Middle East if you don’t mind:
1. The application has two written response questions and they’re “Why are you interested in this position?” And “What interests...
The deadline is on the 15th so it hasn’t passed yet. I’ve already sent the email asking them to reopen the application. Should I follow up asking if it’s okay to withdraw?
@Jessica Booker I accidentally submitted an app to a firm without fully completing the application form. None of the application questions were answered. I emailed them explaining the situation and asked if they would reopen the application so that I could properly finish it. Would they allow me...
@axelbeugre @Jessica Booker I am filling out an application and one of the questions is “Tell us why you are interested in this position”. There is no word count on the question. I am not sure how to approach this. Do I talk about my interest in commercial law and how it started? What are some...
@Jessica Booker the Stephenson Harwood app asked to summarise an article for a client who wanted an overview and the key points. The word limit is 600 words. I wrote the summary in regular paragraph form without bullet points or anything. Would this be fine as long as I’ve done a good summary...
I emailed them in November and they said I should hear back soon. Then I called them in January but HR was busy so didn’t get through to them. Haven’t tried since. Afraid they might blacklist me if I contact them again.
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