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anyone have any advice on how much we should prepare for commercial awareness for Willkie VI's? Will they expect us to know things pretty in depth or the basics?
Hi Jessica, I have been accepted to an open day and am wondering how I can stand out. During the open day they are giving a business case study. And I've heard that is a way to fast track you to a TC or VC, so I want to make sure I stand out and wondering how I can do that. I know I can research...
thank you very much for this detailed insight! I will take all of this into consideration! I was accepted for an insight day so will prepare for interviews during the insight day
@Jessica Booker @Jaysen Any advice for an Insight Day acceptance? How can I make myself stand out? It is a full day and they give a business case study. Pretty nervous.
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@Jessica Booker If a firm recruits on a rolling basis and applications close in January and they have an open day in December. Would you say it's worth holding off applying to apply to their Open day? Or would applying much earlier than that be an advantage? What if I receive a rejection from...
Hi Roisin, I received the feedback report too and felt great about my intellect section but freaked out about the things I could have done better in. It is a generic report and not sure how much weight they hold.
@Jessica Booker Given that ACs require a written exercise that includes either a memo, letter, or both. Can you provide some insights on how we should make them differ? Does the memo use bullet points? Does it require headings? What are the structures I should use for both of them?
Thanks!
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