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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Has anyone heard back from Slaughter and May for the Easter scheme?
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    2020-21 Open Days and Insight Events Applications Discussion

    Thank you for such a detailed response. I will definitely make notes and ask lots of targeted questions!
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    2020-21 Open Days and Insight Events Applications Discussion

    Hey guys, does anyone have any tips on how to take advantage of open days? How useful is it to make a strong application for vacation schemes?
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Yes, that makes sense. Thank you very much!
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Thank you so much for getting back to me Jessica. I was very tempted to withdraw, so I definitely won’t now! Thank you very much again for the advice. My only worry is I placed the experience in the right chronological order but just put the wrong year, I think they might notice it then?
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Hi Jessica! Thank you for taking the time to answer all of our questions. I’m not sure if this has come up before but I just found out I made a silly mistake on the work experience section for one of my applications. I typed in the year 2020 instead of 2017 which is when I had that experience...

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