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Yeahhh last year my rejection said 'please know your application was strong'... This year it was a complete big fat no with generic advice on what to improve on that everyone gets.

Shoosmiths PFO for both placement and TC. I thought this was my best application because I did three days in their London office in December. :(

Completely agree. It felt like a waste of time if the SJT is just a filtering system AFTER you go through all that.

Mishcon PFO for Spring, finally. 24/36 amberjack. The chat based interview honestly did not provide that much opportunity to showcase firm research. Just my two-cents. Also being lied to about the SJT being selective has really put me off.

For reference I did my SJT and VI by 2 December! So not sure what their process is when sending PFOs hah

Yeah I spotted that too and their correction below. The change in wording was kind of weird?

London! Got two emails within seconds with very different wording on the rejection. Tempted to email back lol

Simmons PFO after waiting 2.5months post SJT+VI 🥲😅

I mentioned birds and powell gilbert which is an offshoot of bristows. I guess they didn't like that.

Ooooh, love their attention to detail

Bristows PFO post VI lmao. Honestly I'll just get in the bin atp.

Just submitted what I *think* is my last application of the cycle and I feel a wave of relief coming over me. This cycle has been so exhausting with little to no success. It feels like such a test on my resilience. Good luck everyone still applying for things going forward!

I fully get why they include this in but I just don't think there is a need unless they are going to delve into specifics. I had a similar case last cycle for a DTC claiming my application was placed in the top 3rd... okay? That means nothing to me unless I am progressing. 😅 It doesn't help me...

The PFO fatigue is real. What stings the most in the rejections is when they decide to specify how high quality the applications have been this year.... I don't need to know that unless you are progressing me? Such a slap in the face, honestly. 😅😅😅

Did you hear back today? Why do they keep doing these things on a Friday? 😅🫠

Honestly? Maybe a 2-3 if 1 is CHILL AF. Just brush up on your application and the firm's USPs, what they look for in their lawyers/trainees. Best of luck! It's a short burst. Basically done in 3 minutes total.

My god that Bristows VI was so quick I got whiplash 😅🫠 *** please don't ask me to give insights.

Your vac scheme application is also your DTC application. If you don't get the placement you are still being considered for a TC. It's all one application.

That's your prerogative to disagree. I don't see how the process is fair, any other test you take you get the result. Something as simple as an SJT and a WG test, you should be privy to your score.

When they're automating a lot of internal processes already, they can automate generating feedback per applicant. Unless they just tick reject, I can't imagine they make 0 notes on rejected candidates. They are not being transparent because rejections are completely arbitrary lot of the time...