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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Hi Jessica, I was hoping to get an insight into the vacation scheme/TC conversion selection process. For firms which typically offer TCs to around 30-40% of their VS students are you able to provide an insight into the general criteria and the weightings of those criteria candidates might be...
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Thanks Jessica, this is really helpful. Also how does the post-interview process work? Do partners play a primary role in selecting candidates or do they simply relay their interview notes to the graduate recruitment team to consider applications more holistically? I’ve also heard that some...
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Hi Jessica, Thanks so much for your time. I read from an earlier reply you made on this thread that you tend to interview 2.5-3.5 candidates per place. If, for example, there were 80 training contracts available, did you tend to make significantly more offers than there were places available...

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