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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
@Jessica Booker What's your opinion on IQ tests (not the silly online ones you can take for 5 minutes, but a full battery of different cognitive exercises like verbal reasoning, mental rotation, numerical reasoning that are standardised & taken by thousands of people, like the ones Mensa and...- J88
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
Thanks for the replies - but I don’t think these answers explain why some sectors don’t publish salaries as often as city law firms (e.g IB and consultancy salaries are quite hard to find for individual firms) Do these IB/consultancy places not want to attract the 'best talent’ too? Or do they...- J88
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
Just out of interest: does anyone know why salaries are so transparent in City law firms compared to other sectors/jobs? There's a lot of articles about NQ salary and salary rises etc. but (in my experience), I rarely see a bank, PR agency, a computer science job or a civil service position etc...- J88
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Hey! Sorry to hear about this - this sounds really tough. I'm not sure if this is at all helpful - but I think maybe it could be quite productive getting away from a outcome-oriented way of thinking i.e. wondering whether you'll be successful at the AC; or wondering about the conversion rates...- J88
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Watson Glaser Pass Mark
If anyone is looking for more Watson Glaser resources - this thesis has some practise questions: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1126/1/1126.pdf. Read on from page 391 of the document for the actual questions. Interestingly, I just did a real Watson Glaser test for a firm, and some questions came up...- J88
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General Firm Research
With regards to Travers Smith, some standout points are that they have a small intake size, esp. for a silver circle firm; they are a leader in mid market private equity deals, with notable repeat clients (e.g. Bridgepoint); and they also have a unique ‘room sharing’ structure, where partners...- J88
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