2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

[Legally brown]

Anyone know long it takes HL to review and get back to you post test ?

 

[Dheepa]

Just got my Gowling feedback report. It says that I am a selfish moron

I’m really unhappy with mine, it doesn’t reflect me/my personality at all! I know I’m going to end up being rejected now which is the worst part

I remember when my HSF report said something along the lines of you're a disorganised un-analytical mess who hates people. Miraculously still got through to the AC. Don't let the feedback report alone get you down, if you wrote a strong app and demonstrated the competencies they're looking for in it, I'm sure you still stand a good chance.

 

[Ricky]

For anybody who has done the Weil VI, how many seconds do you get to prepare and how many do you get to speak?

You get 45 secs to prepare and 1min 30secs to answers. One motivational question and one commercial question.

 

[corplaw0702]

You get 45 secs to prepare and 1min 30secs to answers. One motivational question and one commercial question.

Thanks! Just wanted to make sure, this is for the VS right?

 

[H S]

I remember when my HSF report said something along the lines of you're a disorganised un-analytical mess who hates people. Miraculously still got through to the AC. Don't let the feedback report alone get you down, if you wrote a strong app and demonstrated the competencies they're looking for in it, I'm sure you still stand a good chance.

congrats for getting through to the AC!! Is this for the Spring Vac Scheme?

 

[OB]

To my fellow Gowling applicants - the confirmation email when we submitted our application said, "Should you be successful at this stage, you will be invited to a video interview during the week commencing 4 January 2021."

Do you think this is when we'll hear back or this will be when the VI will take place?

 

[Imababysolicitor]

Has anyone heard back from Mayer Brown after the telephone interview? Or know when to expect to hear back?

 

[DJMG]

Did people who submitted a Willkie app get an email receipt? I submitted it a few days ago and got the 'Thank you for submitting...' web page, but no confirmation by email since then, and when I go back on the application page it says 'You have an existing application, would you like to continue?'. Bit worried it hasn't gone through for some reason.

 

[Kablahc]

Hi all! Has anyone done Dentons' telephone interview? How was it and did they ask many commercial awareness questions or was it mainly competency based? Thanks!!

Hello, I've done it, someone posted on here a while back with the general structure of it and it was correct it's a mix of lots of different questions (commercial/strength/competency) just make sure you know the firm well

 

[Bugsy Malone]

To my fellow Gowling applicants - the confirmation email when we submitted our application said, "Should you be successful at this stage, you will be invited to a video interview during the week commencing 4 January 2021."

Do you think this is when we'll hear back or this will be when the VI will take place?

Hi Olivia - I think that’s probably when we’ll hear back as it’s almost Christmas holidays but it could also be this week as they were quite quick to send out the test invites. So it could be either!

 

[Aspiring.lawyer.to.be]

To my fellow Gowling applicants - the confirmation email when we submitted our application said, "Should you be successful at this stage, you will be invited to a video interview during the week commencing 4 January 2021."

Do you think this is when we'll hear back or this will be when the VI will take place?

I think this is when we will hear back and we will also be sent a VI invite on the same day.

 

[ZaraB]

To my fellow Gowling applicants - the confirmation email when we submitted our application said, "Should you be successful at this stage, you will be invited to a video interview during the week commencing 4 January 2021."

Do you think this is when we'll hear back or this will be when the VI will take place?

I agree with everyone else, I think we will hear back during that week

 

[IntrepidL]

Hi everyone, is anyone having difficulties downloading the Arctic Shores software on their laptop? I'm prevented from downloading the software as my laptop is unable to check it for 'malicious updates' (apparently!)

 

[Ryan B]

Did people who submitted a Willkie app get an email receipt? I submitted it a few days ago and got the 'Thank you for submitting...' web page, but no confirmation by email since then, and when I go back on the application page it says 'You have an existing application, would you like to continue?'. Bit worried it hasn't gone through for some reason.

I didn't get one either

 

[Kablahc]

Hi everyone, is anyone having difficulties downloading the Arctic Shores software on their laptop? I'm prevented from downloading the software as my laptop is unable to check it for 'malicious updates' (apparently!)

think 'malicious' is probably a good way to describe that game

I didn't have any difficulty with skyrise city but I have had this problem before - if you have a windows laptop you might want to try turning off windows defender temporarily in settings

 

[OB]

Hi everyone, is anyone having difficulties downloading the Arctic Shores software on their laptop? I'm prevented from downloading the software as my laptop is unable to check it for 'malicious updates' (apparently!)

I found the game quite suited to playing on my phone instead - not sure how I would've fared on my laptop. So thats a possibility if you can't download it?

 

[IntrepidL]

@OliviaBurn @Kablahc Ah, I see - thanks! I've contacted the Arctic Shores team on the issue but they've yet to reply me.

 

[Ricky]

Did people who submitted a Willkie app get an email receipt? I submitted it a few days ago and got the 'Thank you for submitting...' web page, but no confirmation by email since then, and when I go back on the application page it says 'You have an existing application, would you like to continue?'. Bit worried it hasn't gone through for some reason.

You don't get an email receipt. It says that when you submit.

 

[Ricky]

Congrats on the WG invite! Could I ask when did you apply? Best of luck with your test

I don't have either WG or VI invites (yet). I know this from the Insight Day.

 

[SouffléSouffléSoufflé]

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone had advice for Mishcon de Reya's virtual interview?

I'd appreciate any words of wisdom