2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

[j2134]

Bakers VI invite

Congrats !! is this for the summer VS?

 

[futuretraineecity]

Congrats !! is this for the summer VS?

Thank you! No it’s for spring

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

This might be a dumb question but once you do a psychometric test for a firm can you ask for your result straight away or do you have to wait until you're rejected to ask for it?

you can ask for your result/score but many firms won’t tell you it anyway.

 

[Veep9]

Oh, interesting! When did you submit your app? I sent in mine right after the second Reed Smith Open Day and I will haven’t heard back/received an invite for the test.

Ditto. You'd think at this stage it'd move faster!

 

[AW_08]

Ditto. You'd think at this stage it'd move faster!

I haven't received an invite either for the test and it's been at least 2 weeks!!

 

[Fran]

Oh, interesting! When did you submit your app? I sent in mine right after the second Reed Smith Open Day and I will haven’t heard back/received an invite for the test.

So I sent my app 20th Nov, got an invite to the SST on the 24th which I completed a few days later, but have not heard back since. I reckon as time goes on, they will take longer to reply as more apps flood in

 

[Veep9]

So I sent my app 20th Nov, got an invite to the SST on the 24th which I completed a few days later, but have not heard back since. I reckon as time goes on, they will take longer to reply as more apps flood in

I applied on the 24th so not that much later. Hmmm, I’m getting worried now!

 

[p9b]

Would you say spring vac schemes are less competitive than summer ones? Just because Uni students are less likely to apply to those as they have exams, and so i assume there would be more grads / career changers applying. Any thoughts?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Would you say spring vac schemes are less competitive than summer ones? Just because Uni students are less likely to apply to those as they have exams, and so i assume there would be more grads / career changers applying. Any thoughts?

really isn’t as simple as that - will vary from programme to programme.

 

[Rene]

Would you say spring vac schemes are less competitive than summer ones? Just because Uni students are less likely to apply to those as they have exams, and so i assume there would be more grads / career changers applying. Any thoughts?

You could argue that but 1) many people would have your opinion and 2) TC offers tend to be given out right after the scheme so people might apply to spring thinking it gives them an advantage because they get ‘first picks’ in a sense. So essentially it changes every single year for different firms

 

[Sudha]

Hii,
Anyone heard from Herbert smith for the spring vacation scheme ?? My application is still under review after the deadline.

 

[OB]

Hii,
Anyone heard from Herbert smith for the spring vacation scheme ?? My application is still under review after the deadline.

Wasn’t the deadline less than a day ago and it’s non-rolling?

 

[Lauren]

Hi, I recently applied to Baker McKenzie and mentioned I had completed the virtual internship program.

However I completed the virtual internship this summer using my university email address. I have since graduated and applied for the vacation scheme using my personal email.

Is this something I should flag to graduate recruitment? I don't want them to think I was being dishonest about completing it

 

[OB]

Hi, I recently applied to Baker McKenzie and mentioned I had completed the virtual internship program.

However I completed the virtual internship this summer using my university email address. I have since graduated and applied for the vacation scheme using my personal email.

Is this something I should flag to graduate recruitment? I don't want them to think I was being dishonest about completing it

No. If they really required proof they could easily search your name or ask for your certificate. Highly doubt they would even check if you’d done it.

 

[Lauren]

Thank you!

 

[CDKelley]

Yep I'd answer however you see fit based on your understanding of the firm.

To piggyback off this question: how ambitious and detailed should the answers be? For example, I think Ropes and Gray should increase its debt restructuring department in the face of the Covid crisis. Lots of companies and countries are struggling to pay loans back- this would be an area for Ropes to compete in. Is it too simple to say hiring more lawyers in this field?

 

[Sudha]

Wasn’t the deadline less than a day ago and it’s non-rolling?

Yes the deadline was 4th of December. The official website says interviews on rolling basis .
The last mail received was on 23rd Nov confirming that i reached the benchmark on their online test.
My Application isn't great. so if they haven't get back after deadline does it mean they are likely to reject it ???

 

[OB]

Yes the deadline was 4th of December. The official website says interviews on rolling basis .
The last mail received was on 23rd Nov confirming that i reached the benchmark on their online test.
My Application isn't great. so if they haven't get back after deadline does it mean they are likely to reject it ???

The deadline was at midnight on Friday night. No one will have attempted to review any of the applications yet.

 

[corplaw0702]

Hey guys, does Sullivan & Cromwell recruit on a rolling basis for their vacation schemes?

 

[R1a01]

Has anyone heard back from BCLP following the test?