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<blockquote data-quote="Anon08" data-source="post: 69222"><p>Hi Lisa - thanks for the question!</p><p></p><p>So, I was offered the CMS vacation scheme; however, I accepted my TC at A&O, so I won't be attending it this summer. Hence, I can't quite answer questions about the vacation scheme itself.</p><p></p><p>However, regarding CMS - I was on their First Steps scheme, so I can tell you a little bit about the firm.</p><p></p><p>The main USPs, that I could see, were:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Their corporate structure & number of international offices.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Their training - there is a lot of it, at all different levels!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Their approach to innovation/technology - their agile working environment with everything occurring in Microsoft products, the CMS equIP programme, their Modus performance framework, and so on.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Interesting split in practice areas - things like their ICE department.</li> </ol><p>Naturally, these are just bullet points so do research them further!</p><p></p><p>Overall, the firm seems like a really nice bunch of individuals. Everyone was really welcoming, and my trainee mentor (for the First Steps scheme) was genuinely one of the most lovely and helpful people!</p><p></p><p>As far as I'm aware, the CMS Academy has a really high conversion rate, and I think the main thing is to demonstrate technical ability (this seemed to be rewarded heavily in my AC), and a real enthusiasm for being at CMS/participating in its culture.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anon08, post: 69222"] Hi Lisa - thanks for the question! So, I was offered the CMS vacation scheme; however, I accepted my TC at A&O, so I won't be attending it this summer. Hence, I can't quite answer questions about the vacation scheme itself. However, regarding CMS - I was on their First Steps scheme, so I can tell you a little bit about the firm. The main USPs, that I could see, were: [LIST=1] [*]Their corporate structure & number of international offices. [*]Their training - there is a lot of it, at all different levels! [*]Their approach to innovation/technology - their agile working environment with everything occurring in Microsoft products, the CMS equIP programme, their Modus performance framework, and so on. [*]Interesting split in practice areas - things like their ICE department. [/LIST] Naturally, these are just bullet points so do research them further! Overall, the firm seems like a really nice bunch of individuals. Everyone was really welcoming, and my trainee mentor (for the First Steps scheme) was genuinely one of the most lovely and helpful people! As far as I'm aware, the CMS Academy has a really high conversion rate, and I think the main thing is to demonstrate technical ability (this seemed to be rewarded heavily in my AC), and a real enthusiasm for being at CMS/participating in its culture. [/QUOTE]
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