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<blockquote data-quote="cortana116" data-source="post: 51672" data-attributes="member: 9898"><p>I'd also just add here about what I learned from my experience, which Jessica can either confirm or debunk - Oxbridge / First Class grades or flashy work experiences don't truly matter, at least in comparison to perhaps what you write in the application form itself - I think they're more of a threshold requirement to be honest.</p><p></p><p>Looking back, the most probable reasons for the rejections I feel was the fact that I didn't spend too much time trying to come up with truly outstanding answers on the application form. While I don't think my answers were 100% crap, the lack of networking and heavy hours of research probably showed. </p><p></p><p>In circumstances like that, i think only the firms which had a predilection towards academic grades / work experience decided to take a chance and interview me, which worked out because those were the firms I was more interested in interviewing with at the end of the day. Once again, hope this sharing was useful, and doesn't make me sound like too much of an ass. Genuinely wanted to share this experience to get some closure / contribute to the knowledge out there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cortana116, post: 51672, member: 9898"] I'd also just add here about what I learned from my experience, which Jessica can either confirm or debunk - Oxbridge / First Class grades or flashy work experiences don't truly matter, at least in comparison to perhaps what you write in the application form itself - I think they're more of a threshold requirement to be honest. Looking back, the most probable reasons for the rejections I feel was the fact that I didn't spend too much time trying to come up with truly outstanding answers on the application form. While I don't think my answers were 100% crap, the lack of networking and heavy hours of research probably showed. In circumstances like that, i think only the firms which had a predilection towards academic grades / work experience decided to take a chance and interview me, which worked out because those were the firms I was more interested in interviewing with at the end of the day. Once again, hope this sharing was useful, and doesn't make me sound like too much of an ass. Genuinely wanted to share this experience to get some closure / contribute to the knowledge out there. [/QUOTE]
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