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<blockquote data-quote="Jessica Booker" data-source="post: 96065" data-attributes="member: 2672">Firms are more interested in knowing the similarities and differences in the firms you have applied to. It helps them work out how well aligned you are to them as a firm. They know that rejection is a massive part of the recruitment process, and just because one firm rejects you doesn't mean that you aren't right for them.However, I don't think it is necessary to mention the negative unless explicitly asked. If you are asked what other firms you are applying to, it is much better to say &quot;I have applied to X, Y, Z, as well as A &amp; B. I chose these firms because of.......&quot;. If you are then asked about the status of your applications (you won't be asked why you have been rejected - you don't often even know why you have been rejected anyway and so cannot answer the question) you can then say something like &quot;My applications for A and Y firms are still under consideration, and I recently completed a video interview for Z&quot;. This isn't focusing on any negatives, you are just stating the positive aspects of where your applications are up to. If you had been unsuccessful for X and B, you just don't mention them - you just focus on the positives of your remaining applications.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jessica Booker, post: 96065, member: 2672"] Firms are more interested in knowing the similarities and differences in the firms you have applied to. It helps them work out how well aligned you are to them as a firm. They know that rejection is a massive part of the recruitment process, and just because one firm rejects you doesn't mean that you aren't right for them. However, I don't think it is necessary to mention the negative unless explicitly asked. If you are asked what other firms you are applying to, it is much better to say "I have applied to X, Y, Z, as well as A & B. I chose these firms because of.......". If you are then asked about the status of your applications (you won't be asked why you have been rejected - you don't often even know why you have been rejected anyway and so cannot answer the question) you can then say something like "My applications for A and Y firms are still under consideration, and I recently completed a video interview for Z". This isn't focusing on any negatives, you are just stating the positive aspects of where your applications are up to. If you had been unsuccessful for X and B, you just don't mention them - you just focus on the positives of your remaining applications. [/QUOTE]

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