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<blockquote data-quote="Amy Hillier" data-source="post: 73" data-attributes="member: 18"><p>I can't deny the offices are unbelievable - although perhaps don't place too much emphasis on that being the reason for your application!</p><p></p><p>I think commercial awareness was certainly tested during the case study. As I'm sure you well know, commercial awareness is an incredibly nebulous concept - there's no one magic key to unlock it. More than anything it's all about reading the business news regularly, gaining an interest in it and then being able to make connections fluidly between the firm and the business (in a case study scenario for example). The business is merging with another in a different country? You need to be thinking about whether the firm has an office there. Fintech questions? Does the firm have a tech practice area? Etc. etc. It's about knowing the firm, knowing the industry and being able to make intelligent connections.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amy Hillier, post: 73, member: 18"] I can't deny the offices are unbelievable - although perhaps don't place too much emphasis on that being the reason for your application! I think commercial awareness was certainly tested during the case study. As I'm sure you well know, commercial awareness is an incredibly nebulous concept - there's no one magic key to unlock it. More than anything it's all about reading the business news regularly, gaining an interest in it and then being able to make connections fluidly between the firm and the business (in a case study scenario for example). The business is merging with another in a different country? You need to be thinking about whether the firm has an office there. Fintech questions? Does the firm have a tech practice area? Etc. etc. It's about knowing the firm, knowing the industry and being able to make intelligent connections. [/QUOTE]
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