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Converting your vacation scheme into a training contract - top tips in 2021
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<blockquote data-quote="average_jo123" data-source="post: 111971" data-attributes="member: 15838"><p>I have a vac scheme this summer, but I'm really worried that I won't be able to convert it to a TC. I think I'm also under extra pressure because this is the only vac scheme I've got this cycle and would be devastated if I failed to convert.</p><p></p><p><strong>MINDSET</strong></p><p>I'm aware that I shouldn't go into the vac scheme being too caught up about converting - so much that it distracts me from actually enjoying myself on the scheme and using this experience to figure out if commercial law and the firm is right for me. So I'll definitely work on this and make sure I'm level-headed about this throughout the scheme.</p><p></p><p><strong>QUESTIONS</strong></p><p>The tips and advice in this thread have been really helpful. But I was wondering if anyone can offer some insights on some other questions I have:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Networking</strong><br /> - I'm still very new to the idea of networking, so I'm quite anxious about all the networking opportunities that a vac scheme would present. If we were at an evening social, I know that it's probably not the best idea to ask people about their <em>work, </em>and just stick to more 'human' topics instead. But in the context of a coffee chat that's not a social, I'm still terrified of asking associates/partners about their <em>work </em>in particular because I don't think I know enough about law/commercial awareness to hold a proper conversation about their actual work (even if I were genuinely interested). Can someone here share a personal experience of this so I can gain insight on how this sort of conversations go (e.g. who & why you asked for a coffee chat, how you asked, what questions you asked, what you discussed in the conversation and how the conversation ended etc.)?<br /> - Sorry if this is a dumb question — but for an in-person vac scheme, how would you go about asking someone for a coffee chat? Do you email them first or just knock on their door when they're not on a call?<br /> - If I end up not asking anyone for a coffee chat/reach out to anyone else except my supervisor whilst on the scheme, would that make me look unenthusiastic?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Vac Schemer Pitfalls</strong><br /> - previous posts in this thread have very helpfully outlined <em>positive</em> attitudes that vac schemers should bring but I was wondering if it's possible to hear from [USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER] from a graduate recruiter's perspective about some <em>negative </em>behaviours that vac schemers have presented and how to avoid them.<br /> - Beyond the obvious 'red flag' behaviours that would detract a firm from offering a TC to a vac schemer, is there anything else that we should avoid?</li> </ol></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="average_jo123, post: 111971, member: 15838"] I have a vac scheme this summer, but I'm really worried that I won't be able to convert it to a TC. I think I'm also under extra pressure because this is the only vac scheme I've got this cycle and would be devastated if I failed to convert. [B]MINDSET[/B] I'm aware that I shouldn't go into the vac scheme being too caught up about converting - so much that it distracts me from actually enjoying myself on the scheme and using this experience to figure out if commercial law and the firm is right for me. So I'll definitely work on this and make sure I'm level-headed about this throughout the scheme. [B]QUESTIONS[/B] The tips and advice in this thread have been really helpful. But I was wondering if anyone can offer some insights on some other questions I have: [LIST=1] [*][B]Networking[/B] - I'm still very new to the idea of networking, so I'm quite anxious about all the networking opportunities that a vac scheme would present. If we were at an evening social, I know that it's probably not the best idea to ask people about their [I]work, [/I]and just stick to more 'human' topics instead. But in the context of a coffee chat that's not a social, I'm still terrified of asking associates/partners about their [I]work [/I]in particular because I don't think I know enough about law/commercial awareness to hold a proper conversation about their actual work (even if I were genuinely interested). Can someone here share a personal experience of this so I can gain insight on how this sort of conversations go (e.g. who & why you asked for a coffee chat, how you asked, what questions you asked, what you discussed in the conversation and how the conversation ended etc.)? - Sorry if this is a dumb question — but for an in-person vac scheme, how would you go about asking someone for a coffee chat? Do you email them first or just knock on their door when they're not on a call? - If I end up not asking anyone for a coffee chat/reach out to anyone else except my supervisor whilst on the scheme, would that make me look unenthusiastic? [*][B]Vac Schemer Pitfalls[/B] - previous posts in this thread have very helpfully outlined [I]positive[/I] attitudes that vac schemers should bring but I was wondering if it's possible to hear from [USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER] from a graduate recruiter's perspective about some [I]negative [/I]behaviours that vac schemers have presented and how to avoid them. - Beyond the obvious 'red flag' behaviours that would detract a firm from offering a TC to a vac schemer, is there anything else that we should avoid? [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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