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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 69" data-source="post: 2403"><p>I would definitely advise to be ballsy and just write two lines outlining who you are and what you are applying to as I do think they appreciate it. Also, I sometimes think a lengthy cover letter leaves more room for mistakes to be made and for the recruiter to get bored as the majority of what you are saying in prose is most likely going to be repeated in your CV in points, so where you can be to the point I would just go for it.</p><p></p><p>I applied for the 2020 training contract and this is the advise I was given by someone who had also interviewed for a TC at the firm regarding the cover letter:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Firstly, I would recommend doing a different font other than Calibri, I know it’s only a small thing, but just with Slaughters being a bit traditionalist I would recommend a slightly more traditional font such as Times New Roman for your cover letter and CV.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Secondly, with your cover letter, I would justify the main body of text to neaten it up slightly.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thirdly, I would move the Slaughter and May address into the right hand corner and put it line by line, as you would if you were posting it, and just move your own address slightly further down the page.</li> </ul><p>Regarding the CV, I was given the following advice:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Take out contact details and referees as this is either already included in the online form or not needed so simply a waste of space, which could be filled with additional work exp. or extra-curricular stuff. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Make sure all text is justified.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Include year averages as well as a breakdown of all modules taken/currently taking</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bullet point your interests/achievements</li> </ul><p>Also make sure both your CV AND covering letter are in the same font (!) </p><p></p><p>This is just the advice I was given, so by no means do you have to follow it. It did however, help to get five of us from the same course at the same uni a training contract interview, which none of us got - but that's another story!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 69, post: 2403"] I would definitely advise to be ballsy and just write two lines outlining who you are and what you are applying to as I do think they appreciate it. Also, I sometimes think a lengthy cover letter leaves more room for mistakes to be made and for the recruiter to get bored as the majority of what you are saying in prose is most likely going to be repeated in your CV in points, so where you can be to the point I would just go for it. I applied for the 2020 training contract and this is the advise I was given by someone who had also interviewed for a TC at the firm regarding the cover letter: [LIST] [*]Firstly, I would recommend doing a different font other than Calibri, I know it’s only a small thing, but just with Slaughters being a bit traditionalist I would recommend a slightly more traditional font such as Times New Roman for your cover letter and CV. [*]Secondly, with your cover letter, I would justify the main body of text to neaten it up slightly. [*]Thirdly, I would move the Slaughter and May address into the right hand corner and put it line by line, as you would if you were posting it, and just move your own address slightly further down the page. [/LIST] Regarding the CV, I was given the following advice: [LIST] [*]Take out contact details and referees as this is either already included in the online form or not needed so simply a waste of space, which could be filled with additional work exp. or extra-curricular stuff. [*]Make sure all text is justified. [*]Include year averages as well as a breakdown of all modules taken/currently taking [*]Bullet point your interests/achievements [/LIST] Also make sure both your CV AND covering letter are in the same font (!) This is just the advice I was given, so by no means do you have to follow it. It did however, help to get five of us from the same course at the same uni a training contract interview, which none of us got - but that's another story! [/QUOTE]
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