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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

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Just got a rejection from NRF for the Spring vac scheme, post-application, pre-test. Also had a HL rejection a little while back, and was rejected from HSF after the test (which I did on Christmas day!) Still waiting to hear back from three other firms now... really not very motivating :(
 

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Just got a rejection from NRF for the Spring vac scheme, post-application, pre-test. Also had a HL rejection a little while back, and was rejected from HSF after the test (which I did on Christmas day!) Still waiting to hear back from three other firms now... really not very motivating :(

All I can say is everyone on this forum knows exactly how you’re feeling and everyone, myself included, would tell you to keep going.

Don’t be afraid to reach out to people who have progressed further to get insight into what they did well and how you can improve. Lots of virtual hugs
 
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