Hill Dickinson 2020/2021
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It is definitely the last stage, it says so on their website:Did anyone get any indication about when we might hear back from the written task and whether it is the last stage of the application process this year?
And no, haven't heard back yet. Fingers crossed!
I'm assuming by the end of the month since they said at the interviews we'd hear our outcome by the end of march? hopefully that means this week/ early next week!Did anyone get any indication about when we might hear back from the written task and whether it is the last stage of the application process this year?
Hey! I applied for Manchester Health and still haven't heard back. I emailed grad recruitment, as I was told we would hear back in the week of the 8th of March. This is what they said:
'Following interviews, we have advised that candidates should hear back from us regarding the outcome before the end of March.
Apologies if you have been advised otherwise.
We will be sure to update you in due course.'
Hopefully we will hear some good news soon!
Hi, I am applying for the business services stream in Liverpool, so I talked about Brabners, and DLA Piper's Liverpool office. I managed to get to the next stage, so I assume I couldn't have messed it up too badlyhey guys, had my VI this morning and I am curious what other people who have applied for the business services stream said for who the firm's main competitors are? I think I messed up this answer and was hoping for a bit of reassurance - thanks in advance
Thank you! I think I probably said the wrong places, just googled competitors but oh well - we shall see 🤞 Congrats on getting to the next stage!Hi, I am applying for the business services stream in Liverpool, so I talked about Brabners, and DLA Piper's Liverpool office. I managed to get to the next stage, so I assume I couldn't have messed it up too badly
To some extent it depends on which office you applied to, since I think that the practice areas do vary between the different offices. Which firms did you say, out of curiousity?hey guys, had my VI this morning and I am curious what other people who have applied for the business services stream said for who the firm's main competitors are? I think I messed up this answer and was hoping for a bit of reassurance - thanks in advance
Oh great, thank you! They didn't mention this at mine so this is good to hear
I'm going to be brutally honest, this question threw me. I didn't know if I should name actual firms (like DLA etc) or what as I haven't come across it (stupid I know as its one of the main questions!). But Instead of specifically naming I just swerved it towards international / commercial firms and then went straight into what makes them different/unique/stand out......and I got through to the next round which was a shock as I thought I messed that question, so I guess I wasn't too shabby 😅hey guys, had my VI this morning and I am curious what other people who have applied for the business services stream said for who the firm's main competitors are? I think I messed up this answer and was hoping for a bit of reassurance - thanks in advance
Hey! So I instinctively wanted to mention Clyde & Co and Stephenson Harwood but I thought they were more relevant to shipping and insurance and I know HD sold their insurance division to Keoghs a few years ago. So I ended up saying DWF and somewhere else (I honestly cannot remember though I have just blanked it out completely because I think it was so bad - it's a blur) explaining it also has strong regional bases in the north-west but that HD is more international etc and they are also quite corporate. I really hope I salvaged what I said, gutted if I've messed that up as the other questions went well but I suppose if anything its a learning experience!
Hi! Can I ask which training contract you applied for? Business right? Did you get any sector specific questions? Or commercial awareness ones? I know this will sound dumb but I never understand what type of questions get asked when people say 'commercial awareness'.
Well it sounds like you had reasons for the firms you mentioned, which is good.
Hello! Yeah, it was business services, I wouldn't say any of the questions were business services sector-specific explicitly but all of them gave you the opportunity to showcase your interest in business services and had a commercial spin on them. I would say two of the three were "commercial awareness" style questions. Good luck with your interview if you haven't done it yet!
Hi thank you! What exactly do you mean by commercial awareness? Does that mean commenting on recent events/challenges in that sector?
I would say that commercial awareness is more than just having some knowledge of events in that sector. Realistically, they aren't going to expect applicants to know a sector inside out. Commercial awareness is ultimately a skill - being able to analyse a trend/development/story/scenario and identify the commercial implications.
If that's not something that comes easy to you then it's not a big problem because it's something you can practice and get better at. But it is something you need to be proactive with.
I've got my VI for London Health tomorrow, has anyone got any tips? This is the furthest I've got from all my applications and really don't want to mess it up 😩 Will it be like competition questions/commercial awareness or will it be about the role itself? Like do the questions differ depending on which route you've applied for? Thanks guys 🤝
