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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sian" data-source="post: 228987" data-attributes="member: 43463">Hi, Thanks for being honest about this, a lot of people feel it but don’t say it out loud.A slightly different perspective that may help: firms are far less focused on how many cycles you’ve applied than candidates tend to think. They don’t sit there tracking “failed attempts” as a negative pattern. What they care about is whether your profile today is stronger, clearer and more focused than it was last time. Persistence on its own isn’t a red flag, stagnation is, and those are not the same thing.One AC across several cycles can still mean you are genuinely close. Often it suggests you meet the baseline but something marginal (structure of answers, commercial articulation, interview technique) is holding you back, rather than anything being “wrong” with you. Those are fixable issues, even if it doesn’t feel that way right now.It may help to pause and ask not “should I give up?”, but:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">What is meaningfully different about my applications this year?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Have I changed my strategy, or just repeated it?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Would a lateral move (paralegal role, in‑house experience, smaller firm) strengthen my profile rather than replace the goal?</li> </ol>Taking a break or adjusting direction is not the same as quitting. Sometimes the most strategic thing you can do is step sideways rather than push forward in the same way again.And it’s worth remembering this: rejection is often redirection, not a verdict on your ability or potential. Many people who eventually succeed only do so after a period where it genuinely looked like it might never happen.If you want, I’m happy to help you think through whether this is a moment for refinement, redirection, or rest. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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