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<blockquote data-quote="j.s.cox" data-source="post: 122643" data-attributes="member: 20454"><p><strong><u>Update</u></strong>:</p><p></p><p>Some of these are not to do with the goals I set myself, but I'm really proud of myself so I am going to write stuff down here as motivation to keep going if things get harder in the year. I want to use this thread almost like a journal or a record that I update each week/at natural intervals. I've emboldened new goals/tasks.</p><p></p><p><u><em>Linklaters</em></u></p><p></p><p>Got my Watson Glaser score back from Linklaters. I scored 35/40 and was in the 90th percentile! I've never done a Watson Glaser before so I am super proud of myself. The breakdown of this was:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Recognise Assumptions: 82nd percentile. In the high range.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Evaluate Arguments: 97th percentile. In the high range.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Draw Conclusions: 67th percentile. In the avereage range.</li> </ul><p>Clearly need to work on the drawing conclusions section. If I have time, I'll try to practice Watson Glaser tests to improve my score. <strong>I'll aim for one Watson Glaser per week and I will go over the Watson Glaser advice on TCLA for the parts I found harder.</strong></p><p></p><p><em><u>Norton Rose Fulbright</u></em></p><p></p><p>Another Watson Glaser success as I passed that stage and had a telephone interview today! </p><p></p><p>I found the telephone interview surprisingly hard because it felt like a monologue. I was asked four questions with no follow ups for each one. The questions were simple enough (motivations, experiences, and competencies) and the graduate recruitment lady was lovely, but I think I got so nervous that my head was not thinking very coherently.</p><p></p><p>I had my written application and the booklet I made for myself with me and they were so helpful at keeping me a bit more together. I'll definitely be keeping up with this booklet as it was so helpful! I definitely need to practice interviews more often. <strong>I want to practice at least one set of interview questions per week</strong>. I will record my answers to questions off a list.</p><p></p><p>I'm going to keep my goals under constant review as I don't want to overwhelm myself each week.</p><p></p><p><u><em>Review of goals</em></u></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">TCLA courses: I've managed to keep up with this goal and I have found it to be a really useful source of commercial awareness. I am also using this to help me prepare for the AS Commercial Awareness Competition where I have managed to get into the Quarter Finals (waiting to hear about the Semi Finals).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">News article: I haven't written this yet, but I have a few ideas about some of the articles I could choose. I plan to write this weekend.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Application booklet: This has been useful so far and I am continuing to work on this.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Targeted applications: So far I am very happy with the firms I have chosen, so no issue here.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="j.s.cox, post: 122643, member: 20454"] [B][U]Update[/U][/B]: Some of these are not to do with the goals I set myself, but I'm really proud of myself so I am going to write stuff down here as motivation to keep going if things get harder in the year. I want to use this thread almost like a journal or a record that I update each week/at natural intervals. I've emboldened new goals/tasks. [U][I]Linklaters[/I][/U] Got my Watson Glaser score back from Linklaters. I scored 35/40 and was in the 90th percentile! I've never done a Watson Glaser before so I am super proud of myself. The breakdown of this was: [LIST] [*]Recognise Assumptions: 82nd percentile. In the high range. [*]Evaluate Arguments: 97th percentile. In the high range. [*]Draw Conclusions: 67th percentile. In the avereage range. [/LIST] Clearly need to work on the drawing conclusions section. If I have time, I'll try to practice Watson Glaser tests to improve my score. [B]I'll aim for one Watson Glaser per week and I will go over the Watson Glaser advice on TCLA for the parts I found harder.[/B] [I][U]Norton Rose Fulbright[/U][/I] Another Watson Glaser success as I passed that stage and had a telephone interview today! I found the telephone interview surprisingly hard because it felt like a monologue. I was asked four questions with no follow ups for each one. The questions were simple enough (motivations, experiences, and competencies) and the graduate recruitment lady was lovely, but I think I got so nervous that my head was not thinking very coherently. I had my written application and the booklet I made for myself with me and they were so helpful at keeping me a bit more together. I'll definitely be keeping up with this booklet as it was so helpful! I definitely need to practice interviews more often. [B]I want to practice at least one set of interview questions per week[/B]. I will record my answers to questions off a list. I'm going to keep my goals under constant review as I don't want to overwhelm myself each week. [U][I]Review of goals[/I][/U] [LIST] [*]TCLA courses: I've managed to keep up with this goal and I have found it to be a really useful source of commercial awareness. I am also using this to help me prepare for the AS Commercial Awareness Competition where I have managed to get into the Quarter Finals (waiting to hear about the Semi Finals). [*]News article: I haven't written this yet, but I have a few ideas about some of the articles I could choose. I plan to write this weekend. [*]Application booklet: This has been useful so far and I am continuing to work on this. [*]Targeted applications: So far I am very happy with the firms I have chosen, so no issue here. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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