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My vacation scheme journey.

Khushbu

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For the next few weeks, I have certain goals that will help me gain a vac scheme with my desired firm.
1. As a second year law student, I aim at improving my academics. I aim to achieve this by improving my critical thinking.
2. As the application season has started of, I aim at improving my commercial awareness and writing in a clear and concise way.
3. I want to improve my time management. I want to ensure that I keep a good work-life balance. This is crucial as an aspiring solicitor to ensure efficiency and professionalism.
4. I aim at increasing my pool of opportunities (quality + quantity). This is so that I can improve my skills that take me forward in my career.
 

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    For the next few weeks, I have certain goals that will help me gain a vac scheme with my desired firm.
    1. As a second year law student, I aim at improving my academics. I aim to achieve this by improving my critical thinking.
    2. As the application season has started of, I aim at improving my commercial awareness and writing in a clear and concise way.
    3. I want to improve my time management. I want to ensure that I keep a good work-life balance. This is crucial as an aspiring solicitor to ensure efficiency and professionalism.
    4. I aim at increasing my pool of opportunities (quality + quantity). This is so that I can improve my skills that take me forward in my career.
    I think these are admirable goals @Khushbu.

    I suspect you might find it helpful to be specific about how you plan to achieve these things. You might find it useful to focus on fewer things right now but take an actionable step each week towards your goals.

    I'm curious to know how you plan to improve your time management?
     

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