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<blockquote data-quote="prospectiveswitcher" data-source="post: 147849" data-attributes="member: 24174"><p>Really sorry to hear that [USER=29628]@LegallyBrown[/USER] but keep your chin up. I really believe law firm applications are a numbers game - being rejected does not necessarily reflect your ability or suitability. I have so many friends who are now 2-4+ PQE who tell me about applying to 10+ firms, getting <5 interviews and managing to bag a TC. Many then go on to 'upgrade' to better firms in their careers where initially they did not even get past the application stage.</p><p>This runs contrary to what I have read [USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER] say elsewhere, but I would also reapply next cycle / for a VS even if you feel nothing has substantially changed - when the margins are so small between candidates it really can come down to a whim if the recruiter passes you or not.</p><p>I was trying to find it, but I remember reading a study where a bloc of CVs of students (who, unbeknownst to the study participants, were already students at Oxford/Cambridge) were submitted to an Oxford/Cambridge admissions board, and only half were invited to interview (bearing in mind all the CVs were of students who were already actually at the university!) - so don't let this weigh on your self esteem or feeling of self worth please!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="prospectiveswitcher, post: 147849, member: 24174"] Really sorry to hear that [USER=29628]@LegallyBrown[/USER] but keep your chin up. I really believe law firm applications are a numbers game - being rejected does not necessarily reflect your ability or suitability. I have so many friends who are now 2-4+ PQE who tell me about applying to 10+ firms, getting <5 interviews and managing to bag a TC. Many then go on to 'upgrade' to better firms in their careers where initially they did not even get past the application stage. This runs contrary to what I have read [USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER] say elsewhere, but I would also reapply next cycle / for a VS even if you feel nothing has substantially changed - when the margins are so small between candidates it really can come down to a whim if the recruiter passes you or not. I was trying to find it, but I remember reading a study where a bloc of CVs of students (who, unbeknownst to the study participants, were already students at Oxford/Cambridge) were submitted to an Oxford/Cambridge admissions board, and only half were invited to interview (bearing in mind all the CVs were of students who were already actually at the university!) - so don't let this weigh on your self esteem or feeling of self worth please! [/QUOTE]
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