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Vacation Schemes Discussion
Rejected after VS, spirit broken and motivation zero
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<blockquote data-quote="Jessica Booker" data-source="post: 97461" data-attributes="member: 2672"><p>Good candidates can often be unsuccessful converting their vacation schemes to training contracts. I honestly doubt that it is down to either of the reasons you have stated though.</p><p></p><p>£5k is nothing to most commercial law firms, and if visa costs was something they had to consider, it’s unlikely they would have taken you on a vacation scheme student. In addition, firms tend to actually be busier/have good revenues levels during challenging times due to counter cyclical work, and so I really don’t see Omicron being a deciding factor here.</p><p></p><p>I’d also try to not compare yourself to other candidates in the way you have suggested. You haven’t seen every vacation scheme student’s interaction with everyone. Although they may not have asked questions in sessions you attended, you don’t know the quality of their other interactions with the firm’s employees.</p><p></p><p>Finally, it can just be down to “fit”. It might be the firm felt that you weren’t quite what they were looking for or that they couldn’t really offer you what you were truly looking for. That can often seem “wish-washy” when it comes to feedback, but “fit” is often a really important factor. Finding the right people for the firm often means turning down good candidates who will just be better suited to other firms. That doesn’t mean you are a bad candidate, it just means this particular opportunity wasn’t right.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jessica Booker, post: 97461, member: 2672"] Good candidates can often be unsuccessful converting their vacation schemes to training contracts. I honestly doubt that it is down to either of the reasons you have stated though. £5k is nothing to most commercial law firms, and if visa costs was something they had to consider, it’s unlikely they would have taken you on a vacation scheme student. In addition, firms tend to actually be busier/have good revenues levels during challenging times due to counter cyclical work, and so I really don’t see Omicron being a deciding factor here. I’d also try to not compare yourself to other candidates in the way you have suggested. You haven’t seen every vacation scheme student’s interaction with everyone. Although they may not have asked questions in sessions you attended, you don’t know the quality of their other interactions with the firm’s employees. Finally, it can just be down to “fit”. It might be the firm felt that you weren’t quite what they were looking for or that they couldn’t really offer you what you were truly looking for. That can often seem “wish-washy” when it comes to feedback, but “fit” is often a really important factor. Finding the right people for the firm often means turning down good candidates who will just be better suited to other firms. That doesn’t mean you are a bad candidate, it just means this particular opportunity wasn’t right. [/QUOTE]
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