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<blockquote data-quote="CarinaH" data-source="post: 32844" data-attributes="member: 6637"><p>Hey Jennifer,</p><p></p><p>thank you so much for sharing how you feel, it’s really brave to put these feelings out in the open. </p><p></p><p>I wrote posted the below on my Instagram yesterday, so I thought I share it on here.</p><p></p><p>Especially with social media being full of people talking about TC offers at the moment, it’s hard to not forget about the journey it took to get there. My first cycle was absolutely rubbish. I did way too many applications and got through to an in person interview and a phone interview for two of them. I basically had no clue what i was doing. I felt so defeated seeing all the rejections trickle in and having to go into my emails filled me with dread. Some rejections I was able to brush off, while others left me in floods of tears. I had spent so many hours on them and didn’t even make it past the initial application stage. I genuinely didn’t want to go through another cycle and having to deal with all the rejection all over again. After wallowing in my misery for a little bit (dramatic, I know) I started to make a short list of firms I wanted to apply to and did my research early, so I was able to hit the ground running when the applications opened in August/September. I looked back at my applications and quickly realised that many of them weren’t as good as I thought they were, so I spent a lot of time improving them. I did 10 applications for my second cycle (all before Christmas) and got through to the next stage for 9 of them. Funnily enough, the application I didn’t make it to the next stage for was the one I spent by far the most time on. Another painful rejection post WG was by a firm I was convinced was a great fit for me at the time (even though I hadn’t even met them!) and let me tell you, I was inconsolable. It was the day of my office Christmas party and my poor boss and colleagues tried the entire evening to lift me up until I left early and went home to stew in my misery some more. They rejected me because they had already filled all places. Just comes to show that you just never know.</p><p></p><p>Getting a TC is just so competitive and when I finally accepted that rejection isn’t anything personal, it became much easier to learn from the failed video interviews and WG tests. I get it, rejection hurts, especially after poring our soul into the application and spending hours or weeks on them. Just know that for almost everyone receiving a TC offer, there will have been a failed cycle or at least rejections from firms that were favourites. I honestly think that when it’s the right firm it’ll work out and I’m so grateful for my rejections now. I was rejected during my first cycle by Links and told by someone (not at the firm) that you wouldn’t fit their profile because I didn’t study at Oxbridge. I reapplies there anyway because it was my overall dream firm and because the application was actually fun to do not having to write any more essays. When I got invited to the AC it was the biggest shock, I genuinely didn’t see it coming. </p><p></p><p>During my VS I felt like the biggest imposter. But I just kept telling myself that they must see something in me or else I wouldn’t be there. I spent a lot of time talking to different networks within the firm (social mobility in particular) and that really helped with this. </p><p></p><p>Links is the firm that was top of my list and wanted all along. I never thought it would be possible and they rejected me at application stage during my first cycle. </p><p></p><p>I know it’s easy for me to say, but there’s a TC for everyone and the only way not to get it is by giving up! Rejections are just part of our journey to finding our best fit and they also prepare us for what lies ahead once we enter the profession. </p><p></p><p>I hope it helps to know that you’re not alone in this and that we have all been there!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CarinaH, post: 32844, member: 6637"] Hey Jennifer, thank you so much for sharing how you feel, it’s really brave to put these feelings out in the open. I wrote posted the below on my Instagram yesterday, so I thought I share it on here. Especially with social media being full of people talking about TC offers at the moment, it’s hard to not forget about the journey it took to get there. My first cycle was absolutely rubbish. I did way too many applications and got through to an in person interview and a phone interview for two of them. I basically had no clue what i was doing. I felt so defeated seeing all the rejections trickle in and having to go into my emails filled me with dread. Some rejections I was able to brush off, while others left me in floods of tears. I had spent so many hours on them and didn’t even make it past the initial application stage. I genuinely didn’t want to go through another cycle and having to deal with all the rejection all over again. After wallowing in my misery for a little bit (dramatic, I know) I started to make a short list of firms I wanted to apply to and did my research early, so I was able to hit the ground running when the applications opened in August/September. I looked back at my applications and quickly realised that many of them weren’t as good as I thought they were, so I spent a lot of time improving them. I did 10 applications for my second cycle (all before Christmas) and got through to the next stage for 9 of them. Funnily enough, the application I didn’t make it to the next stage for was the one I spent by far the most time on. Another painful rejection post WG was by a firm I was convinced was a great fit for me at the time (even though I hadn’t even met them!) and let me tell you, I was inconsolable. It was the day of my office Christmas party and my poor boss and colleagues tried the entire evening to lift me up until I left early and went home to stew in my misery some more. They rejected me because they had already filled all places. Just comes to show that you just never know. Getting a TC is just so competitive and when I finally accepted that rejection isn’t anything personal, it became much easier to learn from the failed video interviews and WG tests. I get it, rejection hurts, especially after poring our soul into the application and spending hours or weeks on them. Just know that for almost everyone receiving a TC offer, there will have been a failed cycle or at least rejections from firms that were favourites. I honestly think that when it’s the right firm it’ll work out and I’m so grateful for my rejections now. I was rejected during my first cycle by Links and told by someone (not at the firm) that you wouldn’t fit their profile because I didn’t study at Oxbridge. I reapplies there anyway because it was my overall dream firm and because the application was actually fun to do not having to write any more essays. When I got invited to the AC it was the biggest shock, I genuinely didn’t see it coming. During my VS I felt like the biggest imposter. But I just kept telling myself that they must see something in me or else I wouldn’t be there. I spent a lot of time talking to different networks within the firm (social mobility in particular) and that really helped with this. Links is the firm that was top of my list and wanted all along. I never thought it would be possible and they rejected me at application stage during my first cycle. I know it’s easy for me to say, but there’s a TC for everyone and the only way not to get it is by giving up! Rejections are just part of our journey to finding our best fit and they also prepare us for what lies ahead once we enter the profession. I hope it helps to know that you’re not alone in this and that we have all been there! [/QUOTE]
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