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It's great you are reflecting on this. I'd definitely recommend a 'year out' - as long as you use it wisely. The other thing to realise is that the timing on VS applications is tight and you won't, for instance, find it so easy to spend the full year abroad. It may take a few cycles to get a TC under your belt too, but in the meantime maybe the SQE will be up and running and you won't be a guinea pig for that!Travelling and working is always a terrific combination - either learning about life as a barista at a coffee shop in a city you love, or working with other people on a farm, or selling ice cream in a ski resort... Even staying here in the UK and doing an actual real job at a supermarket or for a temp/nanny/etc agency will stand you in good stead for employment in the future. Just bear in mind that the applications take WAY longer than you think they are going to, but that's another reason to concentrate on your Finals and get the 2:1 you need. Then ensure that whatever job you get enables you to spend the time you need to stay commercially aware, build skills, practice the WG and make high quality targeted applications to firms you actually want to interact with.[USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER] will have the official line on your prospects too. Always a helpful view!
It's great you are reflecting on this. I'd definitely recommend a 'year out' - as long as you use it wisely. The other thing to realise is that the timing on VS applications is tight and you won't, for instance, find it so easy to spend the full year abroad. It may take a few cycles to get a TC under your belt too, but in the meantime maybe the SQE will be up and running and you won't be a guinea pig for that!
Travelling and working is always a terrific combination - either learning about life as a barista at a coffee shop in a city you love, or working with other people on a farm, or selling ice cream in a ski resort... Even staying here in the UK and doing an actual real job at a supermarket or for a temp/nanny/etc agency will stand you in good stead for employment in the future. Just bear in mind that the applications take WAY longer than you think they are going to, but that's another reason to concentrate on your Finals and get the 2:1 you need. Then ensure that whatever job you get enables you to spend the time you need to stay commercially aware, build skills, practice the WG and make high quality targeted applications to firms you actually want to interact with.
[USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER] will have the official line on your prospects too. Always a helpful view!
