At the moment I'm trying to improve my commercial awareness by researching articles that interest me as they crop up in current affairs. I fear that could be my downfall, lol.
My sister has just been told she can extend her contract with a Magic Circle firm for a paid internship in Berlin, so I'm excited for her. She's been out there for a few months and this contract is another 3-6 months which is pretty exciting. She also has a TC lined up, but it is a city she doesn't particularly want to live in, and she'll have to self-fund the SQE... Still, a TC is a TC!
I'm not having much luck applying for similar internships in continental Europe. Not sure how to get their attention, as I keep sending emails to multiple firms with CV and cover letter showing research into their firms, but hardly receive the courtesy of a PFO - getting a lot of ghosting atm. I speak a few European languages (as well as English) which opens doors to multiple countries, but so far no one is biting.
At the moment I've had to reduce my hours at the pub I work at, because I'm not sleeping enough while working and trying to make decent applications to a few firms. The way I see it is I can take the pay cut if I'm not really leaving the house, lol. Just got to get through this cycle. Anticipating all applications will be sent off by the end of March, regardless of if deadline is after that. It would be massively helpful if that is the case, as we are moving house in the middle of March, which just adds to the lovely cauldron of stress I'm brewing!
That's all from me today. Thanks for reading, folks. We're all in this together.
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Where I stand now (first cycle of applications, graduated 2024 from a top 10 British uni, non-law) ...
Currently working on:
- V.W.V. Video Interview (sent out automatically to everyone when they upload the application on website)
- Harrison.Clark.Rickerbys TC application
Applied and waiting for first reply from:
- Charles.Russell.Speechlys
- Michel.mores
PFO:
- Mills.&.Reeve (post psychometric test)
