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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4
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<blockquote data-quote="axelbeugre" data-source="post: 169428" data-attributes="member: 30937"><p>I totally understand this as last year I did not get a single assessment centre for the magic circle but US firms with less than 15 training contract offers per year were giving offers the day I applied. It is really strange, however I think you should not focus on that too much.</p><p></p><p>There are so many factors that go into why or why not you get an assessment centre invite or not and most of them do not even depend on you and so you should go and apply where you are wanted and where you know they are going to appreciate your background. </p><p></p><p>I found that US firms do appreciate people with different skills, educational background and professional experiences and that might be why I was successful with US firms more, despite their cohort being very small. In my experience, it seems as though magic circle do tend to prefer more traditional backgrounds and that might explain why I personally was never successful. </p><p></p><p>Having said that I never wanted to be in a magic circle firm so it never bothered me as much. I think that you should not allow this thought to make you feel like you are not good enough for magic circle. The way I see it is you might be better suited for other firms that might appreciate more what you have to offer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="axelbeugre, post: 169428, member: 30937"] I totally understand this as last year I did not get a single assessment centre for the magic circle but US firms with less than 15 training contract offers per year were giving offers the day I applied. It is really strange, however I think you should not focus on that too much. There are so many factors that go into why or why not you get an assessment centre invite or not and most of them do not even depend on you and so you should go and apply where you are wanted and where you know they are going to appreciate your background. I found that US firms do appreciate people with different skills, educational background and professional experiences and that might be why I was successful with US firms more, despite their cohort being very small. In my experience, it seems as though magic circle do tend to prefer more traditional backgrounds and that might explain why I personally was never successful. Having said that I never wanted to be in a magic circle firm so it never bothered me as much. I think that you should not allow this thought to make you feel like you are not good enough for magic circle. The way I see it is you might be better suited for other firms that might appreciate more what you have to offer. [/QUOTE]
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