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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
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<blockquote data-quote="amy2002" data-source="post: 174563" data-attributes="member: 34474"><p>This might be a strange question, but is there a reason that fellow candidates at more "prestigious" firms tend to be more standoffish or less personable? </p><p></p><p>I've done 6 assessment centres this cycle (only 1 VS, so not the best conversion rate, but I'm happy about it still!) and I've noticed a trend depending on the type of firm I go to. In the ACs I had with Clifford Chance, HSF, and Linklaters, all the other candidates were pretty unfriendly. When I tried to initiate conversations with them, they didn't engage or were blunt. I very much got the impression that they were solely focused on the interview and saw everyone else as competition. It put me on edge if I'm honest and was hard to feel comfortable.</p><p></p><p>However, the other 3 ACs I had at Taylor Wessing, Addleshaw Goddard, and Mills & Reeve, which I'd say are less competitive, everyone was really friendly and wanted to get to know me as a person. I still talk to two of the people I met. </p><p></p><p>Is this indicative of the culture I would expect at each of those firms? The vibe I got at the first three put me off so am wondering if others have had similar experiences?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="amy2002, post: 174563, member: 34474"] This might be a strange question, but is there a reason that fellow candidates at more "prestigious" firms tend to be more standoffish or less personable? I've done 6 assessment centres this cycle (only 1 VS, so not the best conversion rate, but I'm happy about it still!) and I've noticed a trend depending on the type of firm I go to. In the ACs I had with Clifford Chance, HSF, and Linklaters, all the other candidates were pretty unfriendly. When I tried to initiate conversations with them, they didn't engage or were blunt. I very much got the impression that they were solely focused on the interview and saw everyone else as competition. It put me on edge if I'm honest and was hard to feel comfortable. However, the other 3 ACs I had at Taylor Wessing, Addleshaw Goddard, and Mills & Reeve, which I'd say are less competitive, everyone was really friendly and wanted to get to know me as a person. I still talk to two of the people I met. Is this indicative of the culture I would expect at each of those firms? The vibe I got at the first three put me off so am wondering if others have had similar experiences? [/QUOTE]
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