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<blockquote data-quote="F2020202" data-source="post: 208874" data-attributes="member: 36556"><p>[USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER] [USER=36738]@Ram Sabaratnam[/USER] [USER=36777]@Andrei Radu[/USER] , and anybody who wishes to help!</p><p>I hope youre well!</p><p>When applying for the next cycle for a firm where you got rejected (but u feel the issue was the firm-specific questions rather than the work experience section) , how much do you suggest I should change my work experience? I usually use a set paragraph for most of the applications while tailoring it a bit.</p><p>I also wanted to ask for your guidance here, I'm very unsure what to do. I got rejected after AC for FF for summer. I was thinking of applying to the next winter one (as I wont be eligible for the next summer one as its only for 2nd years), and wanted to ask whether I should, in the personal statement , in some creative way (no clue how, yet) mention that I made it to the application stage of Freshfields, and perhaps speak about my positive experience at the AC to show interest In the firm, as well as mention ive taken into account their advice on how to improve(which was commercial awareness)? not sure if im having a creative moment which will stand out or whether its a horrible idea ahahaha</p><p></p><p>Also, any tips on improving commercial awareness? There's a wide range of things like M&A, financing, etc and im not sure how someone can "learn" all of this because I'm not too sure 1. where to look 2. what to look for as I feel it's so vast</p><p></p><p>thank you!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="F2020202, post: 208874, member: 36556"] [USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER] [USER=36738]@Ram Sabaratnam[/USER] [USER=36777]@Andrei Radu[/USER] , and anybody who wishes to help! I hope youre well! When applying for the next cycle for a firm where you got rejected (but u feel the issue was the firm-specific questions rather than the work experience section) , how much do you suggest I should change my work experience? I usually use a set paragraph for most of the applications while tailoring it a bit. I also wanted to ask for your guidance here, I'm very unsure what to do. I got rejected after AC for FF for summer. I was thinking of applying to the next winter one (as I wont be eligible for the next summer one as its only for 2nd years), and wanted to ask whether I should, in the personal statement , in some creative way (no clue how, yet) mention that I made it to the application stage of Freshfields, and perhaps speak about my positive experience at the AC to show interest In the firm, as well as mention ive taken into account their advice on how to improve(which was commercial awareness)? not sure if im having a creative moment which will stand out or whether its a horrible idea ahahaha Also, any tips on improving commercial awareness? There's a wide range of things like M&A, financing, etc and im not sure how someone can "learn" all of this because I'm not too sure 1. where to look 2. what to look for as I feel it's so vast thank you!! [/QUOTE]
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