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Message: <blockquote data-quote="scoffee" data-source="post: 229165" data-attributes="member: 43339">I know that the question about the partners wasn't directed at me, but I thought I could also give my opinion from my experience as this was something I was really worried about during my VS too.From my experience, I was introduced to most partners in each of my seats at the start of each seat, at which point some of them offered to have a discussion about their work themselves. For the ones that weren't in the office at this point/did not directly offer a discussion, I researched more about their niche and either approached them in the office or sent them an email asking for 10 minutes of their time, normally at the start of the day when they are not fully immersed in their work.I also made the most of trainees in each seat and their advice on how partners prefer to be communicated with. Some partners don't like being approached at their desks and some expect you to be introducing yourself personally at their desk, so if there are any trainees in your seat I recommend asking for their advice on how to approach the situation. Also if there are any informal breakout areas like a canteen or coffee room, make the most of these. I managed to catch a partner while he was on his coffee break and ask to discuss a case he was working on as it was in an area I was interested in, and this negated the awkwardness of approaching him at his desk.I'd also completely agree with the idea of closed mouths never get fed- I definitely wish I had been scared of potential rejection and asked more partners/team members in general to run me through the work they do!</blockquote>

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