Vacation Scheme Applications - Official Thread 2009!

Interview with CC tomorrow, any advice? What kind of questions do they ask and also, on the competency, do I expand on examples from my application form or come up with new ones?

They didn't really ask me any competency questions that were phrased like the ones on the apps - just basically things like talking about roles of responsibility and i talked about teamwork probably about 10000 times lol...

They asked me mostly stuff about myself and why I chose my subjects, course, uni, law. Average stuff really - they didn't ask me anything really difficult.

Good luck with it!!
Mine was stressful getting to considering my 4hr journey turned into 5hrs and my train got to the station at 3.12 when my interview was 3.15 ... lol!

I'm 2nd year non-law, from reading a bit of this thread it seems that VSs are all for final year non-law or penultimate year law? is that right? are there any firms offering a VS for non-law penultimate year? Even if there is I know I've left it really late, so can anyone suggest what I could do this summer apart from paid vacation shemes to boost my application for next year? thankyou soooo much for any answers.

if you felt like crying why did you give it up? especially since you havent heard back from two firms.

I only felt like crying because I don't like giving reasons as the thought of being blacklisted terrifies me immensely - get worried about whether I made the right choice etc. I got into slaughters but decided to accept A&O. Just waiting on FF now. I guess if I don't get FF then have to go to the Bakers interview. I am hating this app scheme stuff! So stressful! Good luck with everthing.

Does anyone else come out of interviews having absolutely no idea how they went? I prepared some really good answers and there were so many opportunities for me to illustrate my skills and research, but instead I just spouted made-on-the-spot crappy answers and forget everything I had prepared.

anyone know how long linklaters take to get back to you with an offer? I had an interview there on monday...

Does anyone else come out of interviews having absolutely no idea how they went? I prepared some really good answers and there were so many opportunities for me to illustrate my skills and research, but instead I just spouted made-on-the-spot crappy answers and forget everything I had prepared.

I'm 2nd year non-law, from reading a bit of this thread it seems that VSs are all for final year non-law or penultimate year law? is that right? are there any firms offering a VS for non-law penultimate year? Even if there is I know I've left it really late, so can anyone suggest what I could do this summer apart from paid vacation shemes to boost my application for next year? thankyou soooo much for any answers.

I did the CC Winter Workshop in December and applied for the TC, have my interview on Monday, i'm basically thinking of cramming over the next week, reading economist, FT etc and going over my life with a comb trying to spin everything to fit the Q's I think may come up, anyone with any other suggestions?things i should read?should know?really nervous! I heard of one girl getting asked 'If you were Gordon Brown what would you do?', does this mean some politics cramming 2?????Suggestions for prep would REALLY be appreciated as I'm new to the game! Thanks alot!

Well even if you're 'new to the game' (which I think we all are to an extent...) you're certainly not bad at it! You're doing fine to be honest, I wouldn't stress tooo much over reading both the Economist AND the FT, the Economist is probably fine. Other than that, the Brown question is probably just related to the economicsy bits he's been 'playing' with recently, I'm sure your FT and Economist reading has you up to speed with that! Good luck anyway, always like to see people do well

On a personal level, I had my MB interview today. No idea how it went though... I'd like to say quite well, but it seemed fairly short (only 35 mins...)

Does anyone remember me saying about my Eversheds test? Basically, I did the test, but it didn't ever send the results. Well, I sent them an e-mail about it and they just never got back me. This was in September/October btw.

Then today I got an e-mail saying you still haven't completed your online test. And I was just like, whattt?

It's taken them what... 3-4 months to get back to me.. and even then it seems like it was just some automated e-mail.

Eversheds are absolutely useless. Don't even get me started; their graduate recruitment needs a serious shake up.

Does anyone remember me saying about my Eversheds test? Basically, I did the test, but it didn't ever send the results. Well, I sent them an e-mail about it and they just never got back me. This was in September/October btw.

Then today I got an e-mail saying you still haven't completed your online test. And I was just like, whattt?

It's taken them what... 3-4 months to get back to me.. and even then it seems like it was just some automated e-mail.