Sentences with phrase «vac scheme»

There is no harm in applying for vac schemes for different areas of law.

Most people on vac schemes do this and it tends to be looked upon favourably.

Certain vac schemes will require more prerequisites than others, such as the Watson Glaser test for Clifford Chance.

Be aware of the fact that there are a lot of people vying for the same vac scheme — you do have to put yourself out there on top of filling in the application forms.

However, I'm surprised someone was bright enough to get through the assessment centre / vac scheme process only to get fired within the first year of a TC.

Half - day assessment centres are held for vac scheme places including tests, group activity and individual interview.»

«The majority of trainees are taken from the internal vac scheme.

Most commercial law firms use assessment centres for vac scheme and training contract recruitment, and group exercises are often one of the elements of the day.

Having completed a number myself, here are my top five tips for getting the most out of your vac scheme.

Hope this article has been a useful guide in planning your vac scheme applications.

I'm actually going to be renting a flat in London with my counterpart at York University during our vac scheme this summer.

Alongside this, all the interns on the vac scheme were set a presentation task that was an ongoing feature of the vac scheme.

I did do a vac scheme as well but that was at a different firm.

Having completed these, I was invited in for a vac scheme interview.

«Vac schemes are a fantastic way for law firms to recruit future trainees,» explains Mirrick Koh, interim head of graduate recruitment and graduate development at CMS UK.

Undertaking a vac scheme should give you a real idea of what a training contract could be like at a particular firm and therefore confirm whether or not that firm is the one for you and, in fact, whether a career as a solicitor is for you,» says Lara Machnicki, graduate recruitment manager at Dechert.

Completing a vac scheme or two will help you show that motivation on your CV and some consistency in your career planning.

Be that through a vac scheme or just some informal work experience, the more you experience the workplace, the more genuine you will come across in an interview.