Hey guys
Just wondering, has anyone had any success of late in securing a training contract?
Anybody looking for an apprenticeship should just give up, there is probably a couple floating around somewhere but even in the boom times they were very hard to come by. My advice, start getting good at flippin burgers!!
Spy do you mind me asking how you secured your training contract recently, was there an application process or did you just randomly send in cv etc.??
Hi apologies for the delay, I secured it in January this year. I haven't been online very much lately so I didn't get a chance to contribute back then. It was your standard run of the mill application process. Just got lucky this time round I guess.
As for random CV sending, I did that and had no success. As for contacts I tried all that I had (which are few and far between) and no success there either. I did get as far as a second round interview using this method but I ruined the interview! It went wrong from the start but that can happen sometimes. I'm just glad to be out of the rat race (no offence) although I don't know what i'll do with myself next November...lol - i'm programmed to be filling in applications at this stage.
Anyway, if you really want a career in law, don't give up trying and don't listen to the pessimists. It's probably best not to be qualifying in a recession in any event.
Hi all,
2 questions re traineeships. I have never applied to the big firms as I began my traineeship search by applying to mid-sized firms and none of them seem to be taking trainees. I'm going to apply to them this time around though and I was just wondering what my chances would be of getting an interview. I have a mid 2:1 undergrad law degree, a mid 2:1 postgrad in law, 8 FE-1s, almost a year of work exp split across a couple of different mid-tier commercial firms, travelled, good extra-curriculars from college (society involvement and held a couple of elected positions), and am commencing AITI course next month. I only ask as I applied to Malcomson in Jan and didn't get to interview stage and consequently don't understand what firms are looking for.
My second Q is to do with filling out results on an application form:are grades or percentages best? I have good grades (2:1s mostly with a few 1:1s along the way) but I have a bad grade (compensatable pass) in an accountancy subject in the early days of my college career (I was sick the night before and day of the exam - should have looked for a deferral in hindsight but at the time I was just happy that I didn't have to repeat!) Any advice on how to dress this up on an app form or would it end my chances of getting an interview?
Hi guys, quick question....
Does anyone know, can you claim social welfare if you work voluntarily?
Also, say I was to get an unpaid traineeship, could I claim social welfare in those circumstances?
Thanks
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