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Personally, I’m finding the market much tougher than I expected. It’s been about a month of actively applying and I haven’t had much success. My assessment internship did not convert into a full-time role, and since then I’ve been applying extensively.
I’ve reached out to seniors on LinkedIn, texted partners, sent cold emails, applied through firm websites, followed up wherever possible, but most responses have either been that there are no A-0 vacancies or I’ve simply been left on seen. The bigger concern is that I’m barely getting interviews at all.
For those who are still searching, how has your experience been? Have you been getting interviews? Are firms hiring A-0s right now or is the market genuinely this slow?
Also, for people targeting in-house roles, how are you approaching applications? Most openings I come across on company career pages require PQE, and there don’t seem to be many fresher opportunities.
Would really appreciate if batchmates could share honestly how things are going. Trying to understand whether this is a common experience this year or if there’s something I’m missing in my approach.