'High Apple Pie in the...Sky Hopes...'

Well the results of the interview are in, and it ain't good news folks.

I was called in on Monday to be told that I hadn't got the job (Booooooo), the main reason for which was that I hadn't been at the firm for long enough....





....hang on, so my tests were great, I interviewed extremely well (all their words, not mine), but the only thing they couldn't give me the job for was something that I had no worldly control over! So what the bloody hell was the point of going for the job in the first place then? Why not tell me when I applied for it that I hadn't made it to the interview because I hadn't got the experience in the firm. I wouldn't have been happy about it but I would have taken it on the chin and moved on, not getting built up for something that had already been decided before I walked into the interview room!

The worst thing is that there are 2 new people joining the team in a few weeks, both of them have law degrees from what I've heard, which means disaster for the likes of me. Let me explain, in law, the bigger the law firm you are, the more blindsided by law degrees you become, I've lost count the amount of times I've been beaten into second place (again, their words, not mine), by some university grad, who has no idea what a law firm looks like, yet alone worked in on, but because he or she has spent the last few years at uni, learning everything to do with the legal world, but doing nothing practical, yet still gets the best jobs in law firms around the UK.

So that could have been my big chance, although I am fairly sure there are some positions coming up in the firm that I will apply for, although I will ask them if it is worth it, seriously!, but if they get their feet under the table quickly and start applying for jobs internally, I am sunk!

I have my 4 month review on 24th september, and questions will be asked!