A candidate whose Year 1 results were below many published academic benchmarks secured a Baker McKenzie Training Contract after a paid ECS advisory engagement.
§ 01
Starting point
- Year 1 results below many published academic benchmarks
- No Assessment Centre invitations before engaging ECS
- A Year 1 grade below the academic benchmarks many firms publish
§ 02
Relationship to ECS
- Paid Private Careers Advisory engagement
§ 03
What the engagement focused on
- Reframing the application around demonstrated competencies rather than the Year 1 grade
- STAR-3® for the written application
- PEAL-3® for interview preparation
- Commercial Fluency™ for cross-border transactional discussion
§ 04
Documented outcome
- Baker McKenzie Training Contract offer
§ 05
Causation boundary
The outcome is recorded in ECS's evidence register. It followed a paid ECS engagement, but the selection decision was the firm's, made on the candidate's performance, and the record does not isolate ECS's contribution from the candidate's own work.