I would assume that those who didn't make it to group interviews with AC probably weren't taken on the basis of things other than results. Things like spelling mistakes, CVs longer than 2 pages, badly laid out CVs and a generic cover letter would put them off I would imagine? I don't think results are everything in their eyes either...
I've only applied to 6 firms, waiting to hear back from 4 at this stage. The reason I didn't apply to more was that I put a lot of effort into each of the applications. If it all goes pear-shaped come January, I'll deal with it then, but for the moment I've exams to get out of the way.
I also can't understand, having read back to the start of this thread, how people send out hundreds of seemingly generic cover letters and CVs to firms and expect a favourable response. Tailoring your cover letter and CV to each individual firm is of the utmost importance, at least that's what I've been told
I've only applied to 6 firms, waiting to hear back from 4 at this stage. The reason I didn't apply to more was that I put a lot of effort into each of the applications. If it all goes pear-shaped come January, I'll deal with it then, but for the moment I've exams to get out of the way.
I also can't understand, having read back to the start of this thread, how people send out hundreds of seemingly generic cover letters and CVs to firms and expect a favourable response. Tailoring your cover letter and CV to each individual firm is of the utmost importance, at least that's what I've been told