Recruitment process and FAQs
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Recruitment process
We don’t want you to feel like you’re jumping through endless hoops, so we’ve tried to make our early careers recruitment process as straightforward as possible.
It's been designed with you in mind - supporting you in telling us what we need to know to decide if you’re the right fit for Buzzacott, and to help you decide if we’re the right firm for you
Once you have selected the role that interests you most, please complete the application form in full and our Early Careers Recruitment team will review, and provide you with the outcome as soon as possible.
Within the application form, you will be asked to:
- Enter your name, phone number, and email address
- Submit your academic background information
- Confirm your Right to Work
- Identify any reasonable adjustments you require
- Upload your most up-to-date CV
If progressed after submitting your initial application, you will be asked to complete a set of role-specific questions. As part of your responses, you will have the opportunity to highlight the research you have done into your chosen service line, team, and qualification(s), and most importantly, explain why you are applying for the role and how your interests and career aspirations align to the proposed career pathway.
Your responses will be reviewed by team, who will then confirm whether you have been successful in moving to the next stage.
If moved onto the next stage, you will then be invited to complete a set of assessments, designed to evaluate your aptitude, behaviour and personality, against a model specifically set up for the role and team that you have applied for. Overall, the assessments should take you no more than 60-minutes, and you will receive a detailed report, offering you various insights regardless of your performance.
The aptitude assessment measures 5 areas that impact workplace performance - reasoning, perceptual speed, number speed and accuracy, word meaning and spatial visualisation. By measuring these 5 areas, we can assess a candidate's fluid intelligence. The behavioural assessment measures how someone communicates, leads and works - helping to better understand role fit and performance, whilst the personality assessment identifies the traits that drive how people think, work, interact and how these transfer to the workplace.
For further information on the Thomas assessments, please use the following link or contact the Early Careers Recruitment team (traineerecruitment@buzzacott.co.uk).
If you achieve the required score in the online assessments, you will then be asked to provide your availability to complete an online case study assessment. Each case study assessment has been developed by the Hiring Teams and can be directly linked to the tasks that you will complete in the role that you have applied for.
The Early Careers Recruitment team will schedule your case study to be sent to you via email at a pre-agreed time, and you will receive a text reminder on the day you are due to complete. Once completed, your response will be reviewed by the Hiring Team, and a decision made as to whether you should progress to interview stage.
If successful at case study assessment stage, you will be invited to our London office for an in-person interview with members of the team that you have applied for. Your interview is an opportunity to meet with actual members of the team, to discuss your interest in your chosen service line, team, and qualification(s) in more detail as well as the key responsibilities of the role and career pathway.
Interviews usually last for around 1.5 hours, but this may differ depending on the team that you have applied for. Please be assured, the Early Careers Recruitment team will confirm the expected duration of your interview upon requesting your availability to attend.
When attending your interview, please remember, it is also your opportunity to ask the team questions on all things Buzzacott, and trainee related. Our main aim is to ensure that you would feel ready to make a decision should you be offered a role after your interview.
We don't like to keep anyone hanging, so try to contact all those who have attended an interview as soon as possible. The Early Careers Recruitment team will request your availability for a call, discuss any feedback provided by the team and endeavour to confirm whether you are being extended an offer.
FAQs
No, we welcome graduates with degrees from a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, geography, languages, law, music, and more.
Apprenticeships
- Level 6 in GCSE English Language and Maths (Grade B in the old system) or equivalent
- 120 UCAS points (300 in the old system) from your top three A-Levels or equivalent
- For our Corporate Assurance team, we require Level 7 in GCSE English Language and Maths (Grade A in the old system) or equivalent, and 136 UCAS points (340 in the old system) from your top three A-Levels or equivalent
Graduate programmes
- Level 6 in GCSE English Language and Maths (Grade B in the old system) or equivalent
- 120 UCAS points (300 in the old system) from your top three A-Levels or equivalent
- 2:1 degree
For our Corporate Assurance team, we require Level 7 in GCSE English and Maths (Grade A in the old system) or equivalent, and 136 UCAS points (340 in the old system) from your top three A-Levels or equivalent, as well as a 2:1 degree (or expect to obtain)
Internships
- Level 6 in GCSE English Language and Maths (Grade B in the old system) or equivalent
- 120 UCAS points (300 in the old system) from your top three A-Levels or equivalent
- You must be in your penultimate year of university and on track to achieve a 2:1
Please note, we do not accept General Studies for any of our programmes.
Unfortunately, not. To be fair to all candidates, we apply clear criteria to ensure applicants are ready for professional training. Exceptions are only considered for extenuating circumstances.
You can provide details and supporting information on the application form. We will consider these when reviewing your application.
Yes. Enter your predicted grades on the application form. Offers are conditional on achieving the minimum 120 UCAS points (excluding General Studies). You can find out your points by using the following UCAS calculator here.
Yes, simply enter your international grades next to the A-Level section on the application form. If unsure, most university websites offer guidance on the equivalent points, and you can also use the UCAS points calculator here.
There are no specific deadlines because we recruit for each upcoming intake throughout the year until the vacancies are filled. Positions fill up fast though, so we recommend you apply early!
Unfortunately, it’s not possible for us to provide specific feedback to each candidate due to the high volume of applications we receive. However, we will always notify you of the outcome of your application. If you have attended an interview, someone from our recruitment team will be happy to talk through your feedback over the phone, if successful or unsuccessful.
Yes, you will receive a report from Aon with your scores after you complete the assessment.
Yes, you will receive our travel reimbursement form with your interview invitation and will be able to reclaim your travel costs (up to the value of £60). After your interview, simply complete the form and send it to recruitment@buzzacott.co.uk along with copies of the relevant receipts or tickets. Please note we cannot reimburse petrol costs.
Unfortunately, not. As we can’t process multiple applications across different teams, we recommend you get a firm idea of which role you prefer before applying. To help make up your mind, take a close look at our teams and the different qualifications associated with each role.
We can only accept one application per trainee recruitment cycle. If unsuccessful this time around, you will be able to re-apply from when our next trainee recruitment cycle goes live, typically around October each year. This means, before making an application, make sure to look into all available roles and only apply for the one that best suits your interests and career aspirations.
Please contact recruitment@buzzacott.co.uk with more information so we can discuss any adjustments or arrangements you need.
We understand what it's like to go through an early careers recruitment process, and have therefore tried to make our process as straightforward as possible. It's been designed with you in mind - to tell us what we need to know in order to decide if you’re the right fit for Buzzacott and to help you decide if we’re the right firm for you.
- Initial application
- Role related questions
- Online assessments
- Online case study
- In-person interview
*Please note, the recruitment process for each trainee role is slightly different and is subject to change.
For further information on the Thomas assessments, please use the following link or contact the Early Careers Recruitment team (traineerecruitment@buzzacott.co.uk).
Please contact our Early Careers Recruitment team (traineerecruitment@buzzacott.co.uk) with your updated details, and they will happily make the changes to your profile.
We don’t want you to feel like you’re jumping through endless hoops so we’ve tried to make our early careers recruitment process as straightforward as possible.
Our main aim is to ensure that candidates progress through the process as quickly as possible. Please be assured, the Early Careers Recruitment team will update you as you progress through the various stages of the process.
Absolutely! Please be assured, the Early Careers Recruitment team will update you as you progress through the various stages of the process.
If you have experienced technical issues whilst applying for one of our trainee roles, please contact our Early Careers Recruitment team (traineerecruitment@buzzacott.co.uk) with your details and the role that you are interested in applying for, and they will be happy to assist.
Please contact our Early Careers Recruitment team (traineerecruitment@buzzacott.co.uk) with your details and the role that you have applied for, and they will happily confirm whether your application has been received.
As part of our trainee recruitment process, you will be invited to complete a set of assessments, designed to evaluate your aptitude, behaviour and personality, against a model specifically set up for the role and team that you have applied for. Overall, the assessments should take you no more than 60-minutes, and you will receive a detailed report, offering you various insights regardless of your performance.
The aptitude assessment measures 5 areas that impact workplace performance - reasoning, perceptual speed, number speed and accuracy, word meaning and spatial visualisation. By measuring these 5 areas, we can assess a candidate's fluid intelligence. The behavioural assessment measures how someone communicates, leads and works - helping to better understand role fit and performance, whilst the personality assessment identifies the traits that drive how people think, work, interact and how these transfer to the workplace.
For further information on the Thomas assessments, please use the following link or contact the Early Careers Recruitment team (traineerecruitment@buzzacott.co.uk)
Usually, we welcome trainees to the Firm twice a year - March and September.
Please note, not all Buzzacott teams recruit for the March intake as this is generally a much smaller intake compared to September.
Yes! Our Learning & Development team will be in contact with before the start date to ensure you apply for the necessary exemptions.
At Buzzacott, we believe that in order to become the most well-rounded professional, learning in the office is as important as at college - no day is ever the same, and you never know what you're going to learn from those around you. Therefore, our trainees are in-office 5-days per week to ensure they have easy access to senior team members and have the opportunity to network with those in the wider firm.
Please note, the working from home policy differs depending on the team.
At Buzzacott, we go above and beyond for our clients, but also for you. We have a genuine commitment to your development, offering you a closely supported and structured programme of tuition, provided by a top firm of external tutors. You’ll be supported by a manager who will act as your mentor, a trainee buddy, partners, senior staff and a dedicated Learning & Development team.
At Buzzacott, we offer a competitive salary to all trainees starting with us, and understand the amount of work involved in studying towards a professional qualification whilst working full-time. To ensure your efforts are rewarded appropriately, you will receive incremental salary increases as you hit various milestones in your qualification.
Towards the end of your fixed term contract, an assessment of the Firm's resourcing requirements, and your performance and behaviours, will be undertaken and you will be advised as to whether or not the Firm will be offering you a permanent role once your fixed term contract comes to an end.
At Buzzacott, our main aim to ensure all trainees feel welcome and have the best possible start. with the firm. We believe it's important for all trainees to start on the same day, so they can attend the firmwide induction together and share the same experiences. Therefore, we are unable to proceed with applications from those who are unavailable to start with the rest of the cohort on induction day.
*Please note, the start date can be found on each job advertisement.
Unfortunately, we don’t have any further opportunities for 2026.
Unfortunately, we don’t have any further opportunities for 2026.
Unfortunately, we don’t have any further opportunities for 2026.
While we are on the register of licensed sponsors, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for our early careers programmes due to the salary requirements established by the Home Office. Due to these requirements, we’re not able to progress with applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK without restriction for the duration of the training contract.
For further information, please refer to the official UK government website here.
Please contact our Early Careers Recruitment team (traineerecruitment@buzzacott.co.uk), and they will happily answer any of your questions.
If your question relates to a specific role or Buzzacott team, please ensure to include as much detail as possible.