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16 9 September 2005 careers It’s not simply a case of ticking boxes, says Alpesh Patel, who takesus through a step by step account of how to get the most out ofsupervisory meetingsGetting through the APCt is just as vital to concentrate on the role of arise if a supervisor has “pet” or “preferred important. The underlying basis of anythe APC supervisor as the candidate. Recent options” ingrained in them, or are out of touch professional is to be able to rattle out allIcoverage on the course concludes that there because they have moved up the career ladder conceivable options for their clients, acrossneeds to be more effort on the part of the and spend most of their time dealing with the entire spectrum of their professionalsupervisor to transfer knowledge to the management issues. service offering, so candidates must becandidate (Lottery Exam, QS News, 16 A candidate needs to feel challenged. Part of “stretched” to think about all of them. August). However, I am always hearing that getting through the APC is mind over matter and Let us think of it more drastically. If thesupervisors are busy people. a lot of motivation from the supervisor is needed. candidate fails to offer all the conceivableYet with the average annual pass rate across The candidate will then have a sense of options (unintentionally) to a client and thethe UK at 60%, something needs be done to purpose of proceeding to the final assessment client sues for professional negligence, and ...