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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

Donuttime

Legendary Member
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May 17, 2021
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I'm sure we can do something on this. Leave this with me!
How ill be feeling if i won for literally anything

leonardo di caprio awards GIF by BAFTA
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trainee4u

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Sep 7, 2023
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Are Hill Dickinson Amberjack automatic or no?

fwiw, last year I applied on the deadline and got a PFO without SJT 3 weeks later.

This time I received a generic information email that they could have sent when initially replying at 11:14, and an SJT at 12:09.

IDK if they're just going through one by one and skimming and clicking reject/SJT or if there's been some automated process to determine who gets an SJT
 

elle woods

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