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Recent content by jmsassoc11

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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    The British Psychological Society state that 30th%ile is an industry standard cut off score for ability tests and SJTs...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    This website has a free SJT you can complepte and you get a report with your results. I did it and it was good experience. Need to scroll to the bottom of the page. They also have some verbal test questions you can practice on too...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    The standard cut-off score is 30th percentile (which basically means you need to score hgiher than 30% of the poulation that have taken it before. However, some firms will raise this cut-off score to reduce the number of applicants. Makes it easier for them to manage the next stages.
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    Failing Situational judgment test (SJT)

    I'm a bit late to this but I do think its very possible to prepare for SJTs. Depending on how well they are designed, some have responses that are easy to spot as less desirable, if you know what to look for. For example, anything that has the response 'wait', 'observe for a while', 'don't say...

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