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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

tom-sawyer

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Congrats on getting to the second stage! Do you have any tips on how to prepare for the VIs/what I sort of questions I should expect? I appreciate any sort of help!

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T
Thank you T, the VI questions included a range of motivational, scenario and SJT specific questions. My tips would be to review your experiences and highlight competencies and brush up on knowledge about the firm and what it does / its strengths etc. I'm not sure I can say much else without breaching the integrity test - I hope that helps and good luck!
 
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c.t.tc

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    oh my god i had no idea they did this and i completed it yesterday haha that's terrifying
    I know!! I doubt they actually look at it though it probably is just to double check any identities if something seems weird - someone for a different firm told me that for these tests people sometimes actually get someone else to do the video interview versus the sjt so want to avoid that
     

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