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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

Applicant7874652

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Sep 20, 2024
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As soon as I open LinkedIn it’s always the “I’m happy to share that I have accepted a..” posts! Happy for them but also think “damn when will it be my turn!”. Need that LinkedIn validation so bad 😂😂😂😂
Feel that so hard, this is my 3rd cycle and I've been rejected twice post vac scheme (at big US firms)
 

trainee4u

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Sep 7, 2023
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WBD PFO... honestly after the test I kinda realised it wasn't the right firm for me.

As I wrote at the time - more Neuroshight than Neurosight.

I did WBD last year and it was a similar random process but with some other stupid test and no real human involvement - I wonder if they'll have something new again next year.

VWV had the same BS test, and have sent out ACs or whatever, so I marked them as PFO a while ago. I do feel it's particularly sneaky to use a pass/fail test like this and not even bother to PFO people when you get the results back.
 
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