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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    When answering an interview question on motivation could I talk about writing my dissertation? Like setting myself internal deadlines and goals e.g. having a chapter done by a certain date, setting aside time to read and reflect. Just worried that this is more of a generic example that most...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Yeah but they’ve just opened for new applications so I’m just taking it as a no
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Yeah mine says no positions selected now 😑 it’s just frustrating that I’m gonna have waited 2 months just for them to say no like why couldn’t u just say that before 😭
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Just got an email saying assessment centres are being held in September now instead so that’s something at least
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Anyone contacted/been contacted by Boodle Hatfield?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I did on Monday - still nothing 😢
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Yes - might drop them an email bc in the application submission it said we could expect to hear by the end of August but it’s not looking good atm
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    How soon is too soon to bother graduate recruitment about hearing back e.g. submission email said would hear by the end of august and the assessment centres take place in august but haven’t heard a thing since the deadline closing - would it be ok to drop an email to ask if we could still expect...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Said it was a system error and defo a rejection :(
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I emailed them just to check whether the original test invite was a mistake because the rejection email opened with ‘thank you for taking the online assessment’ which just doesn’t make sense because hadn’t sat the test - assuming was the same for you
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Did you just get the follow up rejection email as well 🥲
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Invited to Withers test after 2 months of silence 😆
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Anyone heard from boodle/trowers yet 🥲 feel like I’m losing my mind here
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    For Trowers the original deadline was 31 July but when I’ve gone on the application system I’ve noticed the deadline keeps changing - so last week it changed to 2/08 and 3/08 and today I’ve just noticed it’s 9.30am on 11/08 - is this them hoping for more applications or could just be a mistake...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    For Mischon's question Please detail any activities and achievements below, making sure to include the dates in which these took place. If it was a one-off award or something similar please choose the same start and end date to denote when it was awarded. I am slightly confused as to whether...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    For NRF spring scheme application, it has space for two references but only one of them has a * next to it, does that mean that only one (the academic one) is necessary and the other is optional?

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