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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    No I’m rlly nervous, I did my video interview on the 16th December. I literally answered the wrong questions loll.
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I did the CMS VI today. I didn’t really answer two of the questions In the right way or what they were asking. Has anyone ever answered the wrong question by accident in a VI and got progressed?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Hey can I ask when did you apply. I still haven’t finished correcting my app.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    You probably had the grades though tbf. I don’t have the grades, so this is such a gamble. All my hard work in this application went down the drain. I still have some corrections left loll.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    This is for CMS Academy ( their summer vacation scheme). The deadline is the 24th December. They have no minimum requirements, so I can apply with my BBC at A Level, 2.2 in first year, low 2.1 in second year and a mid to high 2.1 in third year. But now I’m gonna have to compete with people who...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I’m submitting CMS today. I honestly feel like it’s too late. CMS was one of the few firms that I felt like I had a shot at getting into, and I just feel like I’ve left it till too late. All the spaces have been filled up. I hate the fact that I had my dissertation appendix looming over my head...
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    Shoosmiths application 2022

    Yess, I hope so too!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Same post video interview PFO.
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    Shoosmiths application 2022

    Shoosmiths PFO received today post video interview.
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    Shoosmiths Video Interview

    Anyone who has done a shoosmiths video interview, please dm me.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Yep
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Vac scheme
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Me too 😞
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I desperately want to be a commercial solicitor, but given my academic ability I am finding it very hard to get passed the app stage, despite my outstanding applications, work experience, extra curriculars and commitment to the proffession. Like its stressful because for people like me, we may...
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Jheez, thanks!
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    If BCLP has not gotten back after 9 days post-test, should I assume it is a PFO? Everyone else on this forum got their video interview invites within 5 days of doing the test.
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Hey, I’m rlly sorry for chipping in But a graduate recruiter once told me to never repeat yourself in an application form. So I would talk about your Extra Curriculars and stuff outside of work experience and academia. Best of Luck!
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Okay, thank you very much. I understand.
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    No, I havent been unsuccessful yet. The firm does blind screening, where they cant see grades on the form. Therefore, if I am unsuccessful it is probably to do with my application or that AC spaces have filled up. If I ask graduate recruitment if they have already filled AC spaces now, and if...
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Do you think I’ve applied too late to be considered

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