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    Irwin Mitchell Vacation Scheme & Training Contract Application 2024

    Means “please fuck off”😂 lighthearted way of saying we got rejected on this forum
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    Irwin Mitchell Vacation Scheme & Training Contract Application 2024

    Hi thanks for the reply. Do you remember when you did your VI? I did mine back in december!
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    Irwin Mitchell Vacation Scheme & Training Contract Application 2024

    Anyone who didn’t get a PFO still waiting to hear from IM post VI? Still haven’t heard anything from them so not sure if my PFO was missed out based on the person on this forum receiving an AC invite
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Done the same. There’s nothing there. I guess we have to anxiously wait a little longer for a PFO…
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Same here. I haven’t received one yet. Is this a good sign???
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    Kennedys Training Contract 2023

    Can anyone share what the style of questions were? Kennedys missed my VI email on the 3rd so when I contacted them yesterday, they’ve given me till Friday to do it! Panicking as I’m terrible with VIs
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Hi Guys, has anyone who completed the SST for Kennedys never got a response? I know some people were invited for a VI early feb and others received their PFOs but I never received anything.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    PFO is Just a term this forum uses which is either “politely f*ck off” or “please f*ck off” to say that the firm rejected them.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Congrats! Did your email give you a deadline to submit as mine didnt?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Can I ask which office you was from? Just want to know if any of the Manchester people have heard back yet

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