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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Ty for responses, huge relief for me. I always try so hard to never reuse an experience, but it can get quite difficult in longer interviews. This made me way more relaxed for my upcoming interview :cool:
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Is it acceptable to refer back to work experience already mentioned in a previous response but with a different situation in a competency interview?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Their winter scheme started a week ago, seems W&C aren't the best with letting people know results..
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Today (well yesterday) at 1PM.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    DLA Piper VI after passing the WG like a month ago. All hope is not lost people.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    lol I love some of these names
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Does anybody have any tips or resources for written exercises, I feel like I really let myself down in them every time despite a relatively strong interview performance :(
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    It took them a month to reject me post AC for WVS, idk why but just speaking to other people they seem to be absolutely terrible in terms of getting back to you.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    W&C PFO post AC
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Does anybody know from last cycle how long you have to complete the CC VI from the date you receive it?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    nearly 1 month post AC no response W&C :rolleyes:
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Plenty of firms have a no-second-interview policy, if they wouldn't legitmately consider you I dont think they would encourage you to reapply.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I haven't personally done this, but after failing in the Macfarlanes AC, in my feedback call grad recruitment specifically encouraged me to apply for their TC in the same cycle. Slaughter and May also did this - so its defo possible.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    For learning the underlying reasoning TCLA has a good course on it, a free alternative is "commercial comrade" on youtube. For the tests I literally just searched Watson Glaser practice and checked every link.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    they ignored my email asking roughly when we will hear back by. It would at least be nice to know if we are being considered for other schemes/if WVS is filled. If I dont hear back today, Monday will have been 4 weeks since my AC without a peep.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    this just ruined my day lmao. I didn't think this was a thing firms do :(
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I mean this is for their summer internship, its over half a year away. I think people are really jumping the gun on presuming a PFO with that amount of time between now and the scheme. They also don't offer a winter scheme and will have received substantially more applications than other firms...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I thought I got progressed to VI haha
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    DLA just sent me an email reconfirming I passed the test and they are working through shortlisting people for AC. If you haven't heard back in a while I don't think its necessarily indicative of a PFO yet.

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