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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
An excellent way to describe it!- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #8,920
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
The compelling answer is a genuine one. Pick out the specific aspects of CC that appeal to you and then provide the rationale as to why those things appeal/how you and the firm align. It doesn't matter if the theme is generic - the alignment won't be.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #8,914
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
They haven’t liked the term pretty much since it was created by the legal press several decades ago. It just is a really crude term (in terms of how basic it is) and was based purely when there was a huge gulf between them and other firms on revenue and particularly PEP. But the legal landscape...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #8,910
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Disclosing past mental health problem in application
If it is in your application and it is not a CV blind recruitment process, then your assessors will be aware of anything you have written. That will include mitigating circumstances. I wouldn't expect much detail in a mitigating circumstances section and where there is detail, it should focus...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Focus on what you want to learn more about the firm that cannot be found out from their website/brochure but that trainees can answer - this is typically more around their personal experiences as a trainee, but also their opinions of the firm.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #8,862
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
I don’t think it makes it easy, but I think it gives you a range of transferable skills and knowledge to leverage in the recruitment process.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #8,856
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Commercial Case Study Assumptions
I don’t think you can assume anything until you see the specific information in front of you. Its quite feasible that the information you are provided with suggests something else or alternatively leads you to another approach.- TCLA Community Assistant
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
I’ve recruited enough to know this is very possible.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #8,825
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
I don’t know in all honesty. It will make it harder for your reader to understand your journey/story, so rather than it being a strike or an automatic rejection, you are just making it a lot harder for them to understand.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #449
- Forum: General Discussion
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Struggling to differentiate between firms?
I won’t be aware of every way a firm does this and there will be multiple combinations, so think about the following: - who is your supervisor and what is their seniority? Do you have more than one? - do you have some form of mentor that also guides you? If so, who are they (a fellow trainee...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #8
- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Yes, you can do. Although I would just wait until you have heard back from them. It won’t impact your application and how it is reviewed.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #446
- Forum: General Discussion
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Ask TCLA's New Community Managers Anything!
My advice is just not to over engineer your answers. Preparation is important, but 1) I think you can prepare when you know you have interviews coming up and 2) you can prepare based on more of the specific of the role/firm you are applying to. What you can do is think about the examples you...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #147
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask TCLA's New Community Managers Anything!
I feel like I have to be brutally honest here. You are over thinking this and you are thinking too rigidly by trying to “perfect” your answers. A question as broad as “when have you displayed team work” is just looking for that - it’s looking for examples of you working in a team - they are not...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #145
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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International Students & Vacation Schemes
Have you looked into the possibility of whether you can secure your own visa? Sometimes there are things like youth mobility visas you can apply for (depending on your home country). The firm may sponsor visa for a vacation scheme. It’s not completely unknown and especially could be the case if...- TCLA Community Assistant
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
No one will answer a call today. The earliest will be Monday morning.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #8,720
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
I'd just avoid the GPA then if you have a 1-100 scoring system and this is what the firm is asking for.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,055
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
It's ultimately asking which one is of most importance to you. Say you have 100 instances where you have to choose one or the other, which one would you naturally go for if you were the only one making the decision/influencing the factors. If you went in the middle you are saying you are 50/50...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,053
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Sorry, can you direct me to the post? The forums are so busy at the moment, I can’t find it.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,049
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Definitely. A deal is unlikely to add anything unless you can really tie it back to how the specifics of the deal align with your interests.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,048
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
is your GPA a standard maximum of 4.0? If so, this won’t need to be explained.- TCLA Community Assistant
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- Forum: Applications Discussion