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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Has the firm asked you for an updated CV? If not, I don’t think you need to update them.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #8,248
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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PGDL and CCP Timeline Questions?
I would check with the firm as the timeframes for courses are no longer standardised. You'd need to check your GDL assessments and grading were finalised ahead of the CCP course starting.- TCLA Community Assistant
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- Forum: General Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
You will have to submit your application by 23.59 on Saturday 15 January- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #8,207
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
It should be 23.59 on the date stated.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #8,206
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask TCLA's New Community Managers Anything!
No - that isn't necessary.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #135
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Please see my auto response, and if your query does not relate to the things mentioned in the auto response, please post in the forums.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,043
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Think of it more as an elevator pitch than your story. What you talk about it completely up to you, but think about what are the three key things you’d want to interviewer to know about you and remember rather than trying to summarise everything about you (which they won’t remember). Also...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,041
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Your interviewer is likely to explain at the start whether they will leave time for questions at the end. Some firms will do this, others won’t (usually because it is either tight on time or where the interviews have been outsourced).- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #8,064
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
I’d challenge that - it is an assessment of someone’s abilities, although not their intelligence. It is just that it assesses a particular set of abilities closely aligned to verbal comprehension and analytical thinking. It doesn’t cover all forms of verbal comprehension or analytical thinking...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #8,059
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Such assessments are often one of the strongest predictors for on the job performance, usually where the skills needed in the assessment are also needed day to day in the job. They are by no means perfect - but as I keep assuming of late, recruitment is an art not a science, and therefore...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #8,058
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
I’d personally avoid bullet points and write more in prose. I’d probably aim for no more than 500 words for the entirety of this section. You can use headings, but be mindful that you might not be able to format them as such (eg you might not be able to bold or underline the text). The...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #439
- Forum: General Discussion
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TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
It will mean you can still apply on Saturday 15 January.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #438
- Forum: General Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
It will be the date they state, and will not turn off at 23.59 the night before. It works exactly like university deadlines. However, it might not necessarily be 23.59 that it turns off on the date they state. Some firms turn off applications at close of business on the date they stated...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #8,048
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Do you need to mention this specific projects? With many applications it may not actually add anything to an application by citing a specific project. It doesn’t necessarily back up your motivation and other evidence could be used.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,039
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Are you studying at a university where your not formally assessed until your final year?- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #8,023
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
This isn’t something they would consider a mistake. They would just think you have aligned your experiences more to real estate.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #7,917
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
I think advice has changed in the last couple of years. My advice pre Covid would have been to wear a suit and tie. However, with remote interviews/meetings and people working in their homes this has become much more open minded. I would make sure you look smart - eg the type of thing you might...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,037
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Registering businesses overseas
I would see it that it might still create indirect income for the government even if it isn't via corporation tax. It might be that it creates employment opportunities. If people are working for the company in that country, then whether its via income tax and those employees purchasing things...- TCLA Community Assistant
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
It doesn't necessarily have to be something completely new. Rather than thinking of the whole sector, are there any market trends or developments that might mean one area within it has opportunities to expand? For instance, Real Estate as a whole might not be expanding, but opportunities for...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #7,882
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Amazing news - congratulations!- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #7,874
- Forum: Applications Discussion