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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    I’d wait until Monday and call them rather than email.
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Email is fine - no reason to do it via LinkedIn. If you haven’t got their email, then don’t worry about it. Most people just send a thank you to the generic graduate recruitment inbox if they do it.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Applies to any question/section that isn’t a competency question.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    STAR is only appropriate for competency questions (tell me about a time you…. Type questions) that are asking you to describe a particular skill/competency. Focus your work experience sections on responsibilities, achievements and personal impact.
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Just keep yourself busy and take responsibility. It doesn’t really matter what you do, it’s more that you show you are proactive in seeking opportunities, develop your skill set and your interests.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    No - STAR only works for competency questions. This needs to list out all your activities in 250 words, which means you won’t have the ability to do a full STAR format. Just focus on your responsibilities and achievements
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    It isn’t necessary. If you want to do it, that’s fine. Just keep it short. But you really don’t have to do this - there is no benefit of doing it.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    No - society positions should not be in work experience, they should be in any extra curricular section if there is one. If there isn’t, then the firm isn’t as interested in them. They can be woven into statements/cover letters or competency answers where appropriate though.
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    DWF VI

    Amazing news - congratulations!
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    These technical issues happen from time to time. I’d be very surprised if they didn’t reset it for you.
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    Nothing much changes in 12 years 😂
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    “What was your greatest failure” could easily be reworded into “Tell me a time you experienced your greatest failure” so it still applies.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I’d write in prose - just very concise prose.
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    'How many firms have you applied to' question

    It really depends what your answer is. If your applications are focused on specific strands that tie into what JWM can offer, that is fine. If it’s a scatter gun approach or there isn’t much of a theme between the other firms you have applied to and JWM, you may want to play it down.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Yes, more than likely.
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    We did a webinar on these type of question last month, and went through this but across the UK rather than London. There isn't a right or wrong answer to this. They are just trying to see if you can factor in variables and come to some form of logical conclusion. When we did the seminar we...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Personally if it's optional I wouldn't bother unless you feel you need to include some additional information that doesn't naturally fit into the application form. More likely than not it's just a quirk of the applicant tracking system.
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Personally wouldn't advise it unless the firm is guaranteeing your hours will be fixed. Many Oxbridge candidates can find the shift in learning styles quite problematic with the GDL/LPC so it isn't just the volume of work to consider but the very different methods in which you have to absorb...
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Definitely the latter. A generic SJT will only help you prepare to understand the format of the questions you could be asked. Any answers a generic SJt gives you could actually be the complete opposite to the “right” answers for each firm you apply to
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Yes - unless you didn't receive a salary.
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