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    pre employment checks for VS/TC

    hello! another two questions from me! 1. I have done 3 A2 exams (Politics, Geo, History) and 4 AS levels (Politics, Geo, History, English Lit). However, on my app, I had only put the three complete A-levels, and the AS level, instead of 3 A2 and 4 AS levels. I did this as the firm did not...
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    pre employment checks for VS/TC

    thank you! I had another question about logistics. I have done a couple of informal placements in companies that are local to my area where there was only one person supervising me - the above is actually one of them. The problem is that this person/these people has/have since moved on/changed...
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    pre employment checks for VS/TC

    Hello! I saw this thread and I was worried about something I wrote in an app. I have been writing down that I was an 'intern' for one of my 'informal' work experiences. However I was not in the office 5 days a week (usually 2-3). My job was also closer to shadowing (i.e. I was given very few...

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