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DAC Beachcroft application question?

AI

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Hi,

I am currently in the process of applying to the DAC Beachcroft TC 2025 and one of the questions is as follows: "How will you apply your experiences so far to make you stand out as a trainee at DACB?". Is that essentially asking what skills you have gained from your experiences and how that would be helpful as a trainee at DACB. For example, could I discuss how x experience gave me creative problem-solving skills and then link that to the role of a trainee?


If anyone has any advice on what the question is asking it would be much appreciated.
 
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AvniD

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Hi,

I am currently in the process of applying to the DAC Beachcroft TC 2025 and one of the questions is as follows: "How will you apply your experiences so far to make you stand out as a trainee at DACB?". Is that essentially asking what skills you have gained from your experiences and how that would be helpful as a trainee at DACB. For example, could I discuss how x experience gave me creative problem-solving skills and then link that to the role of a trainee?


If anyone has any advice on what the question is asking it would be much appreciated.
HI @Aminah I !

I think your approach is reasonable! Ensuring that you reference an experience ➡️ where you were able to develop a skill/quality or learn a lesson that ➡️ translates to standing out as a trainee at the firm (this is a good place to bring in the firm values, trainee competencies etc.) is important.

Let us know how you get on!
 

AI

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Nov 3, 2020
41
25
HI @Aminah I !

I think your approach is reasonable! Ensuring that you reference an experience ➡️ where you were able to develop a skill/quality or learn a lesson that ➡️ translates to standing out as a trainee at the firm (this is a good place to bring in the firm values, trainee competencies etc.) is important.

Let us know how you get on!
Great! Thank you!
 
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