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Message: <blockquote data-quote="George Maxwell" data-source="post: 92502" data-attributes="member: 17165">Hi [USER=18087]@lawstress[/USER],I thought that I would say a few things in response to your post:1. Welcome to the forum. It is always lovely to see new members at TCLA. 🤸‍♂️ We are excited to have you join us!That being said, I know that this is a difficult time for you. The community is built for moments like this, so please do (as you are here) draw on it  🚀.2. I am sorry to hear that you are feeling dejected. I remember feeling like that too. After a being rejected from my first TC interview ever in October 2020, with no other invitations on the horizon, I felt hopeless and demotivated.I felt like my interview had gone well, I had just attended a talk given by this firm's GR Partner (who happened to interview me) about how to succeed in their interview process and I had been doing interview preparation (for this interview) for months. I felt like I had actioned their advice from the talk effectively and that all the right questions had come up. When the rejection email came through it was really tough. I felt like the interview was mine to mess up and that I had done precisely that. I hate that you might be feeling something similar now.I wish that I could have known that within 12 months that I would be offered a number of vacation scheme places (and I was not one of those people always destined to get a vacation scheme place!). Rejections are awful, but they really can kickstart a new chapter. After my disappointment, I chose to double down on my application efforts. I turned my frustration into motivation to prove to myself that I was a strong, capable candidate. This attitude ultimately brought me success.3. Related to the above, this rejection is not a ringing indictment of you as a candidate, nor of your suitability for a career in law. As [USER=17136]@TCdreamer97[/USER] pointed out, getting to the interview stage is a huge achievement. It should give you confidence that you are good enough to train at one of these firms.4. A few positive steps that you can make straight away which will (I promise) enhance your development are:a. Writing down the questions that you were asked (and that you remember). Include a note about what you can remember about your answers, even if this is just a rating out of 10. This will give you some points to focus on for next time (as there will be one).b. Asking for feedback.5. Finally, take things one step at a time, but please do not think that this is the end of the road.As I said in <a href="https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/tcla-vacation-scheme-applications-discussion-thread-2021-22-1.4197/post-92329" target="_blank">this</a> post, my applications progress came in fits and bursts. You are capable and I truly believe that this is a (difficult, but developmental) blip in your journey.Take care of yourself [USER=18087]@lawstress[/USER].We are here to support you if and when you are ready.</blockquote>

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