Hi - I was wondering if anyone can provide some suggestions on how they improved applying for further TCs after each rejected application. Yes I read over my past applications to see how I could have improved but as each application is unique apart from providing a different example or grammatically changing the wording, I find it difficult to ascertain how to improve them. I send my application answers to trainees at my firm for thoughts/comments to gain their knowledge having been successful at the TC path but I still have no particular techniques/ideas of how to improve them. I am a practical person and I do not want to approach the same each time, if it is going to be another failure. It doesn't make sense and is not efficient! Thank you.
Hi
@TCinpipeline,
This is a tricky question and a really valuable discussion to have on the forum. Thank you for starting it!
You may have done this already. So forgive me if this is stating the obvious. However, personally, one thing which I did (as a process) was to write down the experiences I have really enjoyed in the past. I then isolated these experiences, and broke them down into
what it was about
those experiences that motivated and/or invigorated me. Sometimes it was slightly abstract: i.e., the pace of the experience, or being forced to think analytically, other times it was more concrete, e.g., I am interested in X industry. I then re-aligned my approach in light of these themes (both in terms of the types of firm I applied to, but also the way I wrote my applications).
Looking back, it was actively
reflecting on what I wanted in my career, which allowed me to focus on the skills that I felt made me a strong candidate, that accelerated my application successes.
Also I found that using my past applications as
inspiration (rather than as something to rewrite) was helpful. I drew ideas from them, but always started new applications from scratch. Personally I felt that writing fresh applications was more efficient (and resulted in a better (i.e., clearer and more interesting) end product).
Have you developed any (perhaps more concrete) strategies? Interested to hear from others in the community on this too!