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<blockquote data-quote="j.s.cox" data-source="post: 124971" data-attributes="member: 20454"><p><strong><u>Update:</u></strong></p><p></p><p><u><em>Collaboration</em></u></p><p>Last week I managed to have a zoom call with [USER=25422]@Mohamed Ashour[/USER]. We discussed our journeys, interests and some commercial awareness topics. I really enjoyed bouncing ideas around and having a healthy debate, so this is something I definitely want to continue. I have always enjoyed collaborating with others and since completing the TCLA M&A course, I realise that it's because I enjoy finding synergies. I absolutely love the idea of individual parts being greater together than separated. Due to this, [USER=25422]@Mohamed Ashour[/USER] and myself were thinking of invitng other TCLA members to regularly meet up (virtually, and perhaps in the future, in person) to talk about journeys and commercial awareness topics. As a brief overview, we were thinking of having an overall theme to discuss at each meeting. I'd like to at least set up the bare bones of this before the new year - it's something Im'm really excited about!</p><p></p><p><u><em>Commercial Awareness Competition</em></u></p><p>Today I received an email saying that I did not make it to the final of the AS CAC. Here are my thoughts about this:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I'm so proud of myself for making it to the Semi-Finals! This was a tough thing to be able to do and it shows I am on the right track with commercial awareness. I'm clearly not at the highest standard as I didn't make the top 20%, but to even be in a position to be considered for that top 20% shows me that I'm doing the right things to improve my commercial awareness.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's made my life logistically a lot easier to not have made the AS CAC Finals. My final TC interview at NRF is on the same day and now the clash is not something I have to worry about. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I'm pretty sure I fell down in my ability to work as a team. As I have mentioned, I usually love collaborating and working as a team, but I struggled to work well in the group I was put into on the day. I need to ensure that I am able to work a bit better with people who I find difficult to work with.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>I am going to follow up and see if the judges could provide me with any feedback on my performance</strong>. I will use this feedback to try and improve my weaknesses so that I can develop into a top-knotch lawyer in the future.</li> </ul><p><u><em>Targeted Applications</em></u></p><p>I am back on track with these! It's made me feel a lot calmer and less frantic. My mantra to myself has been to have a bit more patience. Patience with myself and patience with the process. If I am desperate, I won't perform as well, so I just need to keep breathing and plugging along.</p><p></p><p><u><em>NRF Vac Scheme</em></u></p><p>I'm still ensuring that I am prepared for this. My birthday was on the weekend and my Mum got me a bag that I have been looking at for ages, so I have transferred all my things for the scheme into this nice, new, professional-looking bag (it's a Nordace Sienna for any curious people out there). I'm getting really excited for the scheme next week!!</p><p></p><p>Thanks for following my journey!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="j.s.cox, post: 124971, member: 20454"] [B][U]Update:[/U][/B] [U][I]Collaboration[/I][/U] Last week I managed to have a zoom call with [USER=25422]@Mohamed Ashour[/USER]. We discussed our journeys, interests and some commercial awareness topics. I really enjoyed bouncing ideas around and having a healthy debate, so this is something I definitely want to continue. I have always enjoyed collaborating with others and since completing the TCLA M&A course, I realise that it's because I enjoy finding synergies. I absolutely love the idea of individual parts being greater together than separated. Due to this, [USER=25422]@Mohamed Ashour[/USER] and myself were thinking of invitng other TCLA members to regularly meet up (virtually, and perhaps in the future, in person) to talk about journeys and commercial awareness topics. As a brief overview, we were thinking of having an overall theme to discuss at each meeting. I'd like to at least set up the bare bones of this before the new year - it's something Im'm really excited about! [U][I]Commercial Awareness Competition[/I][/U] Today I received an email saying that I did not make it to the final of the AS CAC. Here are my thoughts about this: [LIST] [*]I'm so proud of myself for making it to the Semi-Finals! This was a tough thing to be able to do and it shows I am on the right track with commercial awareness. I'm clearly not at the highest standard as I didn't make the top 20%, but to even be in a position to be considered for that top 20% shows me that I'm doing the right things to improve my commercial awareness. [*]It's made my life logistically a lot easier to not have made the AS CAC Finals. My final TC interview at NRF is on the same day and now the clash is not something I have to worry about. [*]I'm pretty sure I fell down in my ability to work as a team. As I have mentioned, I usually love collaborating and working as a team, but I struggled to work well in the group I was put into on the day. I need to ensure that I am able to work a bit better with people who I find difficult to work with. [*][B]I am going to follow up and see if the judges could provide me with any feedback on my performance[/B]. I will use this feedback to try and improve my weaknesses so that I can develop into a top-knotch lawyer in the future. [/LIST] [U][I]Targeted Applications[/I][/U] I am back on track with these! It's made me feel a lot calmer and less frantic. My mantra to myself has been to have a bit more patience. Patience with myself and patience with the process. If I am desperate, I won't perform as well, so I just need to keep breathing and plugging along. [U][I]NRF Vac Scheme[/I][/U] I'm still ensuring that I am prepared for this. My birthday was on the weekend and my Mum got me a bag that I have been looking at for ages, so I have transferred all my things for the scheme into this nice, new, professional-looking bag (it's a Nordace Sienna for any curious people out there). I'm getting really excited for the scheme next week!! Thanks for following my journey! [/QUOTE]
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