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<blockquote data-quote="SouffléSouffléSoufflé" data-source="post: 32913" data-attributes="member: 5379"><p>Hi Jennifer,</p><p></p><p>I just wanted to let you know that you are definitely not alone in feeling this way. I was ironically going to respond to this post last night to only feel really low as I received another TC rejection. It's such a tough process, especially at the moment as so many opportunities have been put on hold because of the strange times that we are currently living in. </p><p></p><p>To be honest I'm pretty anxious at the moment. I finished a vacation scheme a couple of weeks ago to be told on the last day that they had added an extra two rounds of interview to consider us alongside outside TC applications. Most of the other firms I sent applications to this cycle have postponed/cancelled their recruitment. Even the other day I was asking myself why I wasn't good enough - all I could see online were other people getting TC offers straight off their vacation schemes. </p><p></p><p>On top of that I went to be a pretty bad state school and was the first person in many years to go to the uni I went to. I'm very aware that only 28% of trainees in the city are state educated and there are certainly times where I have felt like I have had to prove myself a lot more and work twice as hard. </p><p></p><p>The key thing to remember is that success is a bit like an iceberg. Weird analogy, I know, but I find its a good representation. As silly as it sounds people only see the "tip" (i.e. the success), rather than the hidden part underneath (all the rejections and hard work).</p><p></p><p>Sorry for the ramble here. The key thing is Jennifer is that <strong>you are not alone! </strong>Everyone has different techniques to deal with feeling like this, for me it's baking. On the one day off mid-week I got with my vacation scheme I literally baked three tarts. As silly as it sounds it really relieved a lot of stress. I would also recommend talking to someone close with you about how you feel. </p><p></p><p>Best of luck <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SouffléSouffléSoufflé, post: 32913, member: 5379"] Hi Jennifer, I just wanted to let you know that you are definitely not alone in feeling this way. I was ironically going to respond to this post last night to only feel really low as I received another TC rejection. It's such a tough process, especially at the moment as so many opportunities have been put on hold because of the strange times that we are currently living in. To be honest I'm pretty anxious at the moment. I finished a vacation scheme a couple of weeks ago to be told on the last day that they had added an extra two rounds of interview to consider us alongside outside TC applications. Most of the other firms I sent applications to this cycle have postponed/cancelled their recruitment. Even the other day I was asking myself why I wasn't good enough - all I could see online were other people getting TC offers straight off their vacation schemes. On top of that I went to be a pretty bad state school and was the first person in many years to go to the uni I went to. I'm very aware that only 28% of trainees in the city are state educated and there are certainly times where I have felt like I have had to prove myself a lot more and work twice as hard. The key thing to remember is that success is a bit like an iceberg. Weird analogy, I know, but I find its a good representation. As silly as it sounds people only see the "tip" (i.e. the success), rather than the hidden part underneath (all the rejections and hard work). Sorry for the ramble here. The key thing is Jennifer is that [B]you are not alone! [/B]Everyone has different techniques to deal with feeling like this, for me it's baking. On the one day off mid-week I got with my vacation scheme I literally baked three tarts. As silly as it sounds it really relieved a lot of stress. I would also recommend talking to someone close with you about how you feel. Best of luck :) [/QUOTE]
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