TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

[Asil Ahmad]

I use the same rule of thumb I would for uni essays - aim for at least ~90% of max word count. 585/600 should be fine

I think you are good

Thank you both for this it is really helpful.

 

[LongSufferingLawGrad]

Just curious - average response time after interview?

 

[GXA123]

Just curious - average response time after interview?

there isn't tbh, sometimes it takes from hours to days to months to never hearing back

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

For Clifford Chance application as the word count is 600 words would 585 words be way below the word count or is that okay. I mean I read the LinkedIn post about the CC grad recruitment member and wanted to know if I should add a few more words or not.

That will be fine - they won’t notice the difference of 15 words.

The post will be more when people use significantly fewer words.

There is no point bulking it out just to create verbosity.

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Just curious - average response time after interview?

It will depend very much of a set of individual circumstances. Could be anything from a couple of hours to a couple of weeks.

 

[LongSufferingLawGrad]

It will depend very much of a set of individual circumstances. Could be anything from a couple of hours to a couple of weeks.

Thank-you! I'm coming up to a couple of weeks after interview now and am excited to hear back!

How do grad rec make a decision on who to invite onto VS - I'd be grateful for your insight!

 

[Asil Ahmad]

That will be fine - they won’t notice the difference of 15 words.

The post will be more when people use significantly fewer words.

There is no point bulking it out just to create verbosity.

Thank you very much for this and I agree.

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Thank-you! I'm coming up to a couple of weeks after interview now and am excited to hear back!

How do grad rec make a decision on who to invite onto VS - I'd be grateful for your insight!

Put simply, it’s who performs the strongest in the assessments you complete. What specifically that performance is assessing will vary between firms, so is difficult for me to comment on. But generally it will be a mixture of transferable skills, motivations and personal characteristics.

 

[skmx]

For anyone who is yet to do the CMS VI - it is 60 seconds to prep + 60 secs to respond. You also manually move onto each question so you can take breaks in between I also recommend using Google chrome over safari (if using Apple) as it runs smoother!

 

[vacschemeapss]

For anyone who is yet to do the CMS VI - it is 60 seconds to prep + 60 secs to respond. You also manually move onto each question so you can take breaks in between I also recommend using Google chrome over safari (if using Apple) as it runs smoother!

Thanks! And how many questions, and what about- if you don't mind?

 

[layk]

Travers PFO weirdly looks like able to reapply in Summer

Does this mean grad rec haven't reviewed our apps and we could potentially hand in the one we've already written for the winter VS for the summer?

 

[DisciplineTC2526]

Will CC get back to TC applicants after the deadline day?

 

[Asil Ahmad]

Will CC get back to TC applicants after the deadline day?

Yes

 

[skmx]

Thanks! And how many questions, and what about- if you don't mind?

4 questions. Usually one worded around why cms, a situational question and one/two competencies

 

[OB]

Monday morning motivation

 

[GXA123]

How to analyse a company’s financials in a case study? where can I find more resources about this.

 

[Shaz]

How to analyse a company’s financials in a case study? where can I find more resources about this.

There is a section within the "TCLA's Mastering the City Course" about reading financial statements that is very helpful!

 

[GXA123]

There is a section within the "TCLA's Mastering the City Course" about reading financial statements that is very helpful!

thank you

 

[ltt_12]

For CC's app on the education section, it states "Please upload any Transcripts you have on the Attachments page of this application". Is this necessary at this stage/have people generally done this?

 

[George Maxwell]

For CC's app on the education section, it states "Please upload any Transcripts you have on the Attachments page of this application". Is this necessary at this stage/have people generally done this?

Hi @ltt_12,

My advice would be, if the firm has asked you to upload a transcript, definitely do.

I recently came across this post by Laura Yeates (Head of Graduate Talent at CC) which reflected on a batch of Training Contract applications that she had reviewed. Might be really useful reading for anyone applying to CC this year!

Do reach out if you would like any more advice/help!