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

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GeorgieW

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Dec 17, 2021
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after a string of rejections I've been invited to Bird & Bird VI!!
super nervous as this is my first one - does anyone have any Bird & Bird specific tips at all? like maybe how many questions there are, whether there is a commercial question or mainly competency/the three whys, or just how they found it?
thanks so much, hope everyone is thriving today!!
 

SCN

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Feb 20, 2020
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Silly question, but for Simmons - if my logic and verbal tests says 'completed' but my VI says 'finished' is that something I should be worried about? Only asking because I had so so many tech issues during the VI
 
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