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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

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MrHubertLouis

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Amazing news - Congratulations!

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Thank you so much Jessica! 🤍
 

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Do written exercises require intros?

For example, if I was asked to give advice to a client, would you start with niceties? Or go straight into an executive summary? Does an executive summary require a heading?

Sorry, I’m so unfamiliar will all this!
Just go straight into the advice. The niceties would be in the email correspondence sending the summary/research note, rather than in the research note itself.
 

Farhan65756

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Womble Bond Dickinson said they would get back to people on the week commencing 25th March, and I just wanted to ask if there is even a chance for me to progress to the virtual AC based on my Amberjack Assessment feedback report? I got top band for Verbal Intellect, middle band for Numerical Intellect. As for the 4 pillars I got:
Grit: 6; Applied Intellect: 4; Creative Force: 7; Digital Mindset: 9
 
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Womble Bond Dickinson said they would get back to people on the week commencing 25th March, and I just wanted to ask if there is even a chance for me to progress to the virtual AC based on my Amberjack Assessment feedback report? I got top band for Verbal Intellect, middle band for Numerical Intellect. As for the 4 pillars I got:
Grit: 6; Applied Intellect: 4; Creative Force: 7; Digital Mindset: 9
I think these are pretty good numbers but no one knows what WBDs checkboxes are - your video interview will also play a big part I assume :)
 
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