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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

Been 3 days since I applied and I have not received it. They may be sending it in batches and then there was also new years holidays!
Dont worry! I applied on the 4th of Jan and emailed grad rec. They said they paused sending out assessments until Jan 5th and we would receive them in the next couple of days if we met the initial requirements. So I assume they are sending them first to the people that applied earlier in the holidays!
 
for w&c work experience section, if the role is current, do we have to put something for the duration box or the end date box.. it says the fields are mandatory but like i'm still working at these places 😭 (with no current intention to leave)
@ilikelaw this is strange, it usually allows you to tick whether the job is current, in which case it wouldn't require an end date. If that isn't the case here, and its an open text box, I'd just write 'Present" and if its a date box, then write today's date.
 
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@Abbie Whitlock @Afraz Akhtar SJT: You are a trainee and have a meeting starting in 5 minutes and there is an error in work you must present to a client, alongside your supervisor. What do you do if you catch your supervisor 5 mins prior and what would you do if you only identify the error mid client meeting?
@alphabravocharlie well.. I'd obviously panic and look over my shoulder because I know the SRA is lurking somewhere. Jokes aside, I would flag this to the supervisor as soon as I get a chance, if I know the solution I'd let them know that too and if not, ask them for some help and see if we could possible push back the meeting a little while. If the issue was noticed during the client meeting, to be honest I would probably take the supervisor to the side to double check or send them a message on teams, where this isn't possible, I would flag everyones attention to the mistake and rectify it there and then.

Honesty and early detection is key here, as embarrassing and awkward as it may be.
 

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