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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

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Honestly! This question was the bane of my existence because I just couldn't choose one single event 😵‍💫
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This must have taken forever! You need a new email address per attempt. Not to mention that annoying survey you have to complete before each test.
yeah i've written it up now.
 
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if a firm asks to provide a cv, do we also need to fill out the work experience section? it's optional @Afraz Akhtar
Hey @Bread sorry for the late response to this, but if something is optional, it's usually not relied on in any assessment of your application form. It is either there to make the graduate recruitment's life easier, if they decide to screen off the ATS instead of a CV or it'll be something they may refer to if the process gets heavily competitive.

As it's something you could relatively copy from the CV, I would include it anyway - just to be safe.

Good luck!
 
urgenttt 🥲I’ve been invited to a Bank of England video interview due tomorrow. However, I’ve just been emailed about amended eligibility criteria from the University of Law, which the Bank of England uses for its programme, now requiring Trusts. I achieved a first-class law degree at a top Russell Group university but did not take Trusts as it wasn’t required for my course. I’m unsure how to proceed, especially as the email arrived at 5pm today and I may not receive a response in time. Should I still complete the video interview? Any advice would be appreciated, im sooo upset by this. sigh I wish they disclosed this before.
@Afraz Akhtar do you have any advice for this, please?
 
is getting collaboration as an area for development in W&C capp a bad sign :oops::oops:
not necessarily! a lot of the time your "area for development" is just the area you scored slightly lower in than the others: it doesnt mean that you scored much lower or are actually in need of development there :) I got scattered results on SJTs across all firms applied to (incl collaboration as area for dev) and got progressed by most so dont worry
 
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