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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
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<blockquote data-quote="Abbie Whitlock" data-source="post: 230140" data-attributes="member: 42112"><p>Hey!</p><p></p><p>For this question, they're essentially testing three main things:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Whether you follow business / news generally</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">How you explain concepts and updates clearly</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Whether you can link the story back to commercial awareness</li> </ul><p></p><p>Therefore, I would likely structure it in the following way:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Briefly explain the story </strong>- what happened and who's involved (keep this relatively brief!)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Why it's interesting commercially</strong> - discuss the impact on businesses, markets, consumers, etc. If you can discuss the impact it has on sectors that the firm's clients work in, that is a bonus!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Why you chose it </strong>- why is this particularly interesting to you and what caught your attention</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>(If you can) Link to the firm </strong>- for example, how the firm might respond to the factors discussed in the commercial story</li> </ol><p>This doesn't have to be anything super niche - it could be things such as AI adoption, retail restructuring, or major mergers (particularly in law recently!). These all work well as long as you can explain them clearly and discuss why it interested you.</p><p></p><p>I hope that helps, and best of luck with your VI <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abbie Whitlock, post: 230140, member: 42112"] Hey! For this question, they're essentially testing three main things: [LIST] [*]Whether you follow business / news generally [*]How you explain concepts and updates clearly [*]Whether you can link the story back to commercial awareness [/LIST] Therefore, I would likely structure it in the following way: [LIST=1] [*][B]Briefly explain the story [/B]- what happened and who's involved (keep this relatively brief!) [*][B]Why it's interesting commercially[/B] - discuss the impact on businesses, markets, consumers, etc. If you can discuss the impact it has on sectors that the firm's clients work in, that is a bonus! [*][B]Why you chose it [/B]- why is this particularly interesting to you and what caught your attention [*][B](If you can) Link to the firm [/B]- for example, how the firm might respond to the factors discussed in the commercial story [/LIST] This doesn't have to be anything super niche - it could be things such as AI adoption, retail restructuring, or major mergers (particularly in law recently!). These all work well as long as you can explain them clearly and discuss why it interested you. I hope that helps, and best of luck with your VI :) [/QUOTE]
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