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  1. Mohamed Ashour

    Ashour's Journey to a TC

    Thanks @j.s.cox for checking on my journey! After much thought, introspection and consulting my trusted friends, I have decided not to pursue a career in law all together, I found that it doesn't suit my ambition. I've decided to invest the same resources to pursue an MBA and to manage my...
  2. Mohamed Ashour

    Ashour's Journey to a TC

    Watson's bites: Tech & AI: US-listed tech companies face cash crunch after burning through billions from IPOs According to Dealogic data, 150 tech companies raised at least $100m each in 2020 and 2021, but most of their valuations are now below what they were at IPO and their share prices are...
  3. Mohamed Ashour

    Ashour's Journey to a TC

    HHeLLoOO there! SO far in FEB! Applied to WBD with the help of @Ghana M. and TCLA, Ghana was extremely helpful and gave me advice when needed I wish her the best and THANK YOU! these Watson's Bites where efficient, they helped me absorb more and focus on more important pieces developing my...
  4. Mohamed Ashour

    Ashour's Journey to a TC

    Watson's Bites UK’s resilient economy points to a mild recession, positive sentiment across the UK for a second half bounce but peter identifies 3 points that may affect this. 1- inflation 2-war in Ukraine 3- US-China tensions Facebook and Instagram to launch paid-for subscription services, and...
  5. Mohamed Ashour

    Ashour's Journey to a TC

    Watson Bites: Allen & Overy introduces AI chatbot to lawyers in search of efficiencies, now this quite interesting to see and follow, Chatgpt is the new thing after smartphones and it's the start of a new storm not just in tech. Microsoft Bing chatbot professes love for journalist and dreams...
  6. Mohamed Ashour

    Ashour's Journey to a TC

    Watson's bites: we see that the UK economy managed to narrowly avoid a recession in the fourth quarter of 2022, with real GDP growing by 0.01%. This was just £76m more than what was needed to fall into a recession! this is some of the best news I have heard of lately, gives you a breath of...
  7. Mohamed Ashour

    Ashour's Journey to a TC

    Watson's bites MCSI revises Adani Group weightings after free float review as a direct result to the Hindenburg Research report. this would result in smaller weightings and very much less investors. (Free float: numbers of shares that could be publicly traded) one for aspiring lawyers as Hermes...
  8. Mohamed Ashour

    Ashour's Journey to a TC

    Watson's bites: BP scales back climate goals as profits more than double to £23bn and Serica deal with Tailwind Energy will almost double its oil output sounds like old days for oil companies with strong oil prices! Annual property price growth slowed down to 1.9% from 2.1% in December, cites...
  9. Mohamed Ashour

    Ashour's Journey to a TC

    Hello! Watson's bites! Nationwide's finding last week that points to a trend of falling house prices. there'll be more houses on the market when these interest rates hikes hit, as mortgage set to face lowest growth since 2011. rock and feather tactics to big banks as the PMs are questioning...
  10. Mohamed Ashour

    Ashour's Journey to a TC

    Daily goals! yesterday's goals: 1-the Commercial awareness exercise from TCLA. 2-2 hours on the commercial awareness course "understand the city" 3-2 hours research on the firm. not done yet. today: 2 hours on commercial awareness course. 1 hour on the Energy Transition pdf by WBD. 2 hours to...
  11. Mohamed Ashour

    Practise your commercial awareness for your next interview using PESTLE & SWOT.

    PESTLE Political: Brexit effect on tourism as thousands of seasonal and permanent staff are hired from the EU and 60% of tourism came from the EU. this had led directly to an increase in hiring overseas staff. Economic: increase in energy bills due to the war led many hospitality businesses to...
  12. Mohamed Ashour

    Ashour's Journey to a TC

    Womble Bond Dickinson after about four rejections so far (2 after WG invite) I still have another chance with WBD, they are different when it comes to graduate recruitment; the open question, no Watson Glacer (yet there is another test) no work experience section but LIFE experience. all of...
  13. Mohamed Ashour

    Ashour's Journey to a TC

    it has been a while since I posted... since then, I WON 6 months of bronze TCLA subscription! the best gift I could get to start the new year! I'm extremely delighted to have won this as it came while I was a bit disappointed about my application campaign. Law Firm applications: week ago, I...
  14. Mohamed Ashour

    Ashour's Journey to a TC

    I didn't work! studying for exams and applying to very tight deadlines has proven extremely difficult let alone commercial awareness. that rules out Clyde&co for me and Kirkland and Ellis, and leaves with Ashurst and NRF on my list, I'm excited about Ashurst they have been amazing and very...
  15. Mohamed Ashour

    My Training Contract Journey

    What an amazing journey so far! this is an incredibly valuable insight; I don't think I can find such detail anywhere else. even if I were you, I wouldn't have done the same. but these details gave me the chance to imagine myself in your place and think what I would have said and done, Thank...
  16. Mohamed Ashour

    Ashour's Journey to a TC

    It's has been a while since my last update and here is what happened. I got rejection form TW and Linklaters; I scored a stunning 24% on Watson glacer and a clear sign what I should do for the next exam. I didn't finish my case study. I switched A&O for CMS and applied today, not too late I...
  17. Mohamed Ashour

    Ashour's Journey to a TC

    Getting back on track! I did almost nothing last week and achieved none of the goals I set due to some personal issues. and I love comebacks, so I began this week with an application to Linklaters and did their Cap assessment and Watson glacer test. I received their report on the first...
  18. Mohamed Ashour

    My Training Contract Journey

    @j.s.cox It was an exciting call, such level of collaboration between applicants or students is essential. each of us has his own perspective on different matters and current issues concerning commercial awareness or law firm research, sharing these ideas and perspectives would give us the edge...
  19. Mohamed Ashour

    Ashour's Journey to a TC

    Commercial awareness: I finally did it, my first article on Currency devaluation, this relevant in Egypt as we Floated the pound. the implications are wide on different industries and the attractiveness of the country for foreign investors. I'd love to hear everyone's opinion and any comments...
  20. Mohamed Ashour

    My Training Contract Journey

    I'm enjoying this so let me add some comments when it comes to the hospitality industry it has been facing lots of pf pressure recently, some got away from covid but the fact that tourists will pay the VAT now which makes Milan and other European cities more attractive for shopping Since many...

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