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  1. bangarangbass39

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    For a written task, if there is a word count between 500 and 1500, will I still be judged for how much I write within that count? Secondly, if I say the right things but because of nerves, my enthusiasm wasn't showing enough as it should've been in the presentation, will I also be marked down...
  2. bangarangbass39

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Has anyone done the Bates Wells AC for the Vac scheme? Has anyone heard back?!
  3. bangarangbass39

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Stupid question but, how do people know what solution would work for a specific commercial challenge? Asking this with regard to commercial case studies. I know examples could help with this, but 1) real life examples contain intricacies, which upon further examination might show the example...
  4. bangarangbass39

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Anyone done a Bates Wells AC before? I have mine on Thursday n super nervous. It’s an individual pres and written task on a commercial task. Any advice would suffice!
  5. bangarangbass39

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Anyone had their Bates Wells AC recently?
  6. bangarangbass39

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Anyone with experience working for a charity/social enterprise/CIC or any other relevant socially minded business structure?
  7. bangarangbass39

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Crucial demographic missing, trainees.
  8. bangarangbass39

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Agreed. My recent AC, non US/MC/SC, of our group of 5, 4 had graduated. The previous group of 5 a similar amount had also graduated. The spread was mostly across Warwick, Bristol, Exeter, Kings, etc.
  9. bangarangbass39

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    This is what I thought. But a recent AC I did, only one other person wore a tie - and they looked great. Everyone else was button down. All of my previous ACs I’ve always been the one guy wearing a tie😭I’m scared of being that guy
  10. bangarangbass39

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Kind of a meaningless question here. For guys, Is it bad to not wear a tie to an interview?
  11. bangarangbass39

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Anyone have insight/strategy for written commercial assessments and individual presentations? I have about a month to prep.
  12. bangarangbass39

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Oh f*ck (pardon my French) Bates Wells AC invite post Watson Glaser.
  13. bangarangbass39

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    “Elitism” is defined by how exclusionary you can be
  14. bangarangbass39

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    You know how long we should expect to wait for them post WG?
  15. bangarangbass39

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Lewis Silkin rejection post app
  16. bangarangbass39

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Has anyone else applied to Bates Wells?
  17. bangarangbass39

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Rejected post AC for Addleshaw Goddard. Happy to offer help and advice for anyone with an invite.
  18. bangarangbass39

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    The Rest is Money and Politics are both great. If you get past the political leanings and the “contentious” personalities, you get a broad, sufficiently detailed, and easy to understand comprehension of what goes on within and between business/politics. It focuses massively on context, which...

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