TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

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Jessica Booker

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@Jessica Booker I accidentally submitted an app to a firm without fully completing the application form. None of the application questions were answered. I emailed them explaining the situation and asked if they would reopen the application so that I could properly finish it. Would they allow me to properly resubmit or do firms usually not allow this?
They may allow this considering it is clearly an error - wait to see when they come back to you.
 
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The deadline is on the 15th so it hasn’t passed yet. I’ve already sent the email asking them to reopen the application. Should I follow up asking if it’s okay to withdraw?
No - now you have contacted them, just wait for them to come back to you.
 

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    Is there not an online test before AC invites? Have you been invited for testing? Their ACs dates
    aren't until late May
    Baker’s have changed their application process a bit this year, including the case study. I’m curious to know what it’s like now before I apply again.

    Does anyone know what the new test is like?
     
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    Baker’s have changed their application process a bit this year, including the case study. I’m curious to know what it’s like now before I apply again.

    Does anyone know what the new test is like?
    its just amberjack - was pretty standard and quite easy to pass. I think I got 8768 but I've heard others got as low as 6464 and as high as 9986 so I'm not too sure how they measure it. Afterwards its the VI which was similar to last year's and then the AC which I thought was decent but the case study element was quite difficult for some elements.
     

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    its just amberjack - was pretty standard and quite easy to pass. I think I got 8768 but I've heard others got as low as 6464 and as high as 9986 so I'm not too sure how they measure it. Afterwards its the VI which was similar to last year's and then the AC which I thought was decent but the case study element was quite difficult for some elements.
    Ah makes sense

    Did you apply for VS?
     
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    Does anyone have any experience of scoring badly on amberjack and still getting through to AC? I’m pretty disappointed after my Hill Dickinson assessment. I got:
    High: applied intellect
    Medium: numerical intellect
    4446

    I’ve previously got 6977 and I have no idea what I did differently this time but I did find it harder.

    Do they take into account the video interview more or less? Very upset as this was my favourite firm :( Does anyone have any advice?
     
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