TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

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rose0904

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Is there a reason they ask if you take care of someone at home (un-paid)? Do they use this against you e.g., assume you wont have enough time to commit to work properly?
I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure this is a contextual thing? In the same way that they ask whether you're first gen uni/worked part time in A-Levels etc. I really doubt they'd ever use it against you!
 

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Is there a reason they ask if you take care of someone at home (un-paid)? Do they use this against you e.g., assume you wont have enough time to commit to work properly?
It’s actually the opposite.

Contextualised recruitment questions like this are designed to flag up people who won’t have had the time/financial opportunities to complete other activities like paid work/extra curricular activities due to their circumstances. It allows a recruiter to take into account the restrictions of opportunity one candidate will have over the other to accumulate evidence that is usually looked for in an application.

The information (eg the answer to the question) is never available to the person reading your application though - it only contributes to a score/flag that tells the recruiter they should be more open minded to the opportunities the individual may have had.
 
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