TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

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Phoebe123451

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    Hi everyone! Does anyone have any advice on how to answer an app question (as opposed to an interview question) on a recent commercial story you've found interesting? I am worried about not being analytical enough

    @Jessica Booker or anyone else - any help would be greatly appreciated! The only firm I've ever had to do this for before rejected me straight away, and I think my answer to this particular question had been responsible for why 😂 😂
     
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    Jessica Booker

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    Hi everyone! Does anyone have any advice on how to answer an app question (as opposed to an interview question) on a recent commercial story you've found interesting? I am worried about not being analytical enough

    @Jessica Booker or anyone else - any help would be greatly appreciated! The only firm I've ever had to do this for before rejected me straight away, and I think my answer to this particular question had been responsible for why 😂 😂
    Application answers are typically short (250-300 words), so it’s really about boiling it down to the most relevant parts of the story and making sure you explain why it is of specific interest to you. I don’t think you have to be analytical as such (you don’t really have the word count to do this).

    Take an approach of how would you describe something in a limited number of words to someone who had no knowledge of the topic.
     

    SOAS22

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    If anyone has done the WBD assessment please could you let me know if there is an opportunity to take it in two parts. For example, completing the SJT style questions first, and then the video interview? Thank you :)
     

    Phoebe123451

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    Application answers are typically short (250-300 words), so it’s really about boiling it down to the most relevant parts of the story and making sure you explain why it is of specific interest to you. I don’t think you have to be analytical as such (you don’t really have the word count to do this).

    Take an approach of how would you describe something in a limited number of words to someone who had no knowledge of the topic.
    okay thank you!!!
     

    BeGrateful.101

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    Is the whole thing recorded or just the VI?
    The whole thing is recorded. They say it at the beginning that we won’t allow anyone cheating etc.. and take pictures so we are recording you fully throughout the assessment. You can leave and come back to it and your answers will be saved. The Software has some checks to see if you are screenshooting and stuff. They also want to see if there are any discrepancies in teh amount of time you spent per question apparently. There is a whole introduction at the beginning of the assessment warning of prosecution etc..
     

    academicweapon121

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    The whole thing is recorded. They say it at the beginning that we won’t allow anyone cheating etc.. and take pictures so we are recording you fully throughout the assessment. You can leave and come back to it and your answers will be saved. The Software has some checks to see if you are screenshooting and stuff. They also want to see if there are any discrepancies in teh amount of time you spent per question apparently. There is a whole introduction at the beginning of the assessment warning of prosecution etc..
    Does this include the thinking time for our VI? As its unlimited I assumed we would be able to make notes and stuff before recording but are they trying to prevent that?
     
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    Hi all! Also @Jessica Booker if you've got any insight on this!

    I've been kinda spooked recently by hearing that choosing the second scheme for a scheme that has two periods (June and July periods) is a major disadvantage, is it true?

    I was not able to do the first scheme for this particular firm which is truly my dream firm as I had another vac scheme offer, but it clashes with the dates of the first scheme of this firm. Though this is my dream firm, I wanted to spread risks and not put all my eggs in one basket. Will I be at a disadvantage purely by being on Scheme 2 rather than Scheme 1, in that it would be harder to impress the partners/associates and that you'd have to really "be a somebody" since offers would've been given for the first scheme? I'm scared now not gonna lie
     

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    Hi all! Also @Jessica Booker if you've got any insight on this!

    I've been kinda spooked recently by hearing that choosing the second scheme for a scheme that has two periods (June and July periods) is a major disadvantage, is it true?

    I was not able to do the first scheme for this particular firm which is truly my dream firm as I had another vac scheme offer, but it clashes with the dates of the first scheme of this firm. Though this is my dream firm, I wanted to spread risks and not put all my eggs in one basket. Will I be at a disadvantage purely by being on Scheme 2 rather than Scheme 1, in that it would be harder to impress the partners/associates and that you'd have to really "be a somebody" since offers would've been given for the first scheme? I'm scared now not gonna lie
    I don't think that is true at all.

    I don't see why it would be harder to impress people you met - people's expectations will be the same in that respect. And I very much expect firms to hold back on some offers knowing that some people on the second scheme will be people they want to offer. Firms don't take risks in over offering from the first scheme when there is a chance the second scheme candidates could be just as good (or even better). They can always offer people after both schemes have concluded.
     

    EM23

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    I really don't like this Amberjack interactive assessment. I have done a few of these and I really don't understand why we are given multiple calculations and mathematics problems instead of more behavioral or situational ones. Even being asked what I would like to be famous for at the end like??? I literally started talking about being a director or something lmao

    Very weird
     
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