TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[bobjeff]

A&O PFO - feel like its the online assessment that let me down?

 

[billyonthespeeddial]

Akin telephone interview!

 

[V2002]

Hi, has anyone received rejections from Dechert or any offers recently?

 

[V2002]

Hello, @Jessica Booker @Andrei Radu @Ram Sabaratnam Do you know of any firms to which you can apply for Vacation schemes multiple times in one cycle?

 

[MayaM0921]

Akin telephone interview!

Congrats! Did you do an online test post-application?

 

[ashwright]

Rejected from A&O Summer Vac scheme after a 3 month internship at their Paris Office (which they extended because they liked me!).
I got a near perfect SJT and have perfect grades + double first at Oxbridge
Mad that there's not even any feedback !

Good things are going to come soon!! You've got an amazing academic record + stellar work experience so you'll be a very competitive candidate anywhere you go
May I ask what stage you got to of the app process you got to + how you found out about your SJT result?

 

[billyonthespeeddial]

Congrats! Did you do an online test post-application?

Yep!

 

[user9809]

Does anyone have any resources for the Watson Glaser that they feel really made a difference?

@Ram Sabaratnam @Andrei Radu @Amma Usman

 

[gazdgazd11]

Does anyone have any resources for the Watson Glaser that they feel really made a difference?

@Ram Sabaratnam @Andrei Radu @Amma Usman

Sorry I know you didn’t ask me but what has helped me the most were definitely the resources available in TCLA premium membership resources. There’s a whole guide on it. Super helpful. Defo recommend purchasing TCLA just to access it I’ll be honest.

 

[wanttosolicit]

Good things are going to come soon!! You've got an amazing academic record + stellar work experience so you'll be a very competitive candidate anywhere you go
May I ask what stage you got to of the app process you got to + how you found out about your SJT result?

So lovely of you, thank you.
Rejected pre-interview. I thought my SJT was strong - top brackets for applied verbal & numerical intellect + all "key skills" were areas in which I "excelled" execpt one showed a "good level".
I did apply unsuccessfully for the vac scheme last year (rejected post-app) and I'm wondering if they used this to filter out candidates

 

[AveragePoster]

Yep!

Hi, congrats! When did you do the post-app online test?

 

[ashwright]

So lovely of you, thank you.
Rejected pre-interview. I thought my SJT was strong - top brackets for applied verbal & numerical intellect + all "key skills" were areas in which I "excelled" execpt one showed a "good level".
I did apply unsuccessfully for the vac scheme last year (rejected post-app) and I'm wondering if they used this to filter out candidates

Those results just go to show how competitive of a candidate you are. Keep your head up - there are firms pining for candidates with your qualities, skills, and qualifications!
They lost out big time!

 

[user9809]

Sorry I know you didn’t ask me but what has helped me the most were definitely the resources available in TCLA premium membership resources. There’s a whole guide on it. Super helpful. Defo recommend purchasing TCLA just to access it I’ll be honest.

No, thank you so much!

 

[billyonthespeeddial]

Hi, congrats! When did you do the post-app online test?

yesterday! but I applied over a month ago

 

[001hussa]

Has anyone heard back from bird and bird? Regarding the video interview, has anyone done it yet?

 

[g.cl.2020344]

Hi, has anyone received rejections from Dechert or any offers recently?

Nope no news since 15tg oct!!!

 

[bobjeff]

anyone know how A&O's recruitment process works in terms of rejections/ACs?

 

[safari3]

Has anyone heard back from bird and bird? Regarding the video interview, has anyone done it yet?

I did mine this weekend. Haven’t heard back yet.

 

[AveragePoster]

Nope no news since 15tg oct!!!

I did my written exercise on 15/10. Have practically given up with Dechert at this point ha

 

[NJS]

Jones Day post AC PFO and A&O post app PFO, flopping like Mbappe at Madrid rn