Achieving the MRICS designation is a monumental milestone for any surveyor, but navigating the Assessment of Professional Competency (APC) within the public sector comes with its own unique challenges. Introduced by Neil Webster, newly qualified chartered surveyors Hannah Hammond and Tayo Olanite share their personal accounts of the APC process. They discuss overcoming referral setbacks, leveraging AI tools for concise revision, building out comprehensive competency case file