Thanks! I didn't get to finish as I had some issues with it getting stuck loading right at the beginning, and with about 30 seconds to go, so I only answered 31 questions - my guess would be 25 would be about right.
I suppose they have to cut quite aggressively. The next stage after that is hosted across the 6 sponsor firms, who I'm sure can only accommodate so many from a practical point of view, so my guess is max 120 people move to semi, and then the final might be like 10 people? I'm sure someone on here will have experience of how big each stage is!
Hi @e_turbo2 I would discuss 3-4 sectors/departments and I would use use the following structure:
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I would explain how maintaining a profit essentially also comes down to keeping costs under control and ensuring earnings remain constant. If you wanted to address the question of maintaining profit separately, I think you could focus more on managing risk rather than looking for growth - i.e. you would analyse what factors could lead to rising costs and/or declining revenues. Nonetheless, I think many of the strategies you would discuss when considering generating profits will significantly overlap with the part about maintaining them - for instance, M&A is both a strategy to grow market share and to protect against losing market share to an up and coming rival (consider Meta's acquisition of Instagram). As such, I would probably discuss the question of generating and maintaining profits at the same time and structure my answer in terms of a costs/earnings analysis split rather than maintaining/generating analysis split.
Firms often asks a mix of competency and motivational questions, among the most usual being the so-called big three: why you, why the firm, why commercial law. However, in many cases you will also be asked some less-encountered questions, such as:
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I think you should definitely contact the firm's graduate recruitment team and inform them of your mistake. While this may have some negative impact on the firm's view of your attention to detail, it will also have a positive impact in terms of showing them you keep yourself accountable and proactively address any mistakes. This is not at all an uncommon situation and it does not normally result in disqualification. Nonetheless, if this comes out at a later stage (and it will, since you will have to send them transcripts), you do risk the firm suspecting dishonesty and rejecting your application for this reason.
It really depends on what else you learnt from the open day and the broader points that you look to be making. Of course, a situation in which the practice areas/sectors you learnt about during the open day are also areas the firm you are applying to is strong in is ideal, but you can also use the open day experience to make valuable points if this is not the case. For instance, you could explain how by speaking with lawyers at the open day you learnt more about commercial law and the way solicitors help businesses manage risks and grown, a fact that confirmed your interest in pursuing a career in this area.
Hi - for general tips, please read Section A and B of the Complete Competency Interview Guide I wrote last year. It covers in depth my preparation method, the most commonly met questions, and the most important advice for succeeding in VIs.
