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Answering an interview question about failing to convert a previous VS
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<blockquote data-quote="Dheepa" data-source="post: 50029" data-attributes="member: 1572"><p>Hi Flora, </p><p></p><p>I agree with mostly everything that Naomi has said! Definitely lead with the feedback you received and all the steps you've taken since then to improve on those areas. And yes you can definitely highlight what you think could have gone better in the actual interview (i.e. you needing to demonstrate your thought process better), this will really show that you have taken the time to reflect on your own as well. </p><p></p><p>I just wanted to add that there really is nothing wrong with saying you realised you were not a good fit for the firm (as long as this is the ancillary reason that you mention!). If you wanted to be more careful about saying that, you could phrase it by saying why you didn't think it was the right fit and consequently how that made you realise that firms like the one you do have the AC at appeal to you more. This was my own approach when answering this question, and I sometimes even got a laugh out of the partners for the honesty. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dheepa, post: 50029, member: 1572"] Hi Flora, I agree with mostly everything that Naomi has said! Definitely lead with the feedback you received and all the steps you've taken since then to improve on those areas. And yes you can definitely highlight what you think could have gone better in the actual interview (i.e. you needing to demonstrate your thought process better), this will really show that you have taken the time to reflect on your own as well. I just wanted to add that there really is nothing wrong with saying you realised you were not a good fit for the firm (as long as this is the ancillary reason that you mention!). If you wanted to be more careful about saying that, you could phrase it by saying why you didn't think it was the right fit and consequently how that made you realise that firms like the one you do have the AC at appeal to you more. This was my own approach when answering this question, and I sometimes even got a laugh out of the partners for the honesty. :) [/QUOTE]
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