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<blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 33482" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm.</strong></p><p></p><p>February 2020</p><p></p><p><strong>Please specify what the interview was for.</strong></p><p></p><p>Summer Vacation Scheme 2020</p><p></p><p><strong>Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.</strong></p><p></p><p>9:30am Arrival, Talk from Graduate Recruitment, Business Case Study (60min), Break, Interview with Graduate Recruitment & Senior Associate (45min), Tour of the Office by Trainees and opportunity to ask them any questions, Finished at 12:30pm</p><p></p><p><strong>Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.</strong></p><p></p><p>1. Business Case Study - there were two case studies, which were randomly allocated amongst candidates (a, b, a, b system); 60 minutes to read through material bundle (cca 5 pieces of material including newspaper articles, e-mails, research etc.) and hand-write a business report.</p><p>2. Interview with GR and Senior Associate - I believe this was 45 minutes long, asked about my motivations for law & Ashurst, was asked to talk about things I mentioned in my cover letter and then tested on different competencies based on that. </p><p></p><p><strong>Please list any interview questions you were asked.</strong></p><p></p><p>1. What makes Ashurst different?</p><p>2. Why law?</p><p>3. What challenges are facing the legal sector and Ashurst in particular?</p><p>4. What area of law are you interested in? Do you know what you would want to practice in in the future?</p><p>5. What was your dissertation about? (even though I already graduated the year before)</p><p>6. General competency questions based on my cover letter</p><p>7. Scenario question - It was a scenario from trainee-life, can't remember exactly but something about taking a client meeting when my supervisor had to leave unexpectedly</p><p></p><p><strong>What is your best advice for each aspect of the assessment on the day? Please break this down for each assessment. This can include advice for preparation, as well as tips for the day.</strong></p><p></p><p>1. Business Case Study</p><p>- USE YOUR TIME WISELY: I spent too much time analysing the resources & planning and then run out of time when writing (which was ultimately the reason why I didn’t get the VS) so plan your time accordingly. If you tend to struggle with timing as I do, I recommend practicing in advance.</p><p>- STRUCTURE OF BUSINESS REPORT: I looked up structure of business report in advance and this was appreciated in my feedback. I also think it gives your written piece a clear structure and allows you to make sure you didn’t miss any important points.</p><p>- BUSINESS TRENDS & GENERAL COMM AWARENESS: This is not essential, but having general commercial awareness will help you make good recommendations in the business report & understand the material provided. So that you imagine where you would use this, there were two case studies one advising on the strategy of health food & dips business and the other advising on whether offshore windfarm should be built, and while a lot of info was provided in the texts, it was a great opportunity to show your commercial awareness and extra knowledge.</p><p></p><p>2. Interview</p><p>- MENTION ONLY THINGS YOU KNOW: This may sound obvious but don't mention anything that you don't know that much about just to name drop it. I heard about this before so I always kept it in mind, but during this interview I mentioned Ashurst Advance and then was asked to explain what I understand Ashurst Advance to be about (luckily I looked it up in detail the day before).</p><p>- ANSWER QUESTIONS FULLY: Make sure that you provide enough detail in your answers. In my feedback, I was told that when answering competency questions, I could have provided more detail as to how my experiences demonstrate the competencies required.</p><p>- RELAX: Everyone is very friendly so don't get thrown off if you are something that you have not prepared! just sit back, relax and try to answer the best you can <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>- ASK FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS: This is especially for the scenario question, don't worry to ask follow-up questions to help you better understand the situation you are in. I think it is expected & appreciated!</p><p></p><p><strong>Were you successful?</strong></p><p></p><p>No</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaysen, post: 33482, member: 1"] [B]Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm.[/B] February 2020 [B]Please specify what the interview was for.[/B] Summer Vacation Scheme 2020 [B]Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.[/B] 9:30am Arrival, Talk from Graduate Recruitment, Business Case Study (60min), Break, Interview with Graduate Recruitment & Senior Associate (45min), Tour of the Office by Trainees and opportunity to ask them any questions, Finished at 12:30pm [B]Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.[/B] 1. Business Case Study - there were two case studies, which were randomly allocated amongst candidates (a, b, a, b system); 60 minutes to read through material bundle (cca 5 pieces of material including newspaper articles, e-mails, research etc.) and hand-write a business report. 2. Interview with GR and Senior Associate - I believe this was 45 minutes long, asked about my motivations for law & Ashurst, was asked to talk about things I mentioned in my cover letter and then tested on different competencies based on that. [B]Please list any interview questions you were asked.[/B] 1. What makes Ashurst different? 2. Why law? 3. What challenges are facing the legal sector and Ashurst in particular? 4. What area of law are you interested in? Do you know what you would want to practice in in the future? 5. What was your dissertation about? (even though I already graduated the year before) 6. General competency questions based on my cover letter 7. Scenario question - It was a scenario from trainee-life, can't remember exactly but something about taking a client meeting when my supervisor had to leave unexpectedly [B]What is your best advice for each aspect of the assessment on the day? Please break this down for each assessment. This can include advice for preparation, as well as tips for the day.[/B] 1. Business Case Study - USE YOUR TIME WISELY: I spent too much time analysing the resources & planning and then run out of time when writing (which was ultimately the reason why I didn’t get the VS) so plan your time accordingly. If you tend to struggle with timing as I do, I recommend practicing in advance. - STRUCTURE OF BUSINESS REPORT: I looked up structure of business report in advance and this was appreciated in my feedback. I also think it gives your written piece a clear structure and allows you to make sure you didn’t miss any important points. - BUSINESS TRENDS & GENERAL COMM AWARENESS: This is not essential, but having general commercial awareness will help you make good recommendations in the business report & understand the material provided. So that you imagine where you would use this, there were two case studies one advising on the strategy of health food & dips business and the other advising on whether offshore windfarm should be built, and while a lot of info was provided in the texts, it was a great opportunity to show your commercial awareness and extra knowledge. 2. Interview - MENTION ONLY THINGS YOU KNOW: This may sound obvious but don't mention anything that you don't know that much about just to name drop it. I heard about this before so I always kept it in mind, but during this interview I mentioned Ashurst Advance and then was asked to explain what I understand Ashurst Advance to be about (luckily I looked it up in detail the day before). - ANSWER QUESTIONS FULLY: Make sure that you provide enough detail in your answers. In my feedback, I was told that when answering competency questions, I could have provided more detail as to how my experiences demonstrate the competencies required. - RELAX: Everyone is very friendly so don't get thrown off if you are something that you have not prepared! just sit back, relax and try to answer the best you can :) - ASK FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS: This is especially for the scenario question, don't worry to ask follow-up questions to help you better understand the situation you are in. I think it is expected & appreciated! [B]Were you successful?[/B] No [/QUOTE]
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