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<blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 1022" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>When was your Ashurst interview? </strong></p><p></p><p>September 2017 and January 2018.</p><p></p><p><strong>What was it for? </strong></p><p></p><p>Winter vacation scheme and training contract</p><p></p><p><strong>Please describe the interview process at Ashurst.</strong></p><p></p><p>Written case study, one hour HR interview and office tour by a trainee.</p><p></p><p><strong>What advice would you give to future applicants for the Ashurst interview?</strong></p><p></p><p>The case study is written and had quite a lot of information so time management is really important, but the content itself wasn't particularly challenging. I think it would be best to take some time to plan before hand because structure is important. Try and leave time to give a brief proofread.</p><p></p><p>The HR interview is competency based and was quite structured. As long as you're well prepared and know yours strengths, weaknesses and experiences well and can sell them convincingly, this shouldn't be a problem at all. Mine was quite relaxed, and if I got a particularly challenging question I would stop to pause and have a drink of water. </p><p></p><p>The office tour isn't assessed apparently. Even if it is, the tour is really relaxed. Ashurst trainees have a reputation for being really friendly so don't worry about this part. </p><p></p><p>The winter vacation scheme is only one week so my training contract interview was the following month. It was with two partners, likely to be someone you met during the vac scheme if you did one (e.g. someone from your department). It wasn't about what I'd done during the scheme as it had been a while ago by this stage. It was very motivation based. It is crucial to know Ashurst really well because they will really push why you prefer them over other firms. They'll also likely ask you a lot about which other firms you've applied to and why. We discussed Brexit in quite a lot of detail.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaysen, post: 1022, member: 1"] [B]When was your Ashurst interview? [/B] September 2017 and January 2018. [B]What was it for? [/B] Winter vacation scheme and training contract [B]Please describe the interview process at Ashurst.[/B] Written case study, one hour HR interview and office tour by a trainee. [B]What advice would you give to future applicants for the Ashurst interview?[/B] The case study is written and had quite a lot of information so time management is really important, but the content itself wasn't particularly challenging. I think it would be best to take some time to plan before hand because structure is important. Try and leave time to give a brief proofread. The HR interview is competency based and was quite structured. As long as you're well prepared and know yours strengths, weaknesses and experiences well and can sell them convincingly, this shouldn't be a problem at all. Mine was quite relaxed, and if I got a particularly challenging question I would stop to pause and have a drink of water. The office tour isn't assessed apparently. Even if it is, the tour is really relaxed. Ashurst trainees have a reputation for being really friendly so don't worry about this part. The winter vacation scheme is only one week so my training contract interview was the following month. It was with two partners, likely to be someone you met during the vac scheme if you did one (e.g. someone from your department). It wasn't about what I'd done during the scheme as it had been a while ago by this stage. It was very motivation based. It is crucial to know Ashurst really well because they will really push why you prefer them over other firms. They'll also likely ask you a lot about which other firms you've applied to and why. We discussed Brexit in quite a lot of detail. [/QUOTE]
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