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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 1019" data-attributes="member: 1">When was your CMS Cameron McKenna interview? April 2016What was it for? Vacation Scheme Please describe the interview process at CMS Cameron McKenna.The phone interview before the assessment centre dealt with some motivation and competency questions.There were only four of us there. The first thing we did on the day was a 100 minute written exercise. This was basically a case study with a focus on analysis of the information which we were given. We had to read information about offices of a company, and work out the profits of each office given the data provided. Then we were asked to give advice as to how the company should reorganise itself in light of the profitability of the difference offices.Then there was an interview. Some people had associates, but I had mine with the head of HR who is a very nice person and immediately put me at ease. The interview covered classic motivation and competency questions, but felt like an informal chat and not a box-ticking exercise.Then there was a trainee who came to talk to us and answer any questions, but that wasn't assessed.What advice would you give to future applicants for the CMS Cameron McKenna interview?A lot of emphasis seemed to be placed on the written exercise, and although we had a long time to do it, I still felt pushed for time at the end, so don't relax too much and try to work as quickly as possible right from the beginning. Make sure you understand how to work out profits, and understand data about costs etc., the concept of big overheads, sunk costs, and some key strategies for businesses to help efficiency. It helped to be innovative in answers, so try to think outside of the box, more than just closing one or two offices which aren't as profitable.Prepare your competencies to give good answers, and be clear on your motivation for commercial law, the firm etc. I was asked about how I would fit into a firm as big as CMS and the wider CMS network. I was asked what personally motivates me for success, which at first I found difficult to think about, but the interviewer helped me to understand what sort of thing he was looking for. It was probably the nicest interview experience I've ever had with a firm.</blockquote>

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