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<blockquote data-quote="jan28" data-source="post: 84455" data-attributes="member: 3054">Hey, just to give you an example from my latest interview (not Links) - I wasn't specifically asked to tell them a commercial news story as such but was asked (after a discussion of why commercial law) how I get my commercial news and how I keep up to date with them. Luckily, I read through the FT website that morning and read an article that interested me which was also linked to the firm's key practice areas. So I just said 'I frequently read the business press like the FT and actually, this morning I read ...' and we got into a discussion of the article which I'd say both the partners and myself found really interesting!In that way, I think commercial awareness can be tested quite subtly rather than straight-up questions like 'what commercial story do you know?'. I say that because previously, I was rejected from an interview for lack of commercial awareness but I didn't even realise I was being tested on it during the interview. I basically failed to pick up the cues to show my commercial awareness!So I'd personally say whilst it's definitely a good idea to prepare a couple of news stories as a backup, you should also be prepared more generally to show your knowledge throughout the interview (if appropriate obviously) and be able to hold a conversation on a topic.Good luck!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jan28, post: 84455, member: 3054"] Hey, just to give you an example from my latest interview (not Links) - I wasn't specifically asked to tell them a commercial news story as such but was asked (after a discussion of why commercial law) how I get my commercial news and how I keep up to date with them. Luckily, I read through the FT website that morning and read an article that interested me which was also linked to the firm's key practice areas. So I just said 'I frequently read the business press like the FT and actually, this morning I read ...' and we got into a discussion of the article which I'd say both the partners and myself found really interesting! In that way, I think commercial awareness can be tested quite subtly rather than straight-up questions like 'what commercial story do you know?'. I say that because previously, I was rejected from an interview for lack of commercial awareness but I didn't even realise I was being tested on it during the interview. I basically failed to pick up the cues to show my commercial awareness! So I'd personally say whilst it's [B]definitely[/B] a good idea to prepare a couple of news stories as a backup, you should also be prepared more generally to show your knowledge throughout the interview (if appropriate obviously) and be able to hold a conversation on a topic. Good luck!! [/QUOTE]

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