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<blockquote data-quote="TCLA Community Assistant" data-source="post: 45920" data-attributes="member: 2672">The first thing to stress is that SJTs may look similar but how you approach an answer for one firm could be very different to the next. The firm that values people doing things of their own initiative will have very different answers to the firm that values collaboration.It is why I try to stress there are not a set of answers to these questions, and it can be dangerous to assume there are “right” outcomes or decisions that apply across firms.You also have to look very carefully at the detail of the question posed. A response might be different if it says you are a trainee in the first few weeks of your first seat vs a trainee who is twelve months in to your training contract. An answer will be different if it says you have a day to complete the task vs if it says it is at the end of the day.Where people tend to go wrong though:- not thinking about what’s the most efficient way of doing something- thinking they have to do everything themselves- not thinking about managing expectations- not thinking about risks- not realising that they are probably the most junior person in the “situation” and that with that you aren’t expected to know everything- assuming working harder for longer is the right response- assuming the worst (eg thinking “it depends what my working relationship is like with my supervisors - just assume the best and think you have a good working relationship with your supervisor).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TCLA Community Assistant, post: 45920, member: 2672"] The first thing to stress is that SJTs may look similar but how you approach an answer for one firm could be very different to the next. The firm that values people doing things of their own initiative will have very different answers to the firm that values collaboration. It is why I try to stress there are not a set of answers to these questions, and it can be dangerous to assume there are “right” outcomes or decisions that apply across firms. You also have to look very carefully at the detail of the question posed. A response might be different if it says you are a trainee in the first few weeks of your first seat vs a trainee who is twelve months in to your training contract. An answer will be different if it says you have a day to complete the task vs if it says it is at the end of the day. Where people tend to go wrong though: - not thinking about what’s the most efficient way of doing something - thinking they have to do everything themselves - not thinking about managing expectations - not thinking about risks - not realising that they are probably the most junior person in the “situation” and that with that you aren’t expected to know everything - assuming working harder for longer is the right response - assuming the worst (eg thinking “it depends what my working relationship is like with my supervisors - just assume the best and think you have a good working relationship with your supervisor). [/QUOTE]

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