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<blockquote data-quote="BK" data-source="post: 79296" data-attributes="member: 7354"><p><strong>Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm.</strong></p><p>November 2020</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Please specify what the interview was for.</strong></p><p>Summer Vacation Scheme 2021</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.</strong></p><p>09:00 Ten-minute welcome from Graduate Recruitment </p><p>09:30- 10:30 General Interview (2 interviewers) </p><p>10:45- 11:00 Video call with Trainee </p><p>11:30 Commercial Article Received </p><p>12:00- 13:00 Analytical Interview (2 interviewers)</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.</strong></p><p>General Interview: Lasted 1 hour and is usually conducted by one Partner and one Associate. The interview was semi-structured with certain questions that the interviewers wanted to cover, but a lot of the interview conversation took off based on my responses. The questions were motivation and competency-based. There is also one compulsory situational judgement question that all interviewers must cover. Most of the follow-ups were based on my responses, asking me to elaborate or asking directly applicable my learnings were to the workplace setting </p><p></p><p>Analytical Interview: Lasted 1 hour and is also usually conducted by one Partner and one Associate, although I had a Senior Associate and an Associate. The interview is preceded by 30mins of prep time on a commercial article that is emailed to you. The questions are based on general commercial concepts in the context of the article.</p><p> <strong></strong></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>General Interview: </p><p>1. Be prepared to elaborate on experiences mentioned in your application. Try not to be descriptive only. Providing a reflective response will give depth to the answer and show you as a well-reflected individual. </p><p>2. Treat the interview as a conversation, it will automatically ensure you are not too uptight. Use the time at the end of the interview to speak about your interviewers and their work. This was the time that I genuinely felt I connected with the interviewers and could tell they were pleased to talk to me </p><p>3. Smile, relax and be yourself! The feedback I received was that the interviewers in both my interviewers enjoyed interviewing me. Being personable and interested in hearing about your interviewers' experiences will go a long way in forming a connection. </p><p>4. The situational question may relate to an experience you have not dealt with before. Be prepared to think on your feet. Explain each step of your thinking. Why are you considering a certain option to be the best solution? Why did you discard other options? </p><p>5. In answering why Freshfields, try to draw out specific interactions you have had with the firm. For eg: 'During my time at the Spring Scheme/Open Day/ Webinar... ' Prefacing your reasons with an interaction shows proactivity. </p><p></p><p>Analytical Interview: </p><p>1. The interviewers want to see your thought process and the way you reach an answer. It doesn't matter if you do not know all the answers, I certainly didn't. I found acknowledging that I did not know an answer and then offering to take them through my reasoning helpful. Make educated estimates and use your existing commercial knowledge to offer an answer. </p><p>2. Pick up on social cues. The interviewers are more than happy to guide you along to the right answer. Think in the direction they are pointing you to </p><p>3. The article I received was related to a broader trend of retail stores being on the decline in the UK. Keeping up with big stories and having an opinion can be helpful. The article will not be super niche. Any wider reading you've done can also be cleverly integrated into your answers. For eg:' 'The problem mentioned in the article is not exclusive to xyz alone, a wider market trend can be observed. Recently, [company abc] announced....' </p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Were you successful?</strong></p><p>Yes</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BK, post: 79296, member: 7354"] [B]Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm.[/B] November 2020 [B] Please specify what the interview was for.[/B] Summer Vacation Scheme 2021 [B] Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings.[/B] 09:00 Ten-minute welcome from Graduate Recruitment 09:30- 10:30 General Interview (2 interviewers) 10:45- 11:00 Video call with Trainee 11:30 Commercial Article Received 12:00- 13:00 Analytical Interview (2 interviewers) [B] Please provide a summary of each assessment on the day with approximate timings.[/B] General Interview: Lasted 1 hour and is usually conducted by one Partner and one Associate. The interview was semi-structured with certain questions that the interviewers wanted to cover, but a lot of the interview conversation took off based on my responses. The questions were motivation and competency-based. There is also one compulsory situational judgement question that all interviewers must cover. Most of the follow-ups were based on my responses, asking me to elaborate or asking directly applicable my learnings were to the workplace setting Analytical Interview: Lasted 1 hour and is also usually conducted by one Partner and one Associate, although I had a Senior Associate and an Associate. The interview is preceded by 30mins of prep time on a commercial article that is emailed to you. The questions are based on general commercial concepts in the context of the article. [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] General Interview: 1. Be prepared to elaborate on experiences mentioned in your application. Try not to be descriptive only. Providing a reflective response will give depth to the answer and show you as a well-reflected individual. 2. Treat the interview as a conversation, it will automatically ensure you are not too uptight. Use the time at the end of the interview to speak about your interviewers and their work. This was the time that I genuinely felt I connected with the interviewers and could tell they were pleased to talk to me 3. Smile, relax and be yourself! The feedback I received was that the interviewers in both my interviewers enjoyed interviewing me. Being personable and interested in hearing about your interviewers' experiences will go a long way in forming a connection. 4. The situational question may relate to an experience you have not dealt with before. Be prepared to think on your feet. Explain each step of your thinking. Why are you considering a certain option to be the best solution? Why did you discard other options? 5. In answering why Freshfields, try to draw out specific interactions you have had with the firm. For eg: 'During my time at the Spring Scheme/Open Day/ Webinar... ' Prefacing your reasons with an interaction shows proactivity. Analytical Interview: 1. The interviewers want to see your thought process and the way you reach an answer. It doesn't matter if you do not know all the answers, I certainly didn't. I found acknowledging that I did not know an answer and then offering to take them through my reasoning helpful. Make educated estimates and use your existing commercial knowledge to offer an answer. 2. Pick up on social cues. The interviewers are more than happy to guide you along to the right answer. Think in the direction they are pointing you to 3. The article I received was related to a broader trend of retail stores being on the decline in the UK. Keeping up with big stories and having an opinion can be helpful. The article will not be super niche. Any wider reading you've done can also be cleverly integrated into your answers. For eg:' 'The problem mentioned in the article is not exclusive to xyz alone, a wider market trend can be observed. Recently, [company abc] announced....' [B] Were you successful?[/B] Yes [/QUOTE]
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