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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Manifesting" data-source="post: 38503" data-attributes="member: 7645">I just got an email that Herbert Smith Freehills is not moving forward with my application due to not meeting their benchmark on the online test. This was my second application this cycle and one I also failed due to testing. I wish they told me which components (or whether it was timing?) that caused me to "fail" instead of sending me the same personality report that was also sent after completing the test.Anyway, here are my tips and advice for future candidates: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The verbal reasoning section (12 questions) most resembles the SHL tests, so those are worth practicing on. Unlike the SHL practice test though, related scenarios are presented to you in order. Even though the test is timed, really take the time to read the prompt when you first see it. You are not going to be able to change your responses after you move to the next question and the next few questions will be on that same prompt anyway.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For the situational judgment test (12 questions), take the time to really understand the practice questions shown in the practice test and the quiz that the graduate recruitment website has. I tried to write them out and compare reasonings both publicly and privately in this forum. I also did an official SHL test and compared results with an applicant on here. This helped me immensely but given the timed nature of the assignment made it much harder to do that same level of analysis. So I kept asking "What is the effect of this action?" and trying to quickly rank them that way. (If I had to guess, I think this section is the one I did worse on.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For the personality test (26 questions), just be honest with your strengths and weaknesses. If you are, that avoids inconsistencies in your responses and will allow you and HSF to receive a more accurate report. I've taken other personality tests before that were absolutely spot on about who I was and this test (based on the report I got and disappointments expressed earlier in this thread) wasn't really quite as sophisticated, in my opinion.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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