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Hey Yminh,We are quite familiar with law firm video interviews (and we also dislike them!)I have given a few mock video interviews in the past, including for Eversheds. As time has gone by I know some law firms have increased the difficulty of their video interview questions. (Again, I was surprised when I discovered the difficulty of the Eversheds questions.)Some comments I have shared before, some of which you already covered:To be honest, the biggest one is to just practice. Practice having to respond to on-the-spot questions like: "Why do you want to be a trainee at [XYZ] firm?" or: "Describe a time you had to work under pressure." You don't need perfect answers but you do need to get used to being asked difficult questions. Then pausing, thinking and articulated a short, convincing answer.
Hey Yminh,
We are quite familiar with law firm video interviews (and we also dislike them!)
I have given a few mock video interviews in the past, including for Eversheds. As time has gone by I know some law firms have increased the difficulty of their video interview questions. (Again, I was surprised when I discovered the difficulty of the Eversheds questions.)
Some comments I have shared before, some of which you already covered:
To be honest, the biggest one is to just practice. Practice having to respond to on-the-spot questions like: "Why do you want to be a trainee at [XYZ] firm?" or: "Describe a time you had to work under pressure." You don't need perfect answers but you do need to get used to being asked difficult questions. Then pausing, thinking and articulated a short, convincing answer.
