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<blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 1020" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>When was your Jones Day interview? </strong></p><p></p><p>April 2016</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>What was it for? </strong></p><p></p><p>Vacation scheme</p><p></p><p><strong>Please describe the interview process at <strong>Jones Day</strong>.</strong></p><p></p><p>I arrived and saw no other applicants for the entire time I was there. I was called in for an interview with two partners. This interview mainly covered all of the main things. First there were questions about motivation, then there was some stuff on commercial awareness, recent issues etc., and then a couple of questions on competencies, and then some questions about what is good and bad about their assessment process, how is it different from other firms, how it could be improved. I felt quite intimidated throughout the whole process.</p><p></p><p>Then a trainee came in and took me to reimburse my expenses, give me a tour of the office and answer any questions I had.</p><p></p><p><strong>What advice would you give to future applicants for the Jones Day interview?</strong></p><p></p><p>They really look at your application and interests, and saw that I am involved with a lot of music activities. They really pushed me on why I wanted a career in law if I could guarantee a successful career in music, and I wasn't really prepared to respond properly. I was a bit flustered and then I didn't respond well to questions about why I love commercial law. Be really prepared on your motivation for the career. I had a lot prepared on why Jones Day but they didn't really ask much about that.</p><p></p><p>It seems that their tactic in interviews is to really push you and try to get you on the back foot to see how you react, so try to remain calm at all times and confident in your answers, even if they question them and speak with a lot of authority with contrary views, or doubt that you really are committed to commercial law. Make sure you know why you applied to the firms that you did, and really get to know about the different types of firms and what each type can offer you.</p><p></p><p>Don't be intimidated!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaysen, post: 1020, member: 1"] [B]When was your Jones Day interview? [/B] April 2016 [B] What was it for? [/B] Vacation scheme [B]Please describe the interview process at [B]Jones Day[/B].[/B] I arrived and saw no other applicants for the entire time I was there. I was called in for an interview with two partners. This interview mainly covered all of the main things. First there were questions about motivation, then there was some stuff on commercial awareness, recent issues etc., and then a couple of questions on competencies, and then some questions about what is good and bad about their assessment process, how is it different from other firms, how it could be improved. I felt quite intimidated throughout the whole process. Then a trainee came in and took me to reimburse my expenses, give me a tour of the office and answer any questions I had. [B]What advice would you give to future applicants for the Jones Day interview?[/B] They really look at your application and interests, and saw that I am involved with a lot of music activities. They really pushed me on why I wanted a career in law if I could guarantee a successful career in music, and I wasn't really prepared to respond properly. I was a bit flustered and then I didn't respond well to questions about why I love commercial law. Be really prepared on your motivation for the career. I had a lot prepared on why Jones Day but they didn't really ask much about that. It seems that their tactic in interviews is to really push you and try to get you on the back foot to see how you react, so try to remain calm at all times and confident in your answers, even if they question them and speak with a lot of authority with contrary views, or doubt that you really are committed to commercial law. Make sure you know why you applied to the firms that you did, and really get to know about the different types of firms and what each type can offer you. Don't be intimidated! [/QUOTE]
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