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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 961" data-attributes="member: 1">When was your Kennedys interview? January 2018What for? Vacation scheme Please describe the interview process at Kennedys.First there is a video interview if you are successful at the critical reasoning test. If successful here, you go on to an assessment centre, which included a group exercise, a written test and a short partner interview. It was very welcoming and one could see the effort they've put into the process.What advice would you give to future applicants about the Kennedys interview?Video interview:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Extremely basic. Just three questions one of which was why Kennedys, and the other two were competency questions i.e tell us about a difficult experience, what did you do?.</li> </ul>First interview:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Group exercises (plural)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Written test</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Interview</li> </ul>Group exercise: the differentiating factor here was that there was not just one group exercise, but several. The first was typical, we were given a scenario, placed in teams and had to negotiate with the other team. This tested both communication skills and intuition. The other two were very random, as they both involved games, clearly testing collaboration skills. You were explained the rules in case you had never played the game and had to work both on your own, in the first exercise, and again as part of a group, in the second exercise. This was a lot of fun but beware that, this being a game, you naturally will let your guard down, and this is exactly what they are testing. They want to see how you truly communicate with others, how you handle losing/winning and so on. Do NOT treat these as games, essentially.-Written test: very basic. In my case, I was advising a client who had an accident at his job and wanted advice on what course of action they should take. You are given some hints and you have to develop on these. Structure is as important as content, keep this in mind at all times.-Interview: 20-30 minutes with one partner. This was mainly competency based, like the video interview, with one commercial question at the end, relating to the firm's practice areas. Best way to prepare is to answer such general questions in your free time, and during the interview be approachable, smile and answer directly and succinctly.</blockquote>

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