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<blockquote data-quote="shannontongg" data-source="post: 94056" data-attributes="member: 16519"><p>Great thread idea! </p><p></p><p>One of my worst interview experiences happened at my first legal assessment centre. I was feeling really intimidated already as it was my first one. The Partner interviewing me started the conversation by sighing and said 'let's try to get this over with quickly'. She had a document with all the questions grad rec set out for them, and she mentioned being bored of asking the same questions year after year.</p><p></p><p>I was so put off by her comments! She clearly did not want to spend 45 mins speaking to me. She was already in a really bad mood, and I was terrified of saying anything which could impact her mood further. This led to me giving briefer answers than usual, and unsurprisingly, I failed to build any type of rapport with her.</p><p></p><p>I was not successful at this AC. The feedback I got from my interview was that I made some good points, but she would have liked my discussions to have more detail...</p><p></p><p><u>Reflections</u></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I was not very confident in my abilities at the time. I should have <strong>believed in myself more</strong> and in the <strong>value I could bring</strong> to that firm.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I should have <strong>made every effort to build a rapport. </strong>Instead, I gave up because I was scared she saw our conversation as a waste of time. I could have tried to find something in common with her to encourage her to engage more in our conversation.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I should have <strong>stayed positive </strong>throughout. I am usually very upbeat and energetic in interviews, but was quite deflated here.</li> </ul><p>Looking back, I'm quite happy I didn't become a Trainee at this firm. I've never had any other interview experiences where I felt like my interviewer was actively against me. I know this was only an interaction with just one of the Partners, but it really changed my impression of the firm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shannontongg, post: 94056, member: 16519"] Great thread idea! One of my worst interview experiences happened at my first legal assessment centre. I was feeling really intimidated already as it was my first one. The Partner interviewing me started the conversation by sighing and said 'let's try to get this over with quickly'. She had a document with all the questions grad rec set out for them, and she mentioned being bored of asking the same questions year after year. I was so put off by her comments! She clearly did not want to spend 45 mins speaking to me. She was already in a really bad mood, and I was terrified of saying anything which could impact her mood further. This led to me giving briefer answers than usual, and unsurprisingly, I failed to build any type of rapport with her. I was not successful at this AC. The feedback I got from my interview was that I made some good points, but she would have liked my discussions to have more detail... [U]Reflections[/U] [LIST] [*]I was not very confident in my abilities at the time. I should have [B]believed in myself more[/B] and in the [B]value I could bring[/B] to that firm. [*]I should have [B]made every effort to build a rapport. [/B]Instead, I gave up because I was scared she saw our conversation as a waste of time. I could have tried to find something in common with her to encourage her to engage more in our conversation. [*]I should have [B]stayed positive [/B]throughout. I am usually very upbeat and energetic in interviews, but was quite deflated here. [/LIST] Looking back, I'm quite happy I didn't become a Trainee at this firm. I've never had any other interview experiences where I felt like my interviewer was actively against me. I know this was only an interaction with just one of the Partners, but it really changed my impression of the firm. [/QUOTE]
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