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<blockquote data-quote="George Maxwell" data-source="post: 94126" data-attributes="member: 17165"><p>Hi [USER=16519]@shannontongg[/USER],</p><p></p><p>I LOVE your tips for building rapport. Thank you for sharing! 🚀 </p><p></p><p>I think your reflection about drawing on unique experiences is spot on. Unique stories and narratives, I think, are the things that interviewers remember in retrospect, so this is great advice. These are the things that will make you stand out! This is also a great way to tackle the boredom which, let's be honest, all interviewers <em>must</em> experience (especially if they do it every year). That being said, this does <strong>not</strong> excuse the way you were treated in that interview(!). </p><p></p><p>I particularly like the reflections you outlined following this difficult (and fairly nightmarish) interview. </p><p></p><p>One thing I found was that maintaining confidence in yourself and your abilities (whatever you <em>think</em> your interviewer is feeling) is important (which you touch on in your reflections). </p><p></p><p>During one (successful) VS interview I completed, for example, the interviewer purposefully <em>acted</em> disinterested. I know this because I was later told that they did this every year for the sake of fairness(?). I know other candidates had the same experience when they interviewed too (and we were all successful. We basically ignored it and carried on as best we could). I would therefore really advise others confronted with this sort of situation, as Shannon advises too, to have faith in yourself. Try not to draw conclusions too quickly based on the reactions of your interviewers (as it may be intentional). You have been progressed to interview for a reason(!) and it is <strong>not</strong> a waste of anyone's time to speak with you.</p><p></p><p>In your experience Shannon, it sounded like, it really was not personal. I think this is a helpful reflection too. If you find that your interviewer is in a bad mood and you do your absolute best, there just is not more that you can do. It is not fair, but ultimately you <em>mustn't</em> beat yourself up about it. Unfortunately this happens sometimes in interviews and you can only work with the situation you have been given. </p><p></p><p>So as general advice for those confronted with this sort of scenario, my tips would be:</p><p></p><p>a. try your best and focus on yourself (I know this might be easier said than done); and</p><p>b. do <strong>not</strong> invest energy (if you can) on being frustrated that you were given really bad luck. From my experience (and I think Shannon's) it worked out for the best in the end! Ultimately that investment is unproductive and will not help (even if it is very valid, as it would have been in the situation outlined in the above post!).</p><p></p><p>If you felt comfortable to talk about it [USER=16519]@shannontongg[/USER], I would be interested in hearing about how you built from this interview afterwards? I can imagine it feeling really deflating. <em>If</em> you experienced felt frustrated following this experience too, how did you deal with it? </p><p></p><p>[USER=10990]@Andri2000[/USER] tagging you here as I thought you might find this and [USER=16519]@shannontongg[/USER]'s posts helpful! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="George Maxwell, post: 94126, member: 17165"] Hi [USER=16519]@shannontongg[/USER], I LOVE your tips for building rapport. Thank you for sharing! 🚀 I think your reflection about drawing on unique experiences is spot on. Unique stories and narratives, I think, are the things that interviewers remember in retrospect, so this is great advice. These are the things that will make you stand out! This is also a great way to tackle the boredom which, let's be honest, all interviewers [I]must[/I] experience (especially if they do it every year). That being said, this does [B]not[/B] excuse the way you were treated in that interview(!). I particularly like the reflections you outlined following this difficult (and fairly nightmarish) interview. One thing I found was that maintaining confidence in yourself and your abilities (whatever you [I]think[/I] your interviewer is feeling) is important (which you touch on in your reflections). During one (successful) VS interview I completed, for example, the interviewer purposefully [I]acted[/I] disinterested. I know this because I was later told that they did this every year for the sake of fairness(?). I know other candidates had the same experience when they interviewed too (and we were all successful. We basically ignored it and carried on as best we could). I would therefore really advise others confronted with this sort of situation, as Shannon advises too, to have faith in yourself. Try not to draw conclusions too quickly based on the reactions of your interviewers (as it may be intentional). You have been progressed to interview for a reason(!) and it is [B]not[/B] a waste of anyone's time to speak with you. In your experience Shannon, it sounded like, it really was not personal. I think this is a helpful reflection too. If you find that your interviewer is in a bad mood and you do your absolute best, there just is not more that you can do. It is not fair, but ultimately you [I]mustn't[/I] beat yourself up about it. Unfortunately this happens sometimes in interviews and you can only work with the situation you have been given. So as general advice for those confronted with this sort of scenario, my tips would be: a. try your best and focus on yourself (I know this might be easier said than done); and b. do [B]not[/B] invest energy (if you can) on being frustrated that you were given really bad luck. From my experience (and I think Shannon's) it worked out for the best in the end! Ultimately that investment is unproductive and will not help (even if it is very valid, as it would have been in the situation outlined in the above post!). If you felt comfortable to talk about it [USER=16519]@shannontongg[/USER], I would be interested in hearing about how you built from this interview afterwards? I can imagine it feeling really deflating. [I]If[/I] you experienced felt frustrated following this experience too, how did you deal with it? [USER=10990]@Andri2000[/USER] tagging you here as I thought you might find this and [USER=16519]@shannontongg[/USER]'s posts helpful! :) [/QUOTE]
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