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<blockquote data-quote="Alice G" data-source="post: 31045" data-attributes="member: 1160">Hey! Just to pitch in, I really don’t think it matters too much if you know a lot about the topic you get. I think what people look for in these discussions is potential and for you to just think through a commercial lens so to speak. I think it can be effective to say that a certain topic isn’t your specialist subject but always just try to vocalise your thought process to put across what you think and why. Just taking a stance is what they’re looking for and just try to pause and be thoughtful about the debate or discussion at hand. Try to preempt the sorts of things they’ll say in your prep and start maybe a spider diagram of points and arguments you can think of so that you have done some of the hard groundwork before you go in. It’s always just a case of trying your best at the end of the day and remaining calm and clear headed to allow your thoughts to flow so you can deliver these to the interviewers. to prep: definitely read a cross section of articles from publications like the FT and the Times and practise reading them critically- what is the summary of the article (2 sentences only ideally!!!) and what is the journalist arguing? Do I agree with their point of view? Are there flaws to this argument or indeed this article? What do I think? Then you can start fleshing out the arguments and points surrounding the discussion and think about how you’d argue your view and how it could be pushed back upon (this is what the interviewers would do)really hope this helps and good luck!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Alice G, post: 31045, member: 1160"] Hey! Just to pitch in, I really don’t think it matters too much if you know a lot about the topic you get. I think what people look for in these discussions is potential and for you to just think through a commercial lens so to speak. I think it can be effective to say that a certain topic isn’t your specialist subject but always just try to vocalise your thought process to put across what you think and why. Just taking a stance is what they’re looking for and just try to pause and be thoughtful about the debate or discussion at hand. Try to preempt the sorts of things they’ll say in your prep and start maybe a spider diagram of points and arguments you can think of so that you have done some of the hard groundwork before you go in. It’s always just a case of trying your best at the end of the day and remaining calm and clear headed to allow your thoughts to flow so you can deliver these to the interviewers. to prep: definitely read a cross section of articles from publications like the FT and the Times and practise reading them critically- what is the summary of the article (2 sentences only ideally!!!) and what is the journalist arguing? Do I agree with their point of view? Are there flaws to this argument or indeed this article? What do I think? Then you can start fleshing out the arguments and points surrounding the discussion and think about how you’d argue your view and how it could be pushed back upon (this is what the interviewers would do) really hope this helps and good luck! [/QUOTE]

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