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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Disgruntled SQE Student" data-source="post: 231596" data-attributes="member: 39115">Hi! I'm not Abbie but have sat the Freshfields VI as well as others so thought to give my insight! I hope you don't mind. Prepare your motivational questions, you should have a solid understanding of why you want to work there, whether it be culture, practice area and/or training quality. Be quite specific about these, the more genuine you sound the better. Secondly, be honest and be yourself. The people reviewing the VI know that you likely won't have any idea the absolute most correct way to answer the questions, but by presenting yourself genuinely and honestly you set yourself up for success and come across as someone willing to learn and be adaptable. Generally, most VI's wont be solely video questions, they will comprise a majority of "what would you do in x situation" questions, some written answers like drafting emails to clients and so on, and between 4-5 VI questions. The video questions are designed to test how you are in front of a client, presenting information in a clear and concise information, and can be used to test your commercial awareness by putting you on the spot and unable to consult notes. The video questions will be the most stressful, so don't forget to breathe and have a glass of water so you don't sound raspy. Dress smart, answer smart.  You're in front of the camera so that they can get to know you, how you think and how you perform under pressure. Think of it as if you are answering questions from a partner in the pub, be formal, but you're not a robot. Try not to refer to your previous experience unless you think it's necessary/related to the question you are answering. Answering with name-dropped experience in a question about why you want to work at Freshfields may come across the wrong way, but referring to previous experience observations in a commercial awareness questions would be appropriate.Don't forget to breathe during your answers, it is totally acceptable to pause, think, then answer. You will feel the need to rush answers but it is quality not quantity of information provided. Focusing on one topic in detail rather than many can often demonstrate both genuine aspiration and that you are able to operate in a calm and grounded manner.Finally, always remember to smile, you have made it further than most! You should be proud of advancing this far and that pride should come across! GR want you to be proud of working at Freshfields, so treat it as a little kid in a candy shop. Good luck! Have fun! It should be enjoyable even if you are nervous.</blockquote>

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