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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Abbie Whitlock" data-source="post: 218358" data-attributes="member: 42112">Hi!Congratulations on getting the VI! For Jones Day (and law firm video interviews in general), I'd say that a few things really help:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Know the firm's USP: Jones Day has the non-rotational training contract model, but it's also worth understanding what makes the firm unique so that you can tailor your answer to your own experiences and motivations.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Stay structured: use STAR (situation, task, action, result) for competency answers so that you stay clear and focused. For other answers, I would ensure that you roughly know your answers for the common questions (e.g. 'Why Law', 'Why X Firm', 'Why Me') before doing the VI.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Commercial awareness: be prepared to link your answers back to the wider business / commercial context, not just the legal angle, particularly if that seems like what the question is asking you to do.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Practice: the camera can feel a bit awkward at first, so rehearsing aloud can help you come across as confident and natural. I'd try and make sure you look at the camera and act as if you were in the room with the interviewer (which can feel a bit silly!).</li> </ul>Most importantly, try not to panic if you stumble - the graduate recruitment team won't penalise you for a stumble or two, and they're looking for how you think, not perfection.Best of luck - you've got this!</blockquote>

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