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<blockquote data-quote="Jaysen" data-source="post: 970" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>When was your TLT interview? </strong></p><p></p><p>June 2017</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>What was it for? </strong></p><p></p><p>Training Contract</p><p></p><p><strong>Please describe the interview process at TLT.</strong></p><p></p><p>Video interview if successful at critical reasoning test, followed by assessment centre.</p><p></p><p>It was nice, the firm is relatively small and you can feel it from the first second. I personally like this aspect.</p><p></p><p><strong>What advice would you give to future applicants for the TLT interview?</strong></p><p></p><p>Video interview: the questions were typical but are very random from what I gather. Mine included why TLT, a number of competency questions including on past experiences, and a commercial question at the end.</p><p></p><p>Assessment centre:</p><p>-Presentation</p><p>-Group exercise</p><p>-Written exercise</p><p>-Interview</p><p></p><p>-Pretty long and intense I would say.</p><p></p><p>-Presentation: you are given a topic in advance which is commercially focused. The term 'grilling' does not quite describe what followed it. They will apply maximum pressure on you to see how you respond. I do not think it is unreasonable to say this has been the most intense exercise I have ever had, especially since presentation are naturally challenging in their own right. Make sure you prepare well for whatever topic you are presenting.</p><p></p><p>-Group exercise: placed in one group, we were given a scenario with some issues that needed resolving and were tasked to find the most suitable solutions. The key thing here is that the exercise was designed to create conflict within the group, and the main aspect here was not simply to find a solution that was logical, but more so to reaching a conclusion together despite the issues posited in the task. It is extremely important to be respectful here, seeing as by design the task tried to uncover any potentially obnoxious behaviour.</p><p></p><p>-Written exercise: this is a letter to the client. We were given a pretty detailed case study and had to translate its contents into the letter. You are given hints as to what the advice should be, so unlike others firms the stress of finding solutions yourself is less. The focus, instead, was much more into discerning how well you could grasp the information on the pack and transform it into plausible advise to a regular person with no legal background.</p><p></p><p>-Interview: this is done by a member of HR and a partner. The firm has, famously for those who have researched it, switched to a 'strength-based' interview mode, with does in fact differ from the typical competency-based interview. In essence, it is more scenario focused and tries to discern what you would do in such scenarios. Hence, they will not be asking you to give generic examples as in competency-based interviews, but will lead on the discussion and then you might use examples to back your answer. It also included a commercial question and of course the typical 'why TLT' questions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaysen, post: 970, member: 1"] [B]When was your TLT interview? [/B] June 2017 [B] What was it for? [/B] Training Contract [B]Please describe the interview process at TLT.[/B] Video interview if successful at critical reasoning test, followed by assessment centre. It was nice, the firm is relatively small and you can feel it from the first second. I personally like this aspect. [B]What advice would you give to future applicants for the TLT interview?[/B] Video interview: the questions were typical but are very random from what I gather. Mine included why TLT, a number of competency questions including on past experiences, and a commercial question at the end. Assessment centre: -Presentation -Group exercise -Written exercise -Interview -Pretty long and intense I would say. -Presentation: you are given a topic in advance which is commercially focused. The term 'grilling' does not quite describe what followed it. They will apply maximum pressure on you to see how you respond. I do not think it is unreasonable to say this has been the most intense exercise I have ever had, especially since presentation are naturally challenging in their own right. Make sure you prepare well for whatever topic you are presenting. -Group exercise: placed in one group, we were given a scenario with some issues that needed resolving and were tasked to find the most suitable solutions. The key thing here is that the exercise was designed to create conflict within the group, and the main aspect here was not simply to find a solution that was logical, but more so to reaching a conclusion together despite the issues posited in the task. It is extremely important to be respectful here, seeing as by design the task tried to uncover any potentially obnoxious behaviour. -Written exercise: this is a letter to the client. We were given a pretty detailed case study and had to translate its contents into the letter. You are given hints as to what the advice should be, so unlike others firms the stress of finding solutions yourself is less. The focus, instead, was much more into discerning how well you could grasp the information on the pack and transform it into plausible advise to a regular person with no legal background. -Interview: this is done by a member of HR and a partner. The firm has, famously for those who have researched it, switched to a 'strength-based' interview mode, with does in fact differ from the typical competency-based interview. In essence, it is more scenario focused and tries to discern what you would do in such scenarios. Hence, they will not be asking you to give generic examples as in competency-based interviews, but will lead on the discussion and then you might use examples to back your answer. It also included a commercial question and of course the typical 'why TLT' questions. [/QUOTE]
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