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<blockquote data-quote="Lawgirlxo" data-source="post: 8942" data-attributes="member: 191"><p>IMO, you can’t really prepare for it, I remember the interview invitation email said ‘no preparation needed’ or something like that? </p><p></p><p>Tbh, before the interview, I prepped answers to why Law, why commercial law, why Travers, and I spent loads of time learning about the collapse of Carillion but the partner did not even ask me any of these questions.</p><p></p><p>I understand you want to prepare for the interview, but having done it last year, you just can’t honestly. It also depends on the partner you get because we all had different experiences with our interviewers.</p><p></p><p>Before I had my interview a future trainee told me to ‘be myself’. That was the only thing she said to me when I told her I had an upcoming interview with Travers.</p><p></p><p>And now I’m gonna tell you the same, be yourself.</p><p></p><p>Some of the questions I got were;</p><p></p><p>- How would your friends describe you? - the partner really challenged me on this.</p><p>- if you could meet a famous person who would that be?- this was a follow-up question to something I had said during our chit chat</p><p>- which other firms have you applied to? He then proceeded to ask me what interested me about a small Trainee intake because I said I wanted to be part of a small cohort</p><p></p><p>The other questions were specific to what I had written on my form. </p><p></p><p>Some of my friends on the vac scheme had very different experiences with different partners. One was grilled for 15 mins about one work experience, another was grilled for 10 mins about her grades.</p><p></p><p>So, how can you prepare? Maybe just understand how to argue effectively and stand your ground? Hahaha I know it doesn’t seem like much but it’s true.</p><p></p><p>Relax and enjoy the interview! When the partner asks you a difficult question or when he challenges your answer, smile and give a coherent response. Play their game too!</p><p></p><p></p><p>And thank you for your offer, I’m now done with apps <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="Lawgirlxo, post: 8942, member: 191"] IMO, you can’t really prepare for it, I remember the interview invitation email said ‘no preparation needed’ or something like that? Tbh, before the interview, I prepped answers to why Law, why commercial law, why Travers, and I spent loads of time learning about the collapse of Carillion but the partner did not even ask me any of these questions. I understand you want to prepare for the interview, but having done it last year, you just can’t honestly. It also depends on the partner you get because we all had different experiences with our interviewers. Before I had my interview a future trainee told me to ‘be myself’. That was the only thing she said to me when I told her I had an upcoming interview with Travers. And now I’m gonna tell you the same, be yourself. Some of the questions I got were; - How would your friends describe you? - the partner really challenged me on this. - if you could meet a famous person who would that be?- this was a follow-up question to something I had said during our chit chat - which other firms have you applied to? He then proceeded to ask me what interested me about a small Trainee intake because I said I wanted to be part of a small cohort The other questions were specific to what I had written on my form. Some of my friends on the vac scheme had very different experiences with different partners. One was grilled for 15 mins about one work experience, another was grilled for 10 mins about her grades. So, how can you prepare? Maybe just understand how to argue effectively and stand your ground? Hahaha I know it doesn’t seem like much but it’s true. Relax and enjoy the interview! When the partner asks you a difficult question or when he challenges your answer, smile and give a coherent response. Play their game too! And thank you for your offer, I’m now done with apps :) [/QUOTE]
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