When was your Fieldfisher interview?
March 2018
What for?
Vacation Scheme
Please describe the interview process at Fieldfisher.
1. Written task. You'll be given a bundle of information regarding a struggling company, and you'll have to write a letter to the owner with advice on how to turn things around. 60 minutes.
2. Group task. You'll be given a budget to organise an event along with a list of viable options. Your group must choose one or more options and justify it to a panel of HR reps. 60 minutes.
3. Interview. 60 minutes.
4. Presentation. At the beginning of the day, you'll be asked to prepare a two-minute presentation on a subject you're interested in. It will be delivered to the HR reps at the end of the day.
Coffee and tea will be made available throughout the day, and reasonable travel expenses will be reimbursed.
What advice would you give to future applicants about the Fieldfisher interview?
The written task is effectively a case study. The data booklet is over ten pages long, so make sure you give it a good once over before writing. Keep an eye on the time. Additionally, keep an eye on your spelling and grammar, and make sure your handwriting is legible.
Make sure you contribute to the group task, but don't be overbearing. During the last ten minutes of the task, you will be asked to present your decision to the HR reps, who will challenge your thinking. Keep this in mind when deliberating with the other group members.
The interview is almost exclusively competency-based. The interviewer will be reading from a list of questions and making notes. Make sure you are able to demonstrate teamwork, communication skills and commercial awareness with examples from your work history/positions of responsibility.
The presentation is pretty straightforward. Take a deep breath, speak clearly, and make sure you don't run out of time.
