My respect for this, but the more I hear about these stories, the more I am thinking what's happening in the recruiters' heads lol; I mean, it's obvious that if someone gets through the next stage he/she "deserves" it (open to interpretation), but it contradicts the things HR's dep is looking for, e.g. confidence and whatever. I had myself interviews when I sat in silence for seconds and passed through - and am still wondering how it happened
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My respect for this, but the more I hear about these stories, the more I am thinking what's happening in the recruiters' heads lol; I mean, it's obvious that if someone gets through the next stage he/she "deserves" it (open to interpretation), but it contradicts the things HR's dep is looking for, e.g. confidence and whatever. I had myself interviews when I sat in silence for seconds and passed through - and am still wondering how it happened
It just goes to prove they are looking for different qualities that what some people may perceive. Just because you paused a bit during a 1 minute long video interview, doesn't mean you lack confidence or any of the other qualities they are looking for. Neither does giving a perfect VI performance mean they'll take you in. It's a crapshoot, but you just have do the best you can.
Was this for the summer vac scheme? I'm so sorry, onwards and upwards though- you got this.
Mayer Brown just blessed me with an AC!
Any tips on the "fact find exercise"? I've never heard of these before
Any tips on the "fact find exercise"? I've never heard of these before
Has anyone done a Linklaters AC yet? Any tips on the format of the case study would be great! Missed the email about the online chat where you could get advice on the A/C!
Rejected from Pinsent Masons post psychometric test. They were my #1 firm for a while, and I'm kind of frustrated/upset with firms using psychometric tests to cut applicants out. I personally think it's unfair because it doesn't reflect true qualities of what a good solicitor is/could be. Any words of encouragement could help!
Really sorry to hear. I completely agree, I find the tests so frustrating especially when you do them after the application stage. If you are going to insist on doing a test, it makes more sense to do them as the first stage rather than after you spend so much time writing your application. I haven't applied to Pinsents but I assume it meant you got through the initial application? If so that's definitely still a great achievement and should give you more confidence for other firms. Regardless, everything will work out the way it's supposed to, just keep on going!
Been invited to the Mishcon case study!
Make sure it's not laggy, it can be really disorientating, you might have to try it on a different browser (I had to), and don't panic or expect to complete everything, just do your best. It's not easy but that's the point. Imo, it's just meant to evaluate how quickly you can think of creative solutions.
Values inventory is a lot more straightforward, it's just ranking what is most important to you. Can be tricky but don't understand "least important" as "unimportant"
Good luck!
Thank you! Yeah, they gave the test after the written application so I'm happy about that. I do agree, I wish firms such as Linklaters, if they care more about the psychometric test to either cut out the written application altogether or only let applicants hand in the written application after they've passed.
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