I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Freshfields (London, England) in Feb 2019
Interview
Written exercise then two interviews. The first a chat about competencies, your experience and CV; the second about a business case study you read 10 minutes beforehand. The first interview is easy to prepare for - basic interview prep, strengths, weaknesses etc.; the second is harder to prep for because you don't know what case study you'll get. It will be business-focused (mine was about franchisers and franchisees) so understanding business news, business models and how different businesses work / the issues they face will be important.
It was quite technical. The questions they asked were very specific. Prepare sufficiently for the questions or you may find yourself out of depth. Otherwise, the interviewers were very friendly and accommodative.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you understand about the imminent interest rate transformations away from LIBOR?
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Freshfields (London, England) in Jan 2019
Interview
Online Application, followed by Watson Glazer test, followed by a half assessment day in the London office. The assessment day was one short written assessment (finding mistakes etc), next was a 45 minute interview based on an article and finally a 45 minute competency based interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you failed.
Tell me about a time where you had conflict with team members and how you resolved that.
Summer Vacation Scheme applicants have rated the interview process at Freshfields with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Summer Vacation Scheme roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Freshfields overall takes an average of 28 days.
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