I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Freshfields (London, England) in Apr 2016
Interview
The interview focused on the contents of my application form, with specific focus on my previous work experience in emerging markets. The interviewer, a partner, was pleasant to speak to.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Freshfields (Hong Kong) in Dec 2017
Interview
First, there is an online application. After around two weeks, I received an email that I had to complete a written assessment online within a week. Two days later, I was invited to an interview which lasted for around 50 minutes.
I applied online. I interviewed at Freshfields (Hong Kong) in Nov 2017
Interview
there's a phone interview from the HR and it's asking you some basic questions about yourself. it's just a light conversation but it took for around 50 minutes. The HR person is a bit intense. Overall she asked me a lot of questions relating to my shortcomings and scenario questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe an experience where you have encounter a lot of drawbacks and how you overcome them.
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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