Oh yeah, and just remember that if you're called to interview that means that, on paper at least, you're good enough to be a trainee with the firm. It's just a matter of bringing it home when you go into interview. Be confident and assured, without being arrogant.
On Nov 15, 5:21 pm, Chad Sexington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First off, congratulations on getting the group interview, AC is an > excellent firm and everyone I met when I was there was very friendly > and professional, so try not to be too nervous! > > Each interview is an hour long. Arrive at least 15 minutes early. > You'll go in, make yourself known to reception, and be shown upstairs > where you'll sit making small talk with the 6 to 8 other candidates > who'll be in the group interview with you. Some trainees will probably > be sent to talk to you while you wait, and to offer you tea/ coffee, > etc (don't have the chocolate biscuits with your coffee as you'll end > up with melted chocolate on your hands which is a worry you don't need > when shaking hands with the interviewing partners!) This is a good > opportunity to ask the trainees for tips about the group interview > before you go in. They've been there and done that (successfully), and > I found the tips given by one trainee in particular invaluable. > > A few minutes later the interviewing partners will arrive, introduce > themselves, and you'll be shown into the group interview room. > Everyone takes a place at the table and the partners (three, if I > recall correctly) will put some questions out to the group. There is > no legal knowledge required, in fact some of the questions seem > overly simple, but therein lies the secret. The questions are simple > because they want to make sure that everyone has a chance to have an > input in the coversation: it's all about seeing how you function > within a group. > > Don't try to make a killer point just to impress the partners, and > there's always one or two in a given group who seem to want to confirm > to the hard-nosed solicitor sterotype and 'win' the argument, which is > not the way to go. If you have a point to make, make it clearly and > you'll be fine. Don't interrupt other people, and it's always a good > idea to refer to the other candidates when making your point « As > Michael was saying, I agree that... » If there are people in the group > who interrupt others or try to 'take down' your point, just smile > politely and watch on as they talk themselves out of a callback to > final interview. > > The opening question was a very simple one: what our favourite website > was. All I would say is, try not to mention bebo or facebook. I'd say > at least half the candidates in my interview mentioned one or the > other of these. > > The next question was to do with immigration in Ireland. This opened > up a general debate on the issue. > > The next was to do with sport in society. > > These are all very general questions. All I would say is don't be > afraid to have a bit of independent thought on the issue and avoid > going along with everyone else just for the sake of it. Avoid thinking > out loud and give a reasoned answer to the question. > > That's all that really occurs to me, if you have any other questions > let me know. And good luck to anyone called for interview! > > On Nov 15, 4:33 pm, Of The Girl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi > > I have a group interview next week with Arthur Cox. Has anyone done > > one of these before? I have never had a group interview before and > > just don't know what to expect. Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "FE-1 Study Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.ie/group/FE-1-Study-Group?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
