Mastering the Competency Based Interview

The interview is stage of the application process where you have an opportunity to shine. Like advocacy, delivering a good interview performance is a skill that improves with practice and feedback.

Many lawyers have very little interview experience and consequently have not developed their interview skills, let alone mastered a competency based interview process. When candidates are shown a video of themselves going through a mock interview, they are often surprised at and troubled by how they come across. For many the role play is a 'surprising' and 'challenging' experience which somes times bears little resemblence to a real court room scenario.

 
We are experts in interviewing techniques, having recruited and coached lawyers and non lawyers over many years.  We offer three different services:

• Structured discussion on how to handle the interview with  time for your particular issues to be explored (this will last about an hour)
• 1:1 discussion, full mock interview and de-brief (this will last about an hour and a half and you will have a video to take away if you wish)
• 2:1 discussion, full mock interview and de-brief (this will last about an hour and a half to two hours and you will receive a DVD of your interview). Two trainers enables one to focus on the interview and one on to observe and provide feedback regarding your nonverbal communication and interview style.

                                          "Your mock interview was unexpectedly nerve racking and invaluable"  

                                                                                                                                   "Head of Chambers"

Role Play

We will advise you on:

• Preparation including useful rescources
• Common difficulties encountered by candidates
• Factors the JAC focus on during role plays
• Common curveballs encountered by candidates