The so-called interview is actually a process of discussing cooperation with the unit or employer and a two-way selection process. Both parties need what they need, one needs labor power, and the other needs to sell labor power. Although their statuses are different, both parties are essentially equal. During the interview, the employer determines whether the interviewer is a suitable candidate by asking relevant questions, and the interviewer shows that he is a suitable candidate by fully demonstrating his strengths. For both parties, they need to fully promote themselves and inspect each other. If there is fate, go together; if there is no chance, then find someone else.
If you look at interviews from this perspective, then interviews are challenges that people will face throughout their lives. Even though you no longer need to interview to find a job, talking to clients when exploring case sources, meeting blind dates when competing for positions, and communicating with decision-makers are all essentially interviews. Even the most influential people cannot avoid the challenge of interviewing. When the Northern Expeditionary Army approached Shanghai, the Shanghai plutocrats could not sit still and sent people to secretly meet with Chiang Kai-shek. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek also wanted to win the support of the Shanghai plutocrats. The chaebol representatives asked two questions: Do you really want to join forces with Russia, Russia, agriculture and industry to alleviate poverty? If you want to overthrow the regime, how can we do business with foreigners? Chiang Kai-shek replied in two sentences: How can a poor celebrity be reliable? How can foreigners defeat him? After successfully interviewing each other, the two parties colluded and began counter-revolutionary behavior.
When I was looking for a job in 2019, it lasted nearly three months and * * * interviewed with fourteen law firms. Although I cannot interview Red Circle due to my English proficiency, my interview experience can still be summarized into an article.
1. Dacheng
Before I officially resigned, I participated in an interview with Dacheng. After I left my job, I held a court meeting with my former boss and then went for an interview in the afternoon. 1. Written test, the test questions are case analysis and translation. The case analysis is actually pretty good, but the translation is rather poor. My English is very poor. I have passed level 6 seven times, including the fifth time. I expected to get a low score the sixth time, but I was already a graduate student the seventh time. I did take the success score, but I only got 450. Sure enough, there was no news after the written test.
This interview still gave me a sense of failure. I thought it would be okay to get another job, but this was not a good start.
Second, Xingquan
The second law firm is Xingquan. During the training of intern lawyers in the group, students sent a recruitment information for the commercial litigation department. When I arrived, I found out that the lawyer was on a business trip, so today was just a written test. After that, we visited the Mingxing Power Station, probably because we had stayed at the big station before. In comparison, the Star Power Station feels really small and was completed in two minutes.
When I went there for the second time, I met Lawyer Wang who was being interviewed. Lawyer Wang switched his profession to be a judge and seems quite amiable. During the interview, I felt that my professional level was still very high. He just asked me about my acceptance of overtime work, and then described to me a 24/7 on-call working situation, and claimed that most of his team members lived downstairs from the law firm. It is the farthest, with only two subway stations. I'm in Tongzhou, and it takes an hour and a half to come to the law firm. I really can't accept this kind of working status, so I complain a little. Afterwards I also took psychological tests.
I felt very good throughout the interview. There were some issues that I didn't express enough and simplified the system. For example, he asked: If I hire you, I will spend a lot of effort training you. What do you think of our relationship? I said: First of all, I will always be grateful. Secondly, from your perspective, I hope our cooperation will last for a long time. If it's mutually beneficial, I think there's no problem. For example, the current salary is 15,000. If it’s still 15,000 a year later, that’s not good. Now, I think the systematic expression should be: First of all, I will always be grateful and treat you as a noble person in my life. Secondly, I also hope that our cooperation can last for a long time, but there needs to be a prerequisite that the development space and salary can adapt to my growth.
Two days later, Xingquan sent a text message: Thank you very much for participating in the recruitment interview at Beijing Xingquan Law Firm! During the interview, you showed excellent potential in many aspects, and we sincerely appreciate it. However, after careful consideration and evaluation, we have decided that you are slightly different than what we are currently recruiting for and we are likely to miss out on a great partner to work with as a result, but we sincerely hope you continue to focus on star power in the future. We have already submitted your resume and will contact you in advance if a suitable position becomes available in the future. I wish you can find your stage as soon as possible! Thank you again for your interest and support of Star Power! I replied: "Thank you for telling me, everything went well, and we will cooperate again if we have the opportunity."
It doesn't matter. I have been hesitating and thinking that if I receive an offer notice, I will first determine three questions: 1. How much is the salary? 2. How to pay social security? 3. Do you basically have to work seven days a week? If the answer doesn't satisfy me, I say I'll think about it. It's okay now, no need to worry about whether to go or not. After all, work is not everything in life. Leave some time for life.
About two weeks later, I received a call from Xingquan Institute, saying that Teacher Wang thanked everyone for coming to the interview, prepared a small gift for everyone, and asked for my mailing address. I went, it was such a surprise. In fact, Wang Lu is not here, but it is just like this, which makes people feel grateful. Later I received a gift from a mi band.
Third, Guo Han
Actually, I am not very interested in the interview with the China Law Society, but I think I won’t go out for a week, so let’s go out and have a look. . The interviews with the executive dean and the director of the institute basically didn’t ask any questions. After looking at my resume, it's basically OK. Then he asked me when I could start working. I said that I had just resigned and planned to give myself a month to find a job.
Fourth, Mu
The director of Westwood Law Firm invited me for an interview in the morning. I originally planned to meet in the morning, but it was postponed to next week. After the meeting, I came home and saw that the afternoon was okay, so I went in the afternoon. The address was in Guomao Phase 3, District C. I went to the law firm. I found that it does not have a big logo and name of the law firm on the wall like other law firms. Instead, it has a main service desk at the door, which is responsible for the reception of many law firms. After telling the front desk the purpose of your visit, the front desk ITU Law Firm will come to receive you. Director Sun is responsible for this interview. He has gray hair and a kind face. First, he had a written test, and then he had a short chat. I learned that the law firm currently has a civil and commercial litigation department, a capital markets department and a land acquisition and demolition department. The civil and commercial litigation department also recruits clients through online platforms. So I stopped paying attention. Director Sun asked me when I could go to work. I said that after May Day, I would consider giving him the exact news in the evening. When I got home in the evening, I sent him a message saying that I was going to join the commercial litigation team, so I would look at other opportunities.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) sound galloping
When I arrived downstairs at Shengchi Law Firm, Mr. Cui, who was interviewing me, couldn’t get through on the phone. After waiting for nearly half an hour, I still couldn't get through. I searched the phone number of Shengchi Law Firm online and asked the front desk to help me contact Cui’s assistant. The interview process was pretty good, and finally Cui was inspired to express his opinion: We hope that through our efforts, the parties involved will have more faith in the law. Even if he loses the case, let him know that he lost the case because of his previous behavior and the accumulation of evidence, not because of a problem with the law. The law is fair to everyone.
Although after learning that Lawyer Cui was mainly engaged in traffic accident disputes, he had no intention of taking up this position. But Cui's values ??are really upright, and I admire such a person very much.
Sixth, Capital
After Shengchi ended, I went to the capital to participate in an interview with Lawyer Li. She called me in the morning and I made an appointment at 5pm, which happened to be on schedule. I met Lawyer Li online. She is the director of Shi Jing's Commercial Risk Compliance Legal Affairs Department, and she feels that this also belongs to the direction of commercial law. After arriving in the capital, I knocked on the door of her office and found that the former leader was also there, which was very embarrassing. Then I just talked nonsense and charged a high price. Later, the former leader also came in. I said that I focused the interview on the number 10, and I finally thought about it before making plans.
In fact, the former leader is the former leader to be precise. Initially, I was on a team with three partners. Later the partners separated and another lawyer and I left the team. After my former boss learned of my resignation, he invited me to return to the team, but I declined. I didn't expect to meet you again on this occasion.
7. The roads can be special
To reach the 56th floor of the Fortune Financial Center where Doct is located, you need to take the elevator to the sky lobby on the 39th floor, and then transfer to the elevator to the 56th floor. Needless to say, the views and scenery from the upper floors are really good. When I arrived, I filled out the information sheet, took a personality test and a pen test. The written examination is about a dispute over a lease contract. I happen to have done relevant cases, and the answer is OK. But a partner in the dispute resolution department filed a lawsuit, and HR found a team lawyer to have a casual chat. Then there was none.
Later I heard from other friends that Dokot is a husband and wife agency. The couple can quarrel at the general meeting held in the office, and they can also make some non-work demands on the lawyer. Many lawyers have left, so we have been hiring.
8. Zhongsheng
The office environment of Zhongsheng Law Firm is not bad. I first took the written test for an hour, and then waited for an hour before the front desk took me upstairs to the director's office. The director seems to be familiar with the director of my KD office. During the interview, I learned that they mainly deal with trusts and litigation, not financial litigation, so I said I would think about it again.
9. Pacific Century
After the interview with Zhongsheng, I went to Yingke for an interview in the afternoon. The paralegal brought me in for the interview. On the way, I chatted with him and asked about the team. Then during the interview, I introduced myself to the team I was looking for to engage in civil and commercial affairs. Three other assistants who interviewed the attorney were also present. There were basically no professional questions throughout the interview, and I felt I could handle it.
Originally, I didn’t have a high opinion of PCG, but after the interview, I checked the lawyer who interviewed me and I felt that this lawyer was still very professional. If he thinks I'm suitable, I think he can still consider it.
Later the interview lawyer called me, hoping to talk to me again. This time he came by himself and found a random conference room to chat. I expressed my desire to join their team. He talked to me about his views on China’s current judicial environment and political system. It feels okay, but he said he would give me a reply on Wednesday, so just wait until Wednesday.
But they didn’t wait until Wednesday, and it took another two weeks before they called me to join me. After joining the company, I heard from colleagues present that there were four people interviewed that day. After seeing me, I felt like I had finally met a normal person. In fact, it is not easy for an employer that needs people to meet a normal person.
X. Country
After going downstairs to the National Law Office, it took me a long time to find the entrance. It seems to be in a hotel. The law firm's name is plastered on the wall along with the names of four other firms. Go right when facing the wall. The door to the law firm is the thick wooden door of an ordinary room. There are several rows of workstations at the door, and there are separate rooms for supervisors and human resources. ManpowerGroup first learned about my basic situation, and then introduced the situation of the law firm, saying that Professor Yang from the University of Political Science and Law has recently become a partner, and the law firm is also in charge of lunch. Then came the interview with the director, who was also at KD and chatted with KD’s partners for a long time. Finally, I said that I have several interviews next week, and I want to compare them comprehensively, and I will give my answer then.
Xi. Junzhan
Last week, a headhunting company recommended me a job at Zhan Jun Law Firm. I checked that the law firm mainly provides litigation and non-litigation legal services to small and medium-sized enterprises, and it looked okay, so I accepted it. I thought that the company recommended by the headhunter should be good, and I didn’t want to rent an office in an office building when I got there. There was only one girl on duty, and the person interviewing me was a young man. I asked, and there were only four attorneys. So as usual, I said I have several interviews next week and I will make a decision after comprehensive comparison.
Twelve. Chen Jiawei·Macashit
Jia Taiwei Bank is located in the center of Kerry, and the office environment is okay. The lawyer is not here again. A female assistant told me that the lawyer would be here next Friday. I went to the Jarvis marcasite law firm for an interview as agreed. When I arrived, the little girl I saw last time told me that I was really sorry, but my partner was out, so it was afternoon. I'll go. At 10 am you told me about the interview. Forget it, afternoon is afternoon. I met a female lawyer in the afternoon, and it felt like she was here to support the scene. In the meantime, she asked me some questions about job security. I have never heard this term before, but I think the analysis is okay. Sure enough, there was no news after that.
Thirteen years old, Du Heng
For details, please see my previous article "Interview Experience at Du Heng Law Firm".
14. Gomerke-Preferred Business Services
After Du Heng’s meeting, he went for an interview with Goldman Sachs in the afternoon. The preferred commercial service in the country is the commercial service center established by Beijing Highmark Law Firm. Lawyers sign contracts with the law firm and the law firm pays their wages. We arrived at No. 88 Jianguo Road, where the company is located. It feels like a residential area, but the people coming and going don't look like residents. I arrived at Building 6 where the company is located. There is construction in the lobby, and a banner hangs in front: All hotels in this building are illegal hotels, please do not check in. Looking back at the door, there is another banner: Private residence, closed. But the takeaway guys and the crowds waiting in front of the elevators indicate that there are a lot of businesses here. I went to the 10th floor, and sure enough, the entire floor was commercialized. The door of room 1001, where the company is located, is open. There is a wall inside the door, but you can't see inside. "Zhonghui Times" is written in bold letters on the wall. I knocked on the door, but no one answered. I guess the staff went to eat. When I enter, I take two steps to the right. On the opposite wall is written: "Zhonghui Times Enterprise Services, the first choice of business services for all, Beijing Gomerk Law Firm". I knew I was in the right place.
I went out to play with my phone. At 12:50, I knocked on the door again, but no one answered. When I entered, I found a fat man sleeping on his workstation, so I went out and waited until one o'clock. Then I walked to the door and called the contact on the boss, and someone took me in. I didn’t expect there to be a lot of space inside. Two people interviewed me. We didn't chat for long after we arrived, and then I asked about the company and the law firm's situation, and then talked about the salary requirements. The two bosses readily agreed. As usual, I have several interview results coming out next week. I would like to compare them comprehensively. I hope you can understand. Mr. Ji, who contacted me on the boss’s website, said that it seemed that he still had to work hard. Let me introduce you to the situation here. Then Teacher Zhang said that I just wasn’t professional. Now let’s get a little more professional and ask about contract drafting. I answered very well. Then he said I would think about it and reply as soon as possible.