I applied online and was contacted by the recruitment team for a phone screen. The recruiter I spoke to was positive and we had a good conversation about my career goals and she promised to get me an interview. I was sent an email invite for first thing Monday morning on Friday afternoon. During the interview, I was interviewed by a junior partner and senior partner. The Senior partner was very overbearing on the conversation and I could tell he did not care about my career goals as after I stated them he went off on a different tangent describing opportunities that existed for me that did not align with what I had just stated and were different to the job descriptions. The senior partner then went on a rant about how much they disliked working from home. The junior partner barely spoke throughout the interview. I attempted to find out more about the specific type of work the role would entail but was not able to get a definitive answer from both interviewers. The senior partner then ended the interview early and I got a rejection email 4 days later. If I had been allowed to continue in the process I would have considered rejecting any offer based off a bad culture fit in that team.

First is a coffee with a senior manager or director. More casual informal way for them to learn about you and your background and to make sure your personality would fit with the team. Next is a formal interview with a director. This is the hardest, with more specific situational questions and questions on subject matter. Finally, quick meeting with the partner for them to have final say.