Please complete this voice recorded interview at your earliest convenience, ideally in the next 3 days. If you cannot do this right now, please save this page URL link to your computer, so you have the page to start instructions.
For the competency-based questions, you may use examples from any setting (work, university or extracurricular activities etc.) to help you demonstrate the key strengths we are looking for. Please note that the total length of the video should not exceed 5 minutes, however if you go slightly over this, this is fine.
Basic questions (max. 1 minute):
Are you looking for an internship or full time role, or either?
What date are you available to start?
How long are you available for (if an internship)?
Which city are you currently based in?
Which permission have you applied to, and do you have permission to work in this location without sponsorship?
Which languages do you speak (other than English), if applicable?
Competency-based Questions (max. 5 minutes):
To give some background on Silverlight Research, we are an Expert Network and Knowledge Research firm led by an ex-Investment Banker from Morgan Stanley. The nature of the role is highly commercial, fast paced, results-driven and dependent on excellent interpersonal skills. This is due in part to the nature of the industry and also because we are a growing rapidly as a firm. If you join, you can expect a lot of responsibility very early on in your career as you would be speaking with senior individuals in industry and clients.
7. Please explain briefly what you think we do as a business and why you are interested in a role at Silverlight Research
8. Please can you tell us about a time you have demonstrated having a competitive and self-driven attitude.
9. Please can you tell us about a time you successfully persuaded someone to change their mind. (If you have sales experience you may like to tell us about a sale you are particularly proud of for example.)
10. Please can you tell us about a time when you led a team.