I applied online. I interviewed at DLA Piper (Palo Alto, CA) in Nov 2014
Interview
Quite excessive. First phone screening, then written assessment tests, and then several face-to-face interviews with a team. I have successfully passed all the stages, and was told that out of all I am the strongest candidate, and they only needed to complete the background check in order to start work. The background check took 3 weeks (because of the holidays and out of country experience). When I called to check the status on my background check, I was told the office decided to move on with other candidate. Very unprofessional and inappropriate practice for such a global firm..
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at DLA Piper (Manchester, England) in Sept 2019
Interview
2 hour interview with two members from the support team who were really warm and friendly. They made me feel very comfortable and seemed to genuinely enjoy working there. They were also open about the challenges they experience and provide a more realistic idea of what to expect in the role and the ideal candidate best suited to their work environment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give an example of a time you provided exceptional customer service
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at DLA Piper (London, England) in Jan 2019
Interview
Very good, very engaging and insightful. Nice offices, very new and clean. Interview process consisted of 2 interviews, allowing me to meet several people from the team. Interview lasted around 30 mins each time
I applied online. I interviewed at DLA Piper (San Diego, CA) in Sept 2017
Interview
Before you ever speak to a live person, via phone or face-to-face, they put you through a very time-consuming, awkward "digital interview". A live person asks you a question, and you have 3 minutes to answer while literally talking to your own reflection. It's so impersonal and very hard to accurately convey responses when self-consciously staring at yourself. Then I took a 2.5 hour assessment of my software skills which was fine. But it also included a personality test where you choose which of two statements best fits you. Sometimes neither are very fitting...nor flattering. After committing all that time to the process, I received, via email, a rejection letter (which had a typo by the way - rather ironic!) It was the worst interview experience I ever had.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I think someone else on here already covered these questions (approx. 7) including your use of technology to improve a process, being on a team, why do you want to work here, etc.