I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Secerna (York, England) in Oct 2024
Interview
I applied via email (cover letter & CV). I was invited to an interview over teams with one of the partners. Lovely lady, standard interview questions i.e why do you want to be a patent attorney? What do you know about what we do? Tell me about yourself etc... This was followed by an in person interview with another partner with similar questions from the first one and this concluded in a short test where I had to write a claims based on a common item they had given me. Feedback for this test was given instantly. Heard back one week later with a rejection, no feedback followed which I think is unfair. Overall positive interview experience, good luck to anyone reading this in prep! Just be yourself.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself.
What do you know about being a patent attorney?
I applied online. I interviewed at Secerna in Oct 2024
Interview
Sent an email with my cover letter and CV and was later invited to an online interview. The interview was standard for this type of role and was well structured, however communication following this was poor and I received no feedback.
The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Secerna (York, England) in Oct 2024
Interview
Standard process, well communicated throughout. I applied with CV and covering letter, then had a online interview with one partner followed by an in-person interview with both of the partners.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Lots of 'tell me about a time when' questions and they wanted specific events/incidences.