didn't get offer - how to spin it?
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on 8/7/09 at 3:12pm
I am a failure in life and didn't get a full time IBD offer from a BB this summer.
What is the best way to spin it in a future interview if it comes up? Lie and say you have an offer? Etc.
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Definitely don't lie. You'll
Definitely don't lie. You'll get asked in interviews whether you got an offer. If you have stats that are more helpful (2 of the 10 interns received offers and both had 2 summers of banking experience), you can volunteer that, but in general you don't want to dwell on it. Simply say something like "I didn't get an offer. It was a tough summer in terms of conversion from internship to offer. Although it didn't work out with Firm X, I got tremendous experience doing A, B, and C (all of which are relevant to the job you're now interviewing for").
I hope you're joking by the way about being a failure in life. Most people who are bankers hate their lives, so in the end it might not be that great of a prize.
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