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CougarEric
      IB
 
(Senior Chimp, 17
 
Points)
 on 8/28/12 at 4:00am
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Andy note: Best of WSO - this post originally went up December 2009 and we thought it deserved to go back on the homepage for those who may have never seen it.

So I just was in an interview for a student run Venture Capital fund. He asked what I would invest in, stocks or gold. If stocks what aspect. I went blank and just start bumbling. I ended up saying I am bullish and I would go with energy (because I just finished an internship in that sector and it was the one I knew the best.)

Anyone got any good screw up stories? Just want to make sure I am not alone.

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hungry's picture

Couple years ago

hungry
      IB
 
(Senior Baboon, 239
 
Points)
 on 12/17/09 at 3:06pm

I was fool enough to ask an MD if he would rather be doing anything else than IB. He said "Are fucking serious?! If it weren't for the money I'd rather be strung out and drunk on an island in SE Asia"

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brotherbear's picture

I once had an interviewer

brotherbear
      PE
 
 
(Senior Gorilla, 777
 
Points)
 on 12/17/09 at 2:25pm

I once had an interviewer fart. LOUDLY. And it was rank.

As a closet 10-year-old, I had a hard time not laughing.

I didn't get the job.

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whateverittakes's picture

That's just not fair

whateverittakes
      IB
 
(King Kong, 1,056
 
Points)
 on 12/17/09 at 3:15pm
brotherbear:

I once had an interviewer fart. LOUDLY. And it was rank.

As a closet 10-year-old, I had a hard time not laughing.

I didn't get the job.

That's just not fair at all. Dang.

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Edmundo Braverman's picture

Let's hope this thread gets legs

Edmundo Braverman
      ST
 
 
(Human, 14,367
 
Points)
 on 12/17/09 at 3:31pm

Epic stories so far.

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awp's picture

ER

awp
      O
 
(Orangutan, 291
 
Points)
 on 12/17/09 at 5:22pm

I had an interview for an ER internship in Europe.

I was not prepared at all as I was actually called there in the last minute because somebody else was not able to make his appointment.

I was asked to recommend a stock. I had no idea what to do. I was panicking and just said the name of the first company that came to my mind. This company however was not listed (one of the biggest private companies in that country) and went into insolvency one week before (which was major news in this particular country and on every newspaper due to the massive layoffs).

I have never felt so stupid. I realized my mistake when I arrived home and wanted to check the performance of the stock i recommended. He didnt say a word and kept just looking all serious at me asking questions like: where do you see growth potential? What markets? etc.
horrible.

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Ruby Rhod's picture

Keep them coming.

Ruby Rhod
      O
 
(Baboon, 110
 
Points)
 on 12/17/09 at 5:40pm

^^ hilarious.

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Consulting

WallStreetOasis.com
      EN
 
 
(Human, 12,068
 
Points)
 on 12/17/09 at 5:43pm

not as funny as some of the stories above but this reminds me of my first interview for a consulting internship as a junior in college (decided it would be good practice for IBD, get my story down and might be a good backup if i was actually able to pull it off). So while every other student was studying all of the frameworks and cases, I was just ready to bull shit my way through...this is back when I was 21 and had no real clue was IBD or consulting actually was.

So you can imagine when they started asking me these case questions like, "how many ping pong balls would it take to fill up a 747?" i was like wtf and thought it was hilarious. At first I kept asking questions like there must be more info. here because how could anybody guess that number...but they wouldnt budge and eventually I caught on (after 5-10 painful minutes) that they wanted me to pull it all out of my ass.

I proceeded to pull as much geometry bullshit and the most asinine assumptions from nowhere. the real funny part is I thought I would get credit for looking "genuine" / not overly rehearsed.

nope. ding.

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she_monkey's picture

I was interviewing with a big

she_monkey
     
 
 
(Senior Orangutan, 402
 
Points)
 on 12/17/09 at 6:05pm

I was interviewing with a big asset management company. It said "entry level, trading" on the post on our OCR website.
The company posted separately for this interview and its ER associate interview. so I figured it *must* be for its buy-side trading arm. I went on and on the whole interview about how trading on the buy side is so much more fulfilling and just basically why it's great(er than sell side s&t). Interviewer nodded.

Then at the very end she told me that this was actually for the sell-side division (huh? it exists?), and recommended that I check their website (which was a different link from the one listed for the ER interview..) after the interview.

Oops.

(Strangely I did get past that round though...)

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Aces High's picture

I was interviewing last year

Aces High
      ER
 
(Senior Monkey, 84
 
Points)
 on 12/17/09 at 7:21pm

I was interviewing last year in Philadelphia for an investment management summer analyst gig. There were two other students from my school and two others from Stanford in the waiting room. One of the Stanford candidates was called in and she stood up and walked over to the interviewer to shake his hand. She said, "excuse me one moment" and walks over to the corner and throws up. She was just really nervous and they eventually had to call an ambulance (office policy?).

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SirBikealot's picture

Here goes

SirBikealot
      IB
 
(Senior Monkey, 90
 
Points)
 on 12/17/09 at 7:29pm

I was interviewing for this crappy boutique and in classic crappy boutique style they sent two of the frattiest guys ever to interview me. We started talking sports and stuff like that. Somehow we got on the subject of Vegas and they were telling me about how I have to go before I start a FT job. I mentioned that I hadn't gotten a chance to go because I had never had enough money to "make it interesting" - I believe was the phrase I used. What I meant was that if I were to go to Vegas and have a bad run at the craps table, my entire trip would be over. I want to have money to do whatever I want in Vegas without worrying about the repercussions. One of the interviewers replied "Well, if you want to have sex with some nasty girl, all you have to do is go prowling around circus circus after midnight." I didn't understand how that was related to the conversation, but didn't want to make it awkward. I just laughed and shrugged it off. A few hours later I realized that he thought I was saying that I hadn't gone to Vegas yet because I hadn't been able to save up enough money for a hooker.

ding. knowing these guys, this probably wasn't the reason though

"Ride your bike. Drink good beer."
- Fat Tire Amber Ale

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ShreddiesBrah's picture

[x]

ShreddiesBrah
     
 
(King Kong, 1,337
 
Points)
 on 4/23/13 at 8:46am

[x]

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eresearcher's picture

Was finishing an interview,

eresearcher
      ER
 
(Senior Baboon, 193
 
Points)
 on 12/18/09 at 2:28am

Was finishing an interview, waiting for an elevator in the bay. A guy looks at me and says, "Who are you?" I tell him my name. He says, "No, who are you and what are you doing here." Told him I was interviewing. Silence. I ask, "And what do you do for the firm?" He says, "I'm the CFO. Its ok. Relax."

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Ballyman's picture

My first interview with MS

Ballyman
      IB
 
(Chimp, 3
 
Points)
 on 12/18/09 at 1:58pm

My first interview with MS soph year was horrible since I didn't know what investment banking really was, and of course right after walking through the resume he asked me "what is investment banking" and I babbled for 5 minutes about how there are certain investments that might be made and how it requires money obviously, etc. The bad thing is, the guy just nodded sternly so it made me continue my obnoxiously ignorant rant.

After that I did a lot of research and landed at a BB, but I will never forget being so clueless in an interview.

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Boutique Banking's picture

Sad Thing

Boutique Banking
      IB
 
(Orangutan, 364
 
Points)
 on 12/18/09 at 3:45pm
awp:

I had an interview for an ER internship in Europe.

I was not prepared at all as I was actually called there in the last minute because somebody else was not able to make his appointment.

I was asked to recommend a stock. I had no idea what to do. I was panicking and just said the name of the first company that came to my mind. This company however was not listed (one of the biggest private companies in that country) and went into insolvency one week before (which was major news in this particular country and on every newspaper due to the massive layoffs).

I have never felt so stupid. I realized my mistake when I arrived home and wanted to check the performance of the stock i recommended. He didnt say a word and kept just looking all serious at me asking questions like: where do you see growth potential? What markets? etc.
horrible.

The sad thing is that the guy probably didn't know either, unless the company was in his sector.

"I don't think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature."
-John D. Rockefeller

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jerome123's picture

These are hysterica. Keep

jerome123
      IB
 
(Orangutan, 343
 
Points)
 on 12/18/09 at 4:50pm

These are hysterica. Keep 'em coming.

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Banker88's picture

Went to interview with an

Banker88
      IB
 
 
(King Kong, 1,650
 
Points)
 on 12/18/09 at 7:16pm
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monty09's picture

hahaha

monty09
      EN
 
 
(Senior Neanderthal, 5,405
 
Points)
 on 12/19/09 at 1:32am

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Accidental Banker's picture

should have asked for a copy of WSJ

Accidental Banker
      IB
 
(Chimp, 8
 
Points)
 on 12/19/09 at 2:26am
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bstej's picture

.

bstej
      IB
 
(Baboon, 114
 
Points)
 on 12/19/09 at 10:09am
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Banker88's picture

This actually happened to me.

Banker88
      IB
 
 
(King Kong, 1,650
 
Points)
 on 12/19/09 at 10:24am
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wsofan2009's picture

Depends on how long the shit

wsofan2009
      IB
 
(Baboon, 140
 
Points)
 on 12/19/09 at 12:06pm

############
############
############

The time is now, seize the day ...

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jerome123's picture

Did you get the job!!!!

jerome123
      IB
 
(Orangutan, 343
 
Points)
 on 12/19/09 at 1:51pm
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NoLongerActiveHere's picture

--

NoLongerActiveHere
      IB
 
(Senior Baboon, 189
 
Points)
 on 12/22/09 at 2:34am
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2226416's picture

No you didn't

2226416
      IB
 
(Senior Orangutan, 390
 
Points)
 on 12/19/09 at 10:17pm
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Banker88's picture

No I didn't get the job. The

Banker88
      IB
 
 
(King Kong, 1,650
 
Points)
 on 12/19/09 at 10:35pm
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boutiquebank4life's picture

This is true, why would you

boutiquebank4life
      IB
 
(Senior Gorilla, 930
 
Points)
 on 12/20/09 at 9:10am
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Billy Ray Valentine's picture

Long time ago... first ever

Billy Ray Valentine
      O
 
 
(King Kong, 1,122
 
Points)
 on 12/20/09 at 10:20am

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NoLongerActiveHere's picture

--

NoLongerActiveHere
      IB
 
(Senior Baboon, 189
 
Points)
 on 12/22/09 at 2:34am
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themonkeybandit's picture

That taking a dump story is

themonkeybandit
      PE
 
(Senior Monkey, 70
 
Points)
 on 12/22/09 at 8:25am
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syncmaster's picture

Billy Ray Valentine wrote: I

syncmaster
      EN
 
(Chimp, 2
 
Points)
 on 12/22/09 at 1:42pm

New York Movers

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Boutique Banking's picture

When I was applying for SA's

Boutique Banking
      IB
 
(Orangutan, 364
 
Points)
 on 12/22/09 at 1:54pm

"I don't think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature."
-John D. Rockefeller

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liloo's picture

How come you get one

liloo
      O
 
(Senior Chimp, 16
 
Points)
 on 12/23/09 at 1:12am
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ChemicalBank's picture

During an interview on

ChemicalBank
      IB
 
 
(Senior Monkey, 83
 
Points)
 on 12/23/09 at 1:20pm
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SirBikealot's picture

^^ there was a thread

SirBikealot
      IB
 
(Senior Monkey, 90
 
Points)
 on 12/23/09 at 2:05pm

"Ride your bike. Drink good beer."
- Fat Tire Amber Ale

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Blackacre22's picture

I was at a SuperDay for a

Blackacre22
     
 
(Monkey, 62
 
Points)
 on 12/23/09 at 2:43pm
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villagebanker's picture

At a superday for a BB I

villagebanker
      IB
 
(Monkey, 50
 
Points)
 on 12/23/09 at 3:29pm
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1styearBanker's picture

Reminds me of something

1styearBanker
      IB
 
(Senior Orangutan, 417
 
Points)
 on 12/23/09 at 6:47pm
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isic's picture

Had an IB interview and

isic
      AM
 
(Senior Baboon, 213
 
Points)
 on 12/24/09 at 7:59am
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femtastic's picture

nice

femtastic
      IB
 
(Monkey, 33
 
Points)
 on 12/24/09 at 10:35am

!@#$%^&*()

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AlphaGeneration's picture

I interviewed with a firm

AlphaGeneration
      IB
 
(Orangutan, 363
 
Points)
 on 12/29/09 at 6:24pm
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BrownMan's picture

villagebanker wrote: At a

BrownMan
      IB
 
(Monkey, 37
 
Points)
 on 12/29/09 at 6:45pm
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dweezy's picture

When asked about leadership

dweezy
      IB
 
(Senior Baboon, 209
 
Points)
 on 12/29/09 at 11:45pm
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GordonsGecko's picture

I got asked the population of

GordonsGecko
      IB
 
(Senior Baboon, 231
 
Points)
 on 12/30/09 at 8:28am
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Mzz's picture

lol dweezy wrote: When asked

Mzz
      O
 
 
(King Kong, 1,506
 
Points)
 on 12/30/09 at 9:29am
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SWF's picture

When i was interviewing with

SWF
      CF
 
(Chimp, 5
 
Points)
 on 12/30/09 at 9:51am
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tiralala's picture

no fucking way? that's

tiralala
      IB
 
(Senior Monkey, 78
 
Points)
 on 12/30/09 at 11:38am
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lorican's picture

SWF wrote: When i was

lorican
      IB
 
(Orangutan, 303
 
Points)
 on 12/30/09 at 11:47am

__________
Just my 2c.

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GordonsGecko wrote: I got

squawkbox
      IB
 
 
(Gorilla, 643
 
Points)
 on 12/30/09 at 11:45am
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ShawnDU2009's picture

Had a similar question asked

ShawnDU2009
      ER
 
 
(Senior Baboon, 176
 
Points)
 on 12/30/09 at 7:59pm
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ShawnDU2009 wrote: Had a

ShreddiesBrah
     
 
(King Kong, 1,337
 
Points)
 on 12/30/09 at 8:45pm
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