Investment Banking Interviews - Indication of poor interview?

If you don't get a business card at the end of an interview, because the interviewer says he ran out or forgot them, is this necessarily a indication that the interview went poorly?

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No --- it means he ran out or forgot them. I usually give my business card out at the start of an interview, not the end.

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It's usually a good sign if they take the time to reply, but it means absolutely nothing if they don't reply - think of all the thank you's they receive - few are going to waste the time to respond to them.

 

lol...last year i got only one reply, and was rejected for that internship after first round

i wouldn't look into it too much

 

I definitely would not worry if you aren't getting any responses. Come to think of it, I've never received a response to a thank you note. This is not an indication that your interview went poorly; I ended up with an offer and got no replies to my thank you emails. I think it's just standard procedure to not reply; like jimbrowngoU said, they receive a ton of thank you notes.

 

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