I just had mine and I am not pleased with it. If the interviewer did not say that I make it to the next round, does that mean I just got cut? How many days after the phone interview do you receive an email saying you made it to the next round? Thanks for the info in advance.
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I had a phone interview in early December and it went good enough for me to think I was getting a call back. However, I have not received an e-mail. I know of one person that received a call back after the phone interview in 2 weeks, then received an offer a few days later.
Sigh...strange though on collegeconfidential.com, people are saying that when they advance to the next round, the interviewer actually tells them right there on the phone. Oh well...I'm just praying really really hard...I really want to get in!
Oh and shouldn't you email them about it?
What kinds of questions did they ask you?
I don't know how competitive it is to go from round one to round two in SEO. It shouldn't matter because to get the offer is the hardest part. So you didn't like the first round, don't worry so much about. Right now, it's past and you need to focus on your next set of applications.
There are plenty of summer opportunities for diversity candidates. If you want a direction to go for, just PM me and we'll take this dialogue off line.
In the meantime, keep meeting professionals from across Wall Street. You'll at least learn one new thing from each experience.
You might want to check out this youtube channel I have posted in my profile from Manchester:
http://youtube.com/profile?user=manchestercareers
they have some short videos on the do's and don'ts of interviewing...
bluefinance, were you the one who posted SEO recruiting one time? I think I got the wrong person. Sorry about that. Thanks for your answer!
I had my phone interview in mid-december and I was invited for the 2nd round in-person only last week. My interviewer didn't explicitly tell me I was through to the next round, but she did end the interview with tips on how to prepare for it.
same here.
You guys have to remember that SEO is a non-profit organization, which means they aren't heavily staffed. If you don't hear back from them immediately, chances are they're busy interviewing other applicants or preparing for second rounds.
I personally was notified of my second-round offer on the next business day (I interviewed on Friday). However, I know people who didn't hear back for 2-3 weeks.
Last Year I applied as a sophomore and got a phone interview and they told me to an email will be send out about my in person interview right away. I went to the second round, but that was it.
I applied this year again, but didn't get anything. Don't know why, I thought I have a stronger resume as I worked at a top BB the summer before (through my own internship hunting)..
One thing you have to make sure is --> emphasize that you are sure what you want to do and why you want to do it.
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SEO Phone Interview And First Time Poster (Originally Posted: 12/15/2009)
Hey everyone,
so I googled SEO phone screen, and I came about this site. I know from reading this that a lot of people don't like SEO, but I digress.
Anyway, I have no idea what I'm in for. I guess some back up info is needed.
I applied for the second round. Literally submitted today at 6, and I heard back at 8:30 that I was selected for a phone interview.
I got to an Ivy. I have a 3.71. My SATs were ATROCIOUS, so I'm not posting them. But they literally were incredibly bad. I'm a Literature major. I also speak Spanish, French, and Japanese above a proficient level. But that's pretty much all. What do I have to look forward to in the phone interview? What should I research? I haven't taken an econ course, so I really don't know much. How can I prepare?
Also, on my application I accidentally put "Investment Banking - Commercial Banking" but I mean "Investment Banking - corporate finance." Anyway, I corrected it on my phone interview application thing. Will that be a big deal? As you can probably tell, I'm like super confused. Someone help?
Thanks guys.
There's a lot of information online that you can find on this. Specifically for SEO phone interview, you should probably check college confidential. They often talk about that.
Hope that helps.
Thanks! I found it when I kept searching google. I guess my question is, if I'm a literature major and I know like almost nothing specific about banking, will they ask me weird industry questions?
Just read the news and you should be fine. They won't ask anything unfair.
Danke Schon. I was kind of worried for a bit. :)
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