Someone tell me the chance of getting the job

So I had my Northern Trust Superday for the Associate Portfolio Advisor position, and there are two openings. I interviewed with several people, and honestly most of the interviews went really well. My conversations were mostly behavioral/personality-based, and I felt really good about those.

The interview I’m worried about was with because they work on the investment side and would be people I’d work closely with. That was the technical-heavy interview, and I made a few mistakes. They asked me about duration, and I said it was basically the time until repayment, when I should’ve explained it as a measure of a bond’s sensitivity to interest-rate changes. I also talked about Tapestry as an investment and accidentally said my target/sell price was around $30 when I meant around $112.

Then during the fixed-income discussion, I was trying to explain my outlook and basically said that even though fixed income might be in a difficult environment now, it would eventually “return to normal.” I didn’t explain that very well, started rambling, and eventually apologized because I felt like I wasn’t communicating my point clearly.

So now I’m worried because even though 4 of the interviews went well, the one where I made most of my mistakes was with two investment people I’d potentially work closely with. I’m wondering if they’ll just see it as me being nervous and having some technical gaps that can be developed, or if I came across like I don’t know what I’m talking about. And since there are two positions available, I’m trying to figure out whether I still realistically have a shot.

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