Long story short im currently in big 4 audit, about to finish my first year. Landed my first ever interview with an LMM IB. Had a super kind interviewer, very personable etc but got grilled on a question I really should have known the answer to (was about the deal process from start to finish). I got a few words out trying to do my best but knew I should have had a much higher level understanding of the process.
Ultimately I think my mistake was that I kept trying to answer questions that weren’t necessarily being asked, just because I had practiced them so hard. For example I got asked whether or not I’ve ever done a DCF and then without being prompted, I for some reason went and explained the entire step by step process of building a DCF. Overall I just think I needed to fail this interview in order to understand how important being actually prepared is. Gonna spend way more time studying technicals before I get back in the interview seat again. I have to say im really happy that I even landed an interview because most say you need TAS experience if you’re gonna come from big 4, but idk I’ve only been networking for a few months and was able to get this so im happy that it’s at least possible.
Can someone help me cope now?
Don’t sweat it. EVERYONE has bombed an interview or two. Takes failing to improve, and now you know what to expect. Best of luck!
Happens. Move on and start grinding
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