I'm so damn nervous, it's a zoom call. How would you guys go about it, and what questions would you ask? How to give a good impression to possibly ask for a referral at the end of the call. How to start the discussion. What are the "right" questions to ask? And most importantly, if the vibe is here, is it wrong to ask for a referral at the end of the call?
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I would err on the side of a more soft ask eg “How can I best position my candidacy” towards the end of the interview rather than explicitly asking for the referral. If the vibe is pretty good, you can more explicitly asking if they’re able to flag your resume to HR, if you had applied recently. Sometimes they’ll offer to do it before you ask
Just treat it like a conversation and be curious about the director’s experience. Ask genuine questions you can’t simply find from Googling
could work.. thx g
"Hey, I saw you were a PM at XYZ before your MBA—what inspired your transition into banking?"
Can’t people tell if you’re reading from the screen
You don't have to read off the screen. Just keep it there on the screen in case you're running out of questions.
Thx for those insights mate
P sure MS SA26 is done for ib
This could be for UK
wrong. not uk
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