Yesterday I had a phone interview with a prominent bank for a summer intern front-office position. I do have a contact at the bank who helped hook me up with the interview. I'm a sophomore Econ major (not business school) of a target. This bank's intern program is almost exclusively made up of juniors who they look to potentially hire full-time. I'm not exactly experienced with phone interviews, but personally to me it sounded like it did not go well and it felt to me like the interviewer didn't consider me a viable candidate.
The woman interviewer on the other end grilled the fuck out of me. She questioned why I wasn't in the business school at my college and even threw in an unexpected technical question that by luck I happened to know and was fully stumbling when I answered. The interview was about 40 minutes and she pretty much stated that my qualifications and experience were not a match for the position. Then at the end of the interview she asks whether I can come in for an in-person interview in about a month, which is a week before the intern program is supposed to begin.
Not sure what to make of this. Was this just some hardline phone interview that was like a stress test? And I have no idea what to make of the in-person interview the week before the intern program begins.
It almost seems to me like they're not really a fan of my resume, but were basically forced into giving me an interview because of my contact.
that's weird... Can't really think of why she'd ask you to come in a week before the internship begins
You must have done something to pass the initial screening process - congrats.
Sounds like they are wanting you as a backup for renegs? and your connection prob helped
"The woman interviewer on the other end grilled the fuck out of me. She questioned why I wasn't in the business school at my college and even threw in an unexpected technical question."
Damn, dude. Are you okay?
Hahahaha!
you are a sophomore and they know this. she probably just wanted to mess with you for a bit.
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