William Blair Interview - Motivation to work there

Hey fellow Monkeys,

I have an initial interview to join WB for IB coming from Risk GS

What are some things WB has that GS couldn't give me working in IBD? How should I prepare my responses for motivational questions to ditch GS and join WB?

I survived the GS layoffs btw.

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