I just had a S&T superday with a BB in Asia. They flew me all the way from where I lived to their office in Asia and paid for pretty much everything. There were 3 back to back interviews. One was alright, one brainteaser, talked about the market but the guy was very indifferent.
The second went really well, it was a chat, and we talked a lot about me and the markets. I thought we clicked.
The last was a technical and brainteaser which I think went disastrous. I had a peek on their sheet and I was getting 3s and 2.5s out of 5 on the categories they were assessing me on. What do you think are my chances after this? In all three interviews, I clearly demonstrated that I was really interested in the markets and obviously knew my stuff too.
Speaking from personal experience, the banking job market is just too competitive right now to be able to land a job without the perfect interview, except for extenuating circumstances such as contacts, or nailing the interview with a partner who goes to bat for you.
It is important to remember that the interviews with the higher ups tend to be informal conversations, as they rarely if ever ask technical questions. Even if you hit it up with the MD and he really wants to hire you, he will not be justified in pushing you if the other interviewers did not feel you were technically qualified.
I've had interviews where I absolutely nailed 7 out of 8 interviews, and had one slightly indifferent one, and was still not given an offer.
Its also important to remember that how we think we did isn't necessarily how it was perceived on the other end. So, you may have thought you did poorly when in fact you did well, or you may have thought you did well when in fact you did poorly (I myself have most likely been the victim of the latter in the earlier stages of my interviewing history).
Just a question: Why do you believe that you "clearly demonstrated that you knew your stuff well" when your first interview was OK at best, and your third interview, the one with a technical and a brainteaser, went disastrous?
Aut repellendus quia debitis quam. Deleniti unde doloremque aut ab.
Illum fugiat et quia et nihil. Mollitia architecto qui cupiditate itaque consequatur ut cupiditate. Voluptatem facere dicta quibusdam.
Voluptates debitis omnis vel ex. Quia qui et dolores. Aspernatur placeat ut sed qui aut.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...