The worse the connection is with your interviewer, the better

We came out with this new theory with a buddy of mine: if you can't stand the people in the interview room or vice versa, you are almost guaranteed a job in M&A. The reason behind this is: the interviewer just cannot wait to make you his b... and make you work as hard as possible.

This theory holds only for VPs etc... Analysts and Associates do have to work with you so they will hire you if they like you.

So our advice: make sure the top people hate you during your interview.

I hope this helped!

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