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I'm not saying this is true in your case but usually this means you got dinged for a sensitive/confidential reason. One story from my school is that there was a girl interviewing who was a huge drug user and two fraternities ratted her out to the alum who was interviewing and she was insta-dinged.

agree with sanity, it doesnt mean there's nothing wrong with you, it means there's something they wont tell you. Could be you, could also be the other applicant brought in knee pads/was the bosses son etc and the entire application process was a big charade.

although i will agree with you, its pretty funny, especially when listening to the improv by HR when she realises she hasnt read what the fuck she picked up before speaking.

the other kids could've nailed the technicals even better =p

actually a really good interview would involve no technicals because they already want you and can tell they dont need to quiz you on anything.

Is feedback common? I've never seen that before but hear about it all the time on here from kids going through the interview process now. I don't think I ever had that from anyone, and have never given it to anyone I've had to reject.

Are you black gay jew or asian? Maybe those elitist pricks only hire waspy people in their group.

I'm not black/gay/jew/asian or a drug user etc.

I got technicals but after a couple they stopped - infact one of them said 'you clearly have done your homework and you know the stuff well' - then moved onto more personality type ques. I thought it went well tbh.

(Its not true that the best interviews have no technicals. Loads of people I know sometimes have a full blown technical interview and get an offer.)

I'm guessing it was the quality of other applicants. Most of them were from Europe, way older/were completing a Masters in Finance and had done several IB internships beforehand. Although most of them sat there in silence until a conversation was initiated (mostly by myself and another undergrad lol). They should record the 'outside interview' performance as well as what the candidate fakes inside the interview... would be fun to watch.

Yes feedback is available in the UK if you get to the interview stage.

OP how tall are you, maybe they went for the six footer.

I interviewed at a firm for a corporate lending position and had a pretty weird experience as well. I developed a great rapport with at least half of my super day interviewers, one particularly had a very enjoyable industry conversation with me and was very impressed with me knowledge of the qualitative trends affecting the industry and told me that I could reach out to him anytime, etc. Had 2 other great interviews (the other 2 were average). Was very surprised to found out I was rejected and I decided to email my interviewers for feedback and express interest in reapplying and never heard back. Was really surprising given how nice/collegial everyone was and the rapport we developed.

never understood this :/

are you butt ugly? they definitely won't say that on paper. be honest.

I recently had the opportunity to sit on the other side of the table and interview people, rather than be interviewed. Although this was for a student club, the simple change in perspective was quite an experience and I learnt a lot from it...

When I was an interviewee, the main things on my mind were: - Am I good enough? - Am I smart enough? - Am I well dressed enough? - Do I have enough examples to back up any assertions I make (i.e. I am a hard worker etc..)

While these are obviously important things to take into account, I never realised that I was missing the most important question: Am I what my interviewer/firm is looking for?

We had a large number of applicants to interview and only a very limited number of spots available. Out of those who interviewed, many of them were very capable people. Able to get work done, reliable, sharp etc.. However, many of them were not what we were looking for.

Their cover letters went on and on about how they could work well under pressure, good organisational skills etc. But what we were looking for was someone who could not only get work done, but also bring a new dimension or skillset to the club. Only 2 or 3 applicants actually nailed that - and they were obviously the ones who eventually got through.

Also, when there is an abundance of labour supply, an interviewer can start to be really picky about what they want in their ideal candidate. Aside from being hardworking, reliable, smart etc, people can start to come up with all sorts of random quirky selection criterias (i.e. ethnicity/gender/color of your suit/height/build/what car you drive etc..)

Another interesting thing I discovered from the process was the importance of the activities/interests part of the applicants resumes. I found that I tended to subconsciously favour people with similar interests/activities a lot more than those without - often, that meant that there was more in common to talk about etc

Bottom line: You may have been rejected, not because you were not capable, but because either: 1) You were not what they were looking for 2) Some tiny thing which is often not within your control may have differentiated someone more than you 3) Someone else just totally stole the show

Things I would do differently for future applications/interviews:

1. Cover Letter

- Short and concise - Less generic bullshit about how I'm a hard worker, pay attention to detail, can pull long hours - More shit about unique any skillsets that I can bring to the team that would differentiate me from others - Sometimes, less is more

2. Interview

- Tell me about yourself: Make it interesting - make an impression within the first 20 secs (cliche, but I often decided within the first 20 seconds whether or not someone would progress) - When selling yourself: think about what the ideal candidate would be, and market yourself to fit that mould, rather than shamelessly marketing every good quality about yourself that you can think about

Easiest analogy I can think of would be where a prospective car buyer chooses to buy a red car over a blue car. Might not actually have been much of a difference between both cars but the red car was a closer match to what he is looking for.

Just my 2c worth.

Yeah, but how bad of a drug user was she really? It'd be hard to trust anything tattle-tales say, especially when they're college aged.

You may have failed the fit portion of the interview. It's sometimes really hard/awkward to give negative feedback on fit, and your interviewers or HR will make up some other reason for your rejection when you ask.