Sophomore, First time preparing PE interview

Dear,

I am a sophomore studying Econ at NYU. I have a couple of interviews coming in (phone/in-person, Spring/SA position) and this is my first time to prepare an interview for PE firms. I'm basicaly preparing my story and "walk through your resume" questions and researching about the firms I am interviewing for. Considering this is a sophomore internship, I'm not expecting any technical questions nor do I have much knowledge in them. Would you have any tips for interview preparation?

Thanks!

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