CRE Associate Interview
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I'm very "new"(joined 2 years ago but never really started a discussion) here. Apologies if this is not the right place to post, I will delete it!
I recently interviewed at a bank for associate position under the CRE sector.
Went through two rounds of interviews, both were ED + VP combinations but for different teams same functions. The first team did not give me their contacts after the first round interview so I did not get to send thank you notes, I guessed it went ok so that's why I had the second round. The second team's ED explained the differences between the two team and why they both want to see me. Second round was alright, was asked a lot questions and had some great discussions. What surprised me was that the ED said that he will send me an email with his contact and he did send an email 5 min after the interview saying that he enjoyed the conversation and told me feel free to reach out. Sent thank you notes afterwards and still waiting for the next step right now, its been almost five business day right now but I get it - its labor day week.
I want to ask that if I should send some of thoughts on the market or share market news with questions to the ED just to keep in touch or stay on his radar while waiting for the results? I don't really want to ask him how the interview went but more want to establish a great connection with him. I know he probably was just being nice for sending the email but it did give me hope.
Thank you everyone for reading my post!
Based on the most helpful WSO content, here are some strategies to keep in touch and stay relevant while waiting for interview results:
Send Market News and Insights:
Periodic Updates:
Request for Advice:
Follow-Up on Discussions:
Be Patient and Respectful:
By following these strategies, you can maintain a professional and valuable connection with the ED while waiting for the interview results.
Sources: Q&A: Former McKinsey EM, Thoughts on this gutsy post-interview follow-up email?, Network (In)to The Sell-side - How to Source Job Leads and Charm the Interviewer, Networking 101 -- Hedge Fund Edition, A few questions going into a first round VC interview
I have a feeling this is for Morgan Stanley... I may have interviewed with this team too, if it is MS
I guess you got the same response?
More or less, but their contact info will be [email protected] should you want to reach out
Unless they hinted otherwise during the interview, thank you notes are enough follow up. There is really not much you can do to move the needle after an interview is over. It’s in the company’s hands and all you can do is wait, hope, and apply to other roles
Eh just told me that they had my contact and will send their contacts and enjoyed the conversation - feel free to reach out..
I do feel like I’m a little overthinking it, but do kinda want to maintain the connection.. not just for getting the job.
If you don’t hear back in two weeks from your interview it is fair to reach out and gently “check in on the timeline” or something like that. Sometimes shit just moved slowly though.
In my experience, if a firm takes more than a week to reach back out, it’s either because they choose someone else or cancelled the search entirely.
Every time I have reached out (think at least 5-6 times now) once it got to the 2 week mark, I’ve always been ghosted.
Or it was a holiday weekend, people took extra days, a fire drill came up, and the decision makers haven’t had a chance to even talk yet, much less pick a person.
I’ve been on the hiring side. One time I spent a week+ arguing with a principal to make sure he didn’t low ball a good candidate because he wasn’t keeping up with the market.
Plenty of reasons to not hear back.
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