Behavioral & Fit
How do you answer 'Why our bank?' when you have a genuine but slightly negative reason (e.g., you were dinged elsewhere)?
Model answer
Never reference rejections or treat the firm as a backup. Reframe entirely around authentic positives you can defend: a specific deal, franchise strength, the people you connected with, the platform.…
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