Behavioral & Fit
"Tell me about a time you failed / made a mistake. What did you learn?"
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What they're testing: accountability, humility, and learning — critically, whether you OWN failure or deflect it. In banking, hiding a mistake is far worse than making one, so they want to see…
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- "Tell me about yourself" / "Walk me through your resume."
- "Why investment banking?"
- "Why our bank?" (e.g., why Goldman / why Morgan Stanley / why this boutique)
- "Why this group / product?" (e.g., why M&A, why Leveraged Finance, why TMT coverage)
- "What are your three greatest strengths?"
- "What is your biggest weakness?"