Behavioral & Fit
"This job has brutal hours and a lot of grunt work. How do you know you can handle it?"
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What they're testing: that you have a realistic understanding of the role and the resilience/reasons to sustain it — they'd rather screen out the unprepared now than have you quit in month…
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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?"