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Chronicles of the Riddiculed

Well, not quite riddiculed.

I did, however, have interviews with 2 American investment banks today. The first is a well-known one, probably quite well-regarded in the industry. I didn't really expect them to call and give me a phone interview but that's what they did so I just had to answer questions on the spot.

Which was, of course, horrendous.

Needless to say, I'm going to start taking my finance and accounting courses more seriously. But in any case, this interview was highly focused, lots of questions on corporate finance. I was surprised by the focus that it had on M&As but I think even my DCF needs some revision. Good lord (and probably good luck).

It wasn't the best of feelings but I suppose I should be glad that I did alright for most of the questions. Don't think I was clearly dinged, but who knows? Let's see how things turn out.

The interview later in the day was with an American investment bank with a very strong focused presence in this region. I had 3 interviewers at 7 in the evening. They didn't start on time - we probably started around 7.15 or 7.30. Much of these interviews focused a lot on the getting to know you bit and somewhat less on the technical questions, which I unfortunately botched up. I liked the 3 interviewers, though. The interviews more or less went well - but who knows? Nobody ever knows why you get dinged any more.

I would blog more but fatigue sinks in after a whole day of interviewing. Try it some time if you get bored.

posted by Song @ 11:14 PM