They're are not ideal, but you gotta learn to love them. Honestly, when an interview is going well it's pretty enjoyable. And when it's not, fuck that shit.

Glad I'm not the only one who realizes that behavioral interviews are genocide for brain cells.

I despise phone interviews, they're pretty much 100% bs and don't allow your personality to come across. Got called for one yesterday, totally caught me off guard and was forced to walk the HR person through my resume while getting in the car...fml

Nope. I'm the same way

I had this conversation with friends yesterday where we talked about a mutual friend messing up interview for a school for the second year in a row. It's silly because the questions he messed up on ("Give me an example where you thought on your feet") are really easy to prepare for.

Point is, there are only so many questions that can be asked in an interview.
- Walk me through your resume
- Behavioral (Give me an example when..)
- Technical (Walk me through a DCF)

If you feel like you don't do well on interviews, PRACTICE. Feel like phone interviews are a weak point? Get friends to practice with you in a variety of situations (e.g, walking into a car, on campus, etc). You should know your story cold and be able to have enough examples off the top of your head that you can answer any questions you want. Just like anything else in life, interviewing is a skill that can be learned and practiced.

Now regardless of how well you prepare, sometimes the fit isn't right. Interviewing is a little like going on a first date with someone. Sometimes the fit is right and things flow - conversation is easy and both of you are laughing. Sometimes it sucks. Maybe your interviewer had a bad day. Maybe their dog died. Maybe they were just reamed out by an MD. You don't know these things and you can't control them.

It's hard especially when you're first starting out because you'll place so much pressure on yourself to get that dream job that you'll get nervous because everything is riding on that one interview. The worst thing you can think to yourself is "I need this job so badly that I have to do well." It gets into your mind and affect performance. It's no different from really wanting to sleep with a girl and coming off as desperate. Even if she doesn't notice it consciously, something will feel off and that's enough to not move forward.

Instead, go in with the mindset "I don't know what will happen, but I'm going to put my best foot forward and let them learn about me while I learn about them." Treat it as a two-way conversation and you'll find interviews going along much smoother.

For phone interviews: Whenever possible, stand up and smile. Standing up opens up your diaphragm and the smiling thing sounds stupid, but works.

Interviews are what makes or breaks a IB to PE

Fuck Interviews.

If GS called and you didn't pick up... are you fucked?

I used to hate them. But, after a lot of prep and botched attempts, you start to get used to the whole thing. When you stop being interviewed and just have conversations with the potential employer it can actually be enjoyable.... Still nerve racking as shit tho when you first walk in.

I hated them when I didn't have much experience and my story was not as fluid. I don't mind it as much anymore because I was able to build up my story with relevant experience I've acquired over time. I just go in with the mindset that I'm a good candidate and any employer would miss out by passing me over while also keeping a mental note of flaws in my answers and what I can do to improve/any mistakes I made. I hate the BS questions that interviewers ask for the sake of having you jump through hoops and not really caring about the answer.