How do you remember/recall stories you prepared for interviews?

Interview comes to an end and interviewer says “do you have any questions for us?” - what do you say?

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Does GPA matter to you when interviewing candidates?

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Do you think candidates are more legitimate if they are interviewing while still working?

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I just got laid off and I just don’t know what to say “if” I ever get an interview. Any tips would be appreciated. I know when you get laid off, no one wants to hire you.

Ever feel like the frustration at your current gig infects your interviews for a new one? Sigh.

Genuinely curious. Does the week after follow-up email actually matter? Not the post interview thank you, but the "hey, just checking in" type.

Is it ok to say plain English during interviews or I have to massage my language to speak Shakespeare English using GRE words?

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Has your wife ever been jealous of your career success? Made it through final round interviews at two firms in the same week. Wife has been acting a bit weird since I told her.

How long is your resume? I know the standard is 1 page but recently came across 3-4 page resumes that were getting interview calls. I am not sure what approch to take.

When interviewing for an early start up (Treasury/some potential IR) how much is appropriate to ask about the investors/sponsors, capital structure, capital position, etc? Proposed comp ~150 w equity

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Currently interviewing for a new company. Is it appropriate to send the follow-up “thank you” note via LinkedIn messenger if I don’t have a direct email address for the hiring manager?

is it weird to mention someone's LinkedIn when being interviewed? I always like to look up the ppl interviewing me beforehand but is it weird to mention things you saw on there?

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When’s the best day and time of the week to send a cold email to an alum of your university to ask for a 20 minute networking phone call? I want to talk about the company, interview process, etc.

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Got invited to a social and on scrolling thru the list of attendees noticed CFO of a company I interviewed with. It didn’t work out there and I feel silly about attending the event. Thoughts?

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What is the biggest lie you have ever said in an interview?

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if you took a company's net income and gambled it at the casino would it's beta be higher or lower than 1? Got asked this in an interview and never got the answer

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What’s the best question you’ve asked or thing you have said in an interview?

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Do you ever let how well/poorly your day is going affect when you're interviewing someone? I've been in interviews where it's obvious the interviewer wants to get back to work asap

As a general rule, how bad is it to test out the waters by applying to a job, getting the offer, and then rejecting it -“now’s not the right time” - while staying at your current company? Blacklisted?

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Do you guys think wearing a tie is a must during an interview? I'm thinking a suit with no tie.

To give or not give an excuse for being out 1-2 hrs for an interview on a WFH day? I almost never take time off so am worried if I say doctor, they’ll want proof.

i'm not very experienced at interviews, got really nervous and ended up lowballing myself. is there a way to recover or have i ruined this opportunity?

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Your go-to questions to ask the team when being interviewed? Which one(s) have been the most insightful for you?

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Tips for over the phone case interview? Feel like showing interviewers the notes helps covey structure a lot. Separately, how soon to send thank you email? Next morning or 2-3 hours?

What are director-level interview processes like? What types of questions?

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MD's - what are some good questions you’ve gotten asked during interviews? 🤔

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How do you balance the job search? I’m looking at both corporations and startups and am finding it difficult to determine how much time I should spend cold applying on sites vs networking on LinkedIn

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I am not sure what's worse, the stress leading up to the interview or the come down after.

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have a pre-screen interview with blackrock recruiter for digital marketing..any tips?

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If you're interviewing at a competitor of a firm you used to work at, what are the chances they call your old boss?

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Thinking of going to one device. I know this has debated, but what will compliance read vs not read? i.e. Let's say I was interviewing at another bank and my gf is sexting me at work all day...

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Prepping for interviews and trying to come up with answers that don't make me sound like a walking cliche...

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What’s the best answer in interviews for “do you have any other places you’re waiting on?”

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Didn’t do well in my interview today. It’s definitely one of the hardest interviews I’ve had but i am just disappointed at myself.

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When interviewing for your next job, is "being close to family" a good enough reason on its own?

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I’ve been applying to roles in BBs via Linkedin. No results. Even if the roles are exactly the same as what I do today. Any suggestions on what I can do to improve my chances?

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Had an interview with a VC 2 weeks ago. Haven't heard back. Typically how long does it take for VC firms to respond?

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I want to move from a good MM to a BB/EB as a first year VP. My resume is solid (top schools, top grades) but applying online seems like a waste. I don’t know people at every place either. Any tips?

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Under what conditions would you leave your BB job for Jefferies? Currently interviewing with them but not sure if its a good move.

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In person corporate financial analyst interview questions? Suggestions on what to bring?

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My salary just got frozen @ 55.5k (SALT Tax, 1 year of experience). Should I start interviewing for other jobs? Worth it to stay 1 more year and “maybe” make senior? (PwC is 3 yrs to senior standard, 2 yr is early)

I have a Master’s in Accounting, and have 1 more CPA test then I’ll be done. Not sure if I have a strong enough resume to receive decent exit opportunities as a first year associate. I’m about to have busy season again and work 60,70,80,90 hour weeks at my low salary. Please advise!!

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Currently in the final stages of the interviewing process for a "non-partnership track attorney" position at a top-ranked big law firm. I graduated from law school in 2019, and my eventual goal would be to work as an Associate on the partnership track at a medium-sized firm. Will this position "stain" my resume compared to staying in my current position as an attorney for an SRO?

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If I'm applying to a firm as a second year and the application requires a writing sample, would it be better to attach a brief I wrote in law school, or a brief written during my limited practice, which was revised by both a senior associate and shareholder?

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Any one have insight into behavioral questions for a project management role that I applied for? Any insight would be great. It would be my final interview.

I have an informational interview with a director of a consulting firm. I’m currently in banking. It’s just been 6 months at this job for me. It’s too slow for me. How do I tell this director why I want to work with him and justify why I want to leave my current firm just after 6 months? I’m an analyst and the role I’m targeting is also analyst level role

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Interviewed for Deloitte S&A Tech Strategy SC and got a verbal offer for Consultant instead. I negotiated the offer to 120K salary and 10K signing bonus. I’m a boomerang with 4 years ERP consulting but this past year I’ve been doing DEI Consulting. Spoke with former colleagues who rejoined Deloitte and got a much higher offer for SC. How do I go back to the recruiter to negotiate further? I suggested that I’d probably sign but need time to think. Now I’d like to go back and request 140k salary.

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Does anyone have any recommendations on how to prep for a human capital case study? I’m interviewing for SC role and have deep knowledge in the areas of Org Design, Change Management and Culture Transformation. I worry more about structuring the conversation and my answers in the most effective way

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I just graduated from a nontarget in Dec 2020 & am currently interning at PwC before I go back to do my Masters. My initial plan was to accept my full time offer and slowly work my way into IB.

I see postings right now for FT IB analyst programs. Should I even try applying online?

Ik recruiters don’t really read cover letters, but I learned about banking rlly late into college. i’m the daughter of blue collar workers who don’t speak English so I never really knew what jobs were “prestigious”

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I have 2 to 3 weeks to prep for a case interview. Never did one before. What can/should I do prep over next 2 weeks considering I only have weekends to prep?

Hi all. I have applied for Oracle PL/SQL job opening at BOFA. How many rounds of interview will happen and what are they? And my YOE : 6.6 my current CTC is 14.68LPA. How much should be my expected CTC?

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How many rounds of interviews for a consulting role at Deloitte? I am interviewing for a Agile Lead Role at Deloitte (I believe I would be at the consultant level). I have completed the technical interview last week and just got a behavioral interview offer for tomorrow. Will there be another interview after this?

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Hello All, I have an interview for Salesforce Data & Integration Senior Consultant at Toronto. Can anyone help me with what kind of questions to expect?
10 YoE in the space.

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Hello there! I have been interviewing with Amazon for L6 Sr. UX Designer role. I want to understand what’s the salary range I should be negotiating for that role. I have no clue what big company like amazon and Facebook pays for someone with 10 years of experience. Any help and pointer will help me with the negotiation. Thank you.

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Anyone applying to Tuck? Did you get a personalized email from the admissions director a week or two after the deadline? Trying not to get too hyped about nothing...

I hve Cybersecurity IAM Senior Con interview with EY. Their are 3 interviews of 0.5hr each. Has anyone given a IAM senior con interview recently? What is the nature of this interviews? How to prepare?

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I am a consultant with 2 YOE and I have an interview for a bizops role at a tech company. What should I do to prep for the interview?

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Hey fishes,

I have an interview tomorrow with
EY and the role is Data Analytics and tech stack- SQL, Python.

So what type of questions can I expect around the same?

Thank you!

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How much additional comp would you personally need to seriously consider a non-consulting job?

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I think it’d be helpful if those of us who have exited into Bay Area tech start a comp thread so others can benchmark.

2 yrs post-MBA
BizOps manager
175 base + 225 RSUs (publicly traded, 4 yr vest)

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Deloitte experienced hires: What signing bonus were you able to negotiate?

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Is the difference between big 4 and MBB in compensation huge at top levels (SM and up)?

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Pre-approved for a home but the rate lock expired and now we have to re apply. My husband lets me know his credit score dropped 111 points because of credit card utilization. Even if we get it below 30% ( which we can) not sure it will quickly reflect. I also added him as an authorized user on a high limit credit card I have. Any other suggestions besides trading him in lbs

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What are the key differences between junior and mid level roles in terms of job responsibilities, design knowledge, project oversight, etc?

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For those of you that have your own book of business (big or small), how did you go about getting your own clients? I do not live in the state that I grew up in/went to college in so most of my connections are law-school related. Even if I did, I grew up in a blue collar town so any connections I do have there wouldn’t materialize into a client base. I’m a 4th year now and really want to start growing a client base but have no idea how. HELP. I do corporate transactional law in mid-tier market.

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Hello,
I'm looking to know what remote jobs are out there for nurses/ names of companies? I used to work in the OR and I'm also considering going back and just working 4-10s.

I'm an outpatient nurse currently but I don't get lunch breaks, and the work load keeps increasing with no mention of another nurse to help us.

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Very new to being headhunted by recruiters on LinkedIn, should I be concerned with sending recruiters my resume or anything along those lines if they’ve messaged me?

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Who’s the HOP @ Havas Chicago?

Looking for Change in career! Have 8.4 years in HR functions (Talent Advisor and Business Partner). Notice 60 days. Please suggest.

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Can someone explain high yield savings accounts to me? Why doesn’t everyone use them? Should I switch banks so that my HYSA is the same as my checking account?

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Joined EY-US in July and want to intracompany transfer to London office at 1 year anniversary with the firm. Any suggestions on logistics and how/when I should get the process started?

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“have fun with this brief” they say before telling you the client is pretty conservative and needs to have safer options.

i know we don’t always work on stuff we’re thrilled about but i’ve never dreaded reviews for a client before until now

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Retail workers: are there any staff shortages where you work? Our store is 5 people short so we are all having to work overtime to make sure shifts are covered. It's exhausting.

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Hi Fishes, I'm a Python developer now and I need to switch my role related to AI/ML for long term.
Currently I 've planned two options and I'm bit confused which road i've to take:
1) Do Masters degree in Canada, after that try to get Job in there or US.
2) Do any Master Programs in Here (India) and get a job.
Suggest some ways other than this also welcomed.

YOE : 1.5 years as Python developer

Skills : C, Python, Excel in writing SQL queries, Swagger, Microservices, Docker.

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Started a new job search about 2 weeks ago. Of the 14 recruiter screening calls I’ve gone through, all went amazingly well, and I’ve only heard back at all from 4 since the calls. Why?

Anyone here has taken the PMP certification ? Is it worth it over MBA and if you're managing projects in Advisory?

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After submitting the info for my background verification, I came to know that my ex-employer switched his number. I mailed the verifying entity about it but haven't received any response yet from them. Can they reject my verification based on it solely?

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