3/3 of my recent corpgov/m&a interviews have required written tests followed by a panel that drills you on said tests. Is this the new normal? I flunked the last one (and knew I would, but did it anyway for experience), so am frustrated and terrified of the two coming up.

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Never seen or heard of that. Are these big pubcos?

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All privates with 1-2 year IPO trajectory (but not unicorns)

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That's wild. Never heard of that

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What’s your background as an attorney?

That’s wild. Never heard of that either.

Haven't seen this either

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