Friend was denied a senior financial analyst position with a local company. Took notes during the interview. I thought this was weird. Any experiences? Yay or nay?

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I think it’s weird 🤷‍♀️

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Always take notes during interviews

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Are some of these “take notes at interviews” comments sarcasm? because I think taking notes at interviews is the lamest shit ever. I don’t want to work with someone who takes notes at interviews...

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I always take notes during interviews

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Depends - was he furiously scribbling? How many pages of notes? Or just jotting down 1-2 words to remember something later?

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Lmao! Clearly I'm in the minority here about taking notes. Honestly I always assumed that everyone took notes until right now. Obviously I don't write down every single word, but I do like to jot down key points/relevant info or any questions that I have so I can ask them later.
It's always worked for me 🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

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I always take notes

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Yes take notes. I write down names and any major things I think I will want to remember when considering the offer

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I take a lot of notes

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I take notes

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It is weird

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Lol I don’t usually even bring portfolios to mine

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When I was on campus interviewing for entry level I took notes and all that jazz.

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But thats just me

Yeah what

Sounds like mixed reviews so far. Keep the responses coming!

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I’ve never heard of anyone taking notes at an interview until now... sounds weird haha

Why would you write down their names? It’s called a business card

I guess that make sense. Taking notes of names and key facts. But I think with b4 firms the interview style is so much more conversational. Note taking may not really fit.

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