Got absolutely crushed in a complex restructuring bulge bracket interview in Chicago, feeling so defeated. Anyone have similar struggles?

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I’m bilingual and thought I could handle a citi Hong Kong internship position and got slaughtered. They gave us 100+ slides in Chinese told us to summarize in 30 mins. I don’t read that fast 😂 That was 2 years ago and I’m in amazing place right now. You’re not alone, keep on keeping on.

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RX is tough

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What was the situation that crushed you? Case study or interview questions? Rx has a lot of very specific nuances you need to learn. Bankruptcy code and running a 363 asset sale is very much different from a traditional IB role.

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What kind of restructuring was it at a BB

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Wishing you the best! Sometimes people grill just to grill!

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Which BB has RX practice? I've never come across a BB representing any side in an RX, I'd imagine almost every BB will end up being conflicted somehow.. I've def seen BBs providing financing coming out of BK, but generally never as a Debtor, Senior Creditors, UCC advisor...

And that too in Chicago... Afaik, the only real RX shops here (others work through NY offices) are Lazard and Moelis (kind of)

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