Im trying to interview for investment banking positions right now but for some reason I always pass the first round but never clear the final round interviews. Why is this the case? I’m not sure what it is I’m missing at this point and I’m scared that no matter how I prep it’s something I can’t rectify as it’s out of my control (my core personality, limitation of intelligence, etc). Anyone have any advice?

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Part 7. Point is if you put in the work before the second interview you should be able to come across very well prepared and confident.

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Here are my notes after doing some intense research. Not everything is spelled right, so don’t come for me, just was jotting down great points I was hearing.

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Final rounds are often about personality. Banks won’t admit this, but after a certain threshold, people care way more about if you’re going to be fun at the happy hour than if your gpa is .1 higher than someone else’s. If your behaviorals don’t make you sound cool, you’re doing it wrong.

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Do you have anyone you can do practice interviews with who might be willing to give you honest feedback? It's probably something that's simple to rectify once you know what it is.

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Hm yeah maybe I should get on that. Good point thanks so much

Is there a certain style or type of question you feel yourself struggling or not as confident about answering?

I’m now thinking more about it, it could be two things: 1) Maybe behaviorals might be the issue where I sounds rehearsed or 2) maybe I’m from a non target background and they filter it out

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