I’ve had four interviews this month and not a single one asked me about my actual experience. It was just nonstop hypotheticals and how would you handle this scenario nonsense. It’s frustrating when I’ve led massive budgets, reworked entire forecasting processes, and none of it comes up. I get that soft skills matter, but come on, at least ask me about something I’ve done. Is it weird to want to talk about your real resume in an interview, or has finance fully become a vibes-based hiring system?

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I’ve started finding ways to bring in my actual experience, even if they don’t ask. Scenario questions are fine, but context from real results builds more trust.

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Came here to say this. I try to answer with the CAR method and always make it about something technical when possible.

Your resume is likely inflated. Experience comes through in how you respond to scenarios. You can’t hide corporate experience and seniority. How you answer shows more than you providing specifics about items on your resume. Conversely have great points about your career that don’t show on your resume so they can then see that your experience is broader than your resume.

Just be confident.

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Did they at least have you walk them through your resume?

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