New Associate here. I'm in the process of getting staffed on a project and the client wants to interview me first. What's the typical interview format?

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Bend over and touch your toes, I'm gonna show you where the wild goose goes

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Just BS them about your experience and your passion for the stupid work they do

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^ 1-on-1 or the engagement director will be sitting there too?

I did that for a secondment, they gave me a market sizing question, a few general behavioral ones, and then some specific questions about my knowledge of the area and previous projects I'd been on

That's so weird the client is interviewing you. Not heard that before

I'm a developer, and they've done that to me before to test my technical knowledge

Yeah, I guess they just want to know if I have the reqd skills for the project. I wasn't expecting interview like this..

That points to a client relationship where they do not trust the Director/SM or the team put together.

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