What's the best interview question you've ever been asked?

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For context, Wolf of Wall Street came out in 2013. I interviewed for a job in Financial Services in 2014.

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Best question is always; Do you accept?

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Reminds me of Mission Impossible.

How many Growth Equity Analysts does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

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The light bulb reaction to your reply.

one of my favorites was: what’s a question you were prepared to answer that we haven’t asked yet?

it was a great way to give myself a layup and I was able to brag on myself a bit.

I gave some situational question where I was able to answer with the STAR method and also highlight a situation that directly translated to the role I was interviewing for.

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Love this, will definitely ask this question in the future. Even if we don’t end up hiring them it gives the interviewee some heavy confidence going forward

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If you had to start over everything with $0 how would you do it? I felt like inteviewer is really interested in me and trying to create a rapport.

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Yes- the question indicates that the interviewer is likely down to earth.

Final question in my first interview ever for an internship the guy goes “so are you a Christian?”

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Ha no it was a large publically traded wealth management firm. Not JPM

Please explain why technology would not replace you.

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How many basketballs can you fit in this room?

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2 questions.

1. How would you describe your working style. Feel free to use analogy you want, I will research post interview.

2. How do you plan to impact the organization in your first 30-60-90 days

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What is the best investment?

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“one you make in yourself”

Describe the internet to someone who just woke up from a 30 year coma

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How many pennies can fit inside the sun?

Really helped me gain an understanding of the value add that consultants can provide to their clients.

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Was being sarcastic, but no clue — just a classic BS case as part of a superday which was already the 7th round of interviews. Definitely better ways to see who would be good at the job than this…

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What experience do you have working across multiple time zones and how would this experience be beneficial at this company?

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How many times a day do you say, I don’t know?

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What’s the best invention that we use here?

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