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I see a lot of people here are going to graduate soon so I'm going to give some advice on "behavioral interviewing" (basically BS for how to make friends)--you need to do these things (upon interviewing nearly 20 people in a day)
First you need to make the interviewer interested in you. If you're a hot girl and it's a he interviewing, done. If you're a hot guy, and it's a she, be a gentleman and that'll do it. If it's same gender and/or you're ugly, you probably need to mention something cool. Did Half Dome in Yosemite in one day, champion of bulgarian national golf team, owned an orange grove in Florida, worked in KCIA (Korean CIA), name is Lee Young Ho, are all good ways to make people like me interested in what you have to say.
Step 2: use that interest to say something jaw-dropping, mature, amazing, etc. This is where you've lured them in and you do the lurk drop. Don't hold back, but don't overdo it either. It can be prepared or extemporaneous, but now that you've got my interest you have to make me feel like you're fucking smart or you've thought about something.
Step 3: Cruise control. Now that you've amazed me, you need to soothe. Tone it down, play chill, make friends with your interviewer.
Step 4: Show interest. Start interrupting and drawing inferences from the questions they ask you. Act like a student--but don't sound like a smartass, just act quiet and curious.
Step 5: Show you've learned. When it's your turn to ask questions, make sure your questions show you've learned either from the interview or from your previous experience with the firm.
Things to remember:
Memorize every personal detail the interviewer drops about himself. Then ask him questions about that during the interview that don't sound creepy.
Smile! Don't be detached, but don't look goofy.
Calm the fuck down and quit playing with your fingers.
Don't have BO.
Don't dress sluttily if you're a girl. Really. Guys like me don't like padded bras.
Don't be artificial. Just be yourself, and if you happen to be an asshole introvert passive aggressive, sorry.
If you're a guy, play mature. Internalize it so much it feels natural. Trust me, it's a great way to ready your external personality for the workplace.
If you're a girl, play mature.
If I'm interested, drop juicy details (e.g. how in the KCIA you had to delay release of news to SK news outlets whenever NK made a missile test). If I'm not interested (that goes for you, Mr. I've-constructed-an-awesome-equity-portfolio-here-let-me-calculate-the-sharpe-ratio-for-you) just drop it and move the fuck on.
Oh and please don't mention the shitty economy in your interview. Please don't even imply it. Yes I know it's great that my firm is relatively unscathed and the place where you interned doesn't exist anymore. I can see that from your resume. I feel sorry for you. Six of my friends were laid off from there and guess what? I couldn't give them jobs because of our hiring freeze above the analyst level, so why do you think mentioning your sob story helps?
Oh and please don't joke with your fellow interviewees about how "optimism for bankers is ironing five shirts on a Sunday" when you are at dinner with the head of my department.
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Feel free to add your own suggestions.
  
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Is anyone going to make a thread for prom nights?
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sorry for derailing..i am such a failure..
i cant even edit my previous post that i have to repost
sorry again
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This would actually be useful if I were graduating. Nice work.
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United States17042 Posts
Nice work, although I'm going to guess that this is mostly for investment bankers and the like? (It doesn't look like a guide that would work the best for a technical interview).
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Korea (South)11585 Posts
my dad is a CPA and a Partner for a large international firm, and the company spends about 4k into each interview/application. They do an 8 hour session of complete questions that goes about your entire life, from where you were born, to more personal questions. After that, they take you to a high class fancy'ish restuarunt with a co-worker. They tell you it's just a "thanks for coming" thing, but that too is part of the application process, the "co-worker", his entire job is to go out to eat with other people, and he is paid to take notes on everything you do, from what you look at the way you eat, your posture, the small chit-chats, what you order, literally everything.
They actually hate it if you practice and rehearse interview questions, because they can tell easily that you practiced for it. If you just calm down, and answer each question honestly, and truthfully, and of course calmly, it is looked at much better. Of course it's ok to figure out what kind of questions, but they are looking for if you are telling everything truthfully, because the company is so grandeur that if you lie, or are not truthful/loyal they will see no reason to consider you.
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On October 23 2008 02:54 CaucasianAsian wrote:
my dad is a CPA and a Partner for a large international firm, and the company spends about 4k into each interview/application. They do an 8 hour session of complete questions that goes about your entire life, from where you were born, to more personal questions. After that, they take you to a high class fancy'ish restuarunt with a co-worker. They tell you it's just a "thanks for coming" thing, but that too is part of the application process, the "co-worker", his entire job is to go out to eat with other people, and he is paid to take notes on everything you do, from what you look at the way you eat, your posture, the small chit-chats, what you order, literally everything.
They actually hate it if you practice and rehearse interview questions, because they can tell easily that you practiced for it. If you just calm down, and answer each question honestly, and truthfully, and of course calmly, it is looked at much better. Of course it's ok to figure out what kind of questions, but they are looking for if you are telling everything truthfully, because the company is so grandeur that if you lie, or are not truthful/loyal they will see no reason to consider you.
And the thing is, about 80% of the people they take will be gone after two years. Makes me wonder whether it's really worth the effort in comparison to the work done.
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On October 23 2008 02:54 CaucasianAsian wrote:
my dad is a CPA and a Partner for a large international firm, and the company spends about 4k into each interview/application. They do an 8 hour session of complete questions that goes about your entire life, from where you were born, to more personal questions. After that, they take you to a high class fancy'ish restuarunt with a co-worker. They tell you it's just a "thanks for coming" thing, but that too is part of the application process, the "co-worker", his entire job is to go out to eat with other people, and he is paid to take notes on everything you do, from what you look at the way you eat, your posture, the small chit-chats, what you order, literally everything.
that's crazy..fancy spending 4k on every guy that comes along..
and its kinda scary because they want to like know everything about you, even the minor details..
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So by jaw dropping you mean like "my uncle works for the HK triads.."?
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Everything you said should be common sense when going into an interview. Thanks for the insight!
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On October 23 2008 04:31 Dknight wrote:
Everything you said should be common sense when going into an interview. Thanks for the insight!
Agreed, this should be immensely helpful for internship interviews + job interviews. Thanks :D
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On October 23 2008 03:35 HotZhot wrote:
So by jaw dropping you mean like "my uncle works for the HK triads.."?
Boring. More interesting plz.
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United States24744 Posts
The best interviews are the ones where the interviewers are practically throwing their salary scale at you. It also helps if you just graduated at the university that their son is about to attend.
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If you're a hot guy, and it's a she, be a gentleman and that'll do it.
LIES!!!
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EPT
