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What are the hardest professions for interviews? And easiest?
Posted on 3/26/24 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 3/26/24 at 1:44 pm
Easiest is doctors by far. They ask nothing technical and just take your certifications as word.
Hardest imo is software Eng. Have to remember so many algorithms and code it live.
Hardest imo is software Eng. Have to remember so many algorithms and code it live.
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Posted on 3/26/24 at 1:45 pm to fareplay
programming engineers imo
Posted on 3/26/24 at 1:48 pm to fareplay
I interviewed with a big investment bank once for a position I wasn't qualified for. It was mainly for interview experience, which I think is very valuable.
Anyways, it took 8 hours with 6 panels of 2-3 investment bankers. They would throw out investment scenarios and case studies and get me to read and react on the spot. Then they'd ask tough follow up questions. These people were all very experienced and have academic pedigree well-above my own.
My pits sweated through my undershirt, dress shirt, and suit jacket. Most mentally draining and difficult interview imaginable in an office setting.
ETA:
I did NOT get the job, but they liked the interview and asked me to come in again for another position a year later (and interview again) and I said no thank you. I had just switched companies and was not going through that again anyway
Anyways, it took 8 hours with 6 panels of 2-3 investment bankers. They would throw out investment scenarios and case studies and get me to read and react on the spot. Then they'd ask tough follow up questions. These people were all very experienced and have academic pedigree well-above my own.
My pits sweated through my undershirt, dress shirt, and suit jacket. Most mentally draining and difficult interview imaginable in an office setting.
ETA:
I did NOT get the job, but they liked the interview and asked me to come in again for another position a year later (and interview again) and I said no thank you. I had just switched companies and was not going through that again anyway
This post was edited on 3/26/24 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 3/26/24 at 1:50 pm to fareplay
Surprisingly the big Four accounting figs are really difficult considering that everyone pretty much starts off not knowing an absolute fricking thing about Tax and Audit outside of like 3 or 4 random arse classes.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 1:51 pm to CatfishJohn
lol my first interview I did at end of grad school was with finra and I got grilled my 3 PhD economists for 4 hours and I knew after minute 10 I failed
Posted on 3/26/24 at 1:53 pm to fareplay
Wouldn't say it's the hardest (it's been the hardest for me though), but I was once interviewing for a software trainer position and was given a list of 15 different topics, I had to choose one of the topics and give a 5 minute speech on it. I was given 15 minutes to prepare. I guess they just wanted to know how good of a bullshitter I was. I got the job
Posted on 3/26/24 at 1:59 pm to fareplay
Investment Banking/ Sales & Trading is no joke.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:09 pm to fareplay
I don’t know about hardest, easiest has to be panhandler
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:12 pm to fareplay
Cyber security
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:30 pm to ell_13
Im in Cybersecurity and my interview was not hard at all. As long as you have the education, work experience, and certs... A company just wants to know if you are a good fit for the team or not.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:30 pm to fareplay
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Easiest is doctors by far.
This is true only after you’re a doctor. If they give you an interview, they’re going to offer. The interview is basically a recruitment.
But med school and residency interviews are fricking rough.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:44 pm to LSUtwolves
And oral board examinations to be board certified by the American College of insert specialty here are no joke. They are full day affairs.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 2:59 pm to fareplay
Investment banking can be somewhat chill or very painful depending on the interviewers.
Two biggest variables are do they like your pedigree and how their day is going
Two biggest variables are do they like your pedigree and how their day is going
Posted on 3/26/24 at 3:14 pm to CatfishJohn
smartest guy i know (~1500 SAT) went to duke grad school and "failed" an interview for goldman sachs.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 3:41 pm to fareplay
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What are the hardest professions for interviews
Serial Killers. You got to watch out or you might be next.
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And easiest?
Onlyfans "entrepreneurs".
Posted on 3/26/24 at 3:41 pm to tylerlsu2008
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Investment banking can be somewhat chill or very painful depending on the interviewers.
Two biggest variables are do they like your pedigree and how their day is going
They definitely didn't love my pedigree (state school undergrad and state school MBA), but they liked my job experience, personality, and I have great references/network. They all pushed me really hard trying to test my intelligence, I'm assuming because of my "average" academic pedigree. They assumed I was less-than when it came to intelligence. I handled it I'd say ok, but not great. Ball busters. One even asked "why that business school?" in a douchey tone and my response was "I had a pregnant wife and full time job at the time and didn't want to take on too much debt." and he scoffed.
I had one woman apologize after and she was one of the toughest people. She said she does it to everyone and I did just fine, but man, in that room, I wanted to tell her to lay the frick off
Posted on 3/26/24 at 3:59 pm to CatfishJohn
Was this a bulge bracket or elite boutique?
Posted on 3/26/24 at 4:01 pm to tylerlsu2008
Citi.
Quite bulgy.
Quite bulgy.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 4:41 pm to CatfishJohn
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This post was edited on 3/26/24 at 4:45 pm
Posted on 3/26/24 at 4:54 pm to CatfishJohn
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he scoffed
I’d like to have a conversation with this individual. I’m three seasons into peaky blinders right now and I got some ideas for him.
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