Preparing For Graduate Recruitment In Business
Imagine going in to your dream job blind
Imagine going in to your dream job blind. Imagine when your interviewer says "so tell me about yourself & why you think you deserve the job here?" - what will happen? Will you get tongue tied, or perhaps your mind will go blank? Will you accidentally let something obnoxious slip, or say something really dumb? Who knows!
I wasn't going to let that happen to me. Rob & I dedicated ourselves to meeting one day a week over the summer to do our speed math practice, logic & brain teaser discussion & most importantly - interview preparation. (To find mindblowing speed math methods go to http://artofspeedmath.com)
Screw the guy who tells you not to "over prepare yourself". I ask you this, is an industry leading career worth the commitment? Hell yeah, in my opinion.
We started by writing a few answers each week to simple behavioral questions, I.e.:
- Tell me about yourself?
- Tell me about your strengths/weaknesses?
- What was a time you went overboard?
- Why trading?
We made sure we tried to keep our answers short and concise. Both of us had issues waffling or feeling stupid practicing, however we got past that quickly and knew our stuff in no time.
The benefits of doing this were huge, as having a big document of prepared questions really helped come application time. Now for interviews, we were much more confident and prepared.
We're both very social guys, don't get me wrong - but winging it in an interview is not as easy as some people will have you believe, unless you've had loads of interview experience. And to be 100% honest, I haven't. Personally I'd rather get my game on from the first interview - rather then screw the first few up and get my answers improved for the later interviews. But that's just me.
Having everyone you know go over your CV and cover letter over the summer is critical - as you can fine tune all the tiny unnecessary waffle out, or find ways to "say more, while saying less".
All in all, the preparation time was totally worth it. It saved time when university resumed AND had us much more prepared for the process.
A final point to consider is that, it's best to never learn a "script" for your answers. Rather, memorize your points. When you walk into an interview, you want to come across as passionate & actually answer THEIR question - not give an answer that you've practiced for a similar question. Learn your points & "be humble" about your past experiences. You don't want to come off as if you think you're a hot shot trader, they will bust your balls.
Damon & Rob's Preparation Agenda
Morning
- Speed math
- Sequences
- 2x brain teaser
Lunch
- Interview questions
- Mock interviews
Afternoon
- Final round of speed math
Dinner
(To find mindblowing speed math methods go to http://artofspeedmath.com)
I will conclude with this. You must be prepared to offer criticism AND accept it gracefully. You will not improve if you cannot have your fellow man tell you where you need to pick your game up. Maybe you waffle? Talk rubbish? Talk monotone? For the sake of your own success, be big enough to accept criticism. Best thing we ever did.
by: Damon Callaghan
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