Resume and Personality Questions

• [Be ready to explain any line on your resume].
  
• What made you choose your undergraduate institution? Why did you pursue a major in _____?
  
• What other business school did you apply to? Which ones accepted you?
  
• Why did you choose this company?
  
• What classes are you currently taking to get ready for the summer?
  
• What are your 5-10 year long term career plans?
  
• What are your proudest accomplishments? What is your most challenging professional experience?
  
• Are you a leader or a follower? Give me an example where you were successful in both roles?
  
• What do you do to relax?
  
• Tell me a joke.
  
• Who has influenced you the most, besides family members?
  
• Say you are at a meeting with a client and your MD is giving a presentation. You suddenly notice a mistake in some of the calculations, which you have prepared. Do you mention it? When? What do you say?
  
• What is one skill that you think is most relevant to Banking?
  
  
• You seem to like marketing, why are you interested in finance?
  
• What is one word that describes you best?
  
• Your weaknesses? Your strengths?
  
• How would your group mates describe you? How would you characterize yourself in the group dynamic? If I spoke with your group mates, what would they say you needed to improve?
  
• Highlight your quantitative accomplishments.
  
• Describe an ethical decision you had to make?
  
• If you were a vegetable - what would you be?
  
• What do you read? What's your favorite book?
  
• As an associate, what tasks would you like to spend most of your time doing? What percent of each day do you see yourself spending on those tasks?  
  
• What accomplishment are you most proud of?
  
• Describe a time you failed, why did you fail, what did you learn?