Interviewer Reactions
What are some actions/reactions from the interviewer during the interview that would infer a positive interview.
What are some actions/reactions from the interviewer during the interview that would infer a positive interview.
+319 | Looking to raise a Billion Dollar Fund - College Junior | 43 | 3h | |
+319 | What to expect during your IB summer internship and how to secure the full-time offer | 19 | 4h | |
+253 | It doesn’t need to be this way | 35 | 17h | |
+187 | Career Bankers, Was It Worth It? | 63 | 1s | |
+154 | Biggest gripe in IB: people with no balls | 40 | 13h | |
+141 | MD Can’t Unplug | 40 | 3h | |
+94 | 2nd casualty of BofA, 25 yo credit trader | 38 | 2m | |
+89 | RBC M&A vs PJT RSSG | 14 | 4d | |
+64 | BofA Assoc who died had sought to leave, citing long hours | 16 | 4h | |
+43 | 4 Mistakes I Made As An Investment Banking Intern That I I Wish I Could Go Back And Fix | 7 | 3d |
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If the interviewer says "woahh... you're really qualified" or "your in, baby!" Otherwise, you should have a general feel of the interviewer's sentiment from reading their reactions like any other individual.
The only thing I can think of is length. A longer the interview, if informational or if it doesn't have a fixed length, generally means the interviewer and you at least had something to talk about, which is a plus.
Reactions can be deceptive so don't ever throw in the towel. A lot of it depends on the interviewer. However, my best interviews had both myself and the other person smiling. They seemed genuinely interested in the stories I had to tell and my background, and it showed. When someone liked me, they generally told me at the end of the interview. Things such as: "You did a tremendous job, I'm going to try to get you out here for an onsite interview." Of course, I also got the: "Check your snail mail or email for a response over the next few weeks." That was an obvious ding. I guess my point is you will generally be told if you did really well and the hints will be there if you're obviously out.
Reactions definitely vary by interviewer. Also, at many banks you need a consensus approval to get an offer. So one average interview may knock you out of the running. However, I would say really positive comments from senior interviewers are an almost sure-fire sign. For example, I had an MD at a BB tell me after I answered a question correctly during a 2nd round summer analyst interview, that the majority of associate candidates that he interviews let alone analyst candidates don't get that question right.
I had a very similar experience to y2yankees99. Interviewers will sometimes give feedback to technical questions if you answer exceptionally well, and one average interview is often enough for a ding.
I disagree...I got the best verbal and non-verbal feedback from my Goldman interviewers and didn't get an offer...it ultimately all depends on the competition...if there are super stellar candidates out there who in addition to getting great feedback are also olympic swimmers, they'll definitely knock you out of the competition
Don't take length of interview too seriously. some of my best interviews, both as candidate and as an interviewer, were short and sweet.
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