Wednesday, April 9, 2008

My First Worst Interview !

Tense, anxious, nerve-racking! No, no I’m not talking about a nail-biting cricket match between India-Pakistan but about my first interview for a financial analyst job at J.P Morgan and Chase Company, an international giant in the field of finance. After two rounds of preliminary written test, we went through three excruciating rounds of interview with the HR manager, Process Manager and Country head of the company.
I was surprised that I actually had the skill to be this articulate, for all I did was gave the same answers to all them in ten thousand different ways! This being my first interview for a ‘real job’ I was not only terribly nervous but also excited to get this job. The first round was an ice-breaker which calmed all nerves that the candidates had and also set the tone for the remaining two interviews. The second round of interview was a technical one with emphasis on our competency in accounts, which the job demands. As a finance student I was extremely confident of my basics and did really well in this round and I was sure of getting into the next one. With the first two interviews over and done with, I was brimming with excitement and confidence for the final interview round. But this was not to be, because I was made to wait until midnight for the ‘worst interview’ of my life. The confidence that I had was crushed by the Country Head as he bombarded me with questions, which I assumed to have answered pretty well.
If you are still wondering if I got the job, well! You know where I am!

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