post interview discussion

[Nerva]

just had my interview with banc of america securities for sales and trading.

the interview is suppose to be 30 minutes, i was out in 15

it was 2 on 1, one of the interviewers i had already met when i visited their trading floor, so she was a friendly face.

the other guy didnt ask me anything at all, no resume or behavorial questions.

asked me if i followed the fixed income market, i gave a satisfactory answer talking about the flattening yield curve and naming the 3-mo, 6-mo and the 10-year treasury rate.

asked me by BofA, i said i wanted to work for a developing firm so i can have a role in shaping its growth.

so basically i think i answered the questions that he did ask to satisfaction.

i asked 2 very penetrating questions too.

so here is the question: what the hell went wrong? 15 minutes? you gotta be kidding me!

 

[jspeicher]

2 on 1, penetrating....wth is wrong with you.,.,..

 

[ThePresence]

just had my interview with banc of america securities for sales and trading.

the interview is suppose to be 30 minutes, i was out in 15

it was 2 on 1, one of the interviewers i had already met when i visited their trading floor, so she was a friendly face.

the other guy didnt ask me anything at all, no resume or behavorial questions.

asked me if i followed the fixed income market, i gave a satisfactory answer talking about the flattening yield curve and naming the 3-mo, 6-mo and the 10-year treasury rate.

asked me by BofA, i said i wanted to work for a developing firm so i can have a role in shaping its growth.

so basically i think i answered the questions that he did ask to satisfaction.

i asked 2 very penetrating questions too.

so here is the question: what the hell went wrong? 15 minutes? you gotta be kidding me!

Maybe you spelled the word "Bank" with a "C" on the application?

 

[Kalbi]

Sometimes assholes in finance are just...assholes and they don't like you. Are you Korean? Were your interviewers white? How was the demographics at the firm?

 

[Kalbi]

Originally posted by: ThePresence

just had my interview with banc of america securities for sales and trading.

the interview is suppose to be 30 minutes, i was out in 15

it was 2 on 1, one of the interviewers i had already met when i visited their trading floor, so she was a friendly face.

the other guy didnt ask me anything at all, no resume or behavorial questions.

asked me if i followed the fixed income market, i gave a satisfactory answer talking about the flattening yield curve and naming the 3-mo, 6-mo and the 10-year treasury rate.

asked me by BofA, i said i wanted to work for a developing firm so i can have a role in shaping its growth.

so basically i think i answered the questions that he did ask to satisfaction.

i asked 2 very penetrating questions too.

so here is the question: what the hell went wrong? 15 minutes? you gotta be kidding me!

Maybe you spelled the word "Bank" with a "C" on the application?

PWNT

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: Kalbi

Originally posted by: ThePresence

just had my interview with banc of america securities for sales and trading.

the interview is suppose to be 30 minutes, i was out in 15

it was 2 on 1, one of the interviewers i had already met when i visited their trading floor, so she was a friendly face.

the other guy didnt ask me anything at all, no resume or behavorial questions.

asked me if i followed the fixed income market, i gave a satisfactory answer talking about the flattening yield curve and naming the 3-mo, 6-mo and the 10-year treasury rate.

asked me by BofA, i said i wanted to work for a developing firm so i can have a role in shaping its growth.

so basically i think i answered the questions that he did ask to satisfaction.

i asked 2 very penetrating questions too.

so here is the question: what the hell went wrong? 15 minutes? you gotta be kidding me!

Maybe you spelled the word "Bank" with a "C" on the application?

PWNT

Pwn3d indeed. Guess I should learn to keep my big mouth shut when I don't know wtf I'm talking about.

 

[rmrf]

Originally posted by: Kalbi
Sometimes assholes in finance are just...assholes and they don't like you. Are you Korean? Were your interviewers white? How was the demographics at the firm?

dude, it's not cool to pull the race card.

 

[everman]

Probably just too tired for 2 on 1 due to many other "interviews" before you.

 

[abc]

Originally posted by: rmrf

Originally posted by: Kalbi
Sometimes assholes in finance are just...assholes and they don't like you. Are you Korean? Were your interviewers white? How was the demographics at the firm?

dude, it's not cool to pull the race card.

but it's a fair point of view...

btw demographics at big public corps don't mean jack on paper.

walk into the various depts and you will see.

 

[Nerva]

Originally posted by: ThePresence

just had my interview with banc of america securities for sales and trading.

the interview is suppose to be 30 minutes, i was out in 15

it was 2 on 1, one of the interviewers i had already met when i visited their trading floor, so she was a friendly face.

the other guy didnt ask me anything at all, no resume or behavorial questions.

asked me if i followed the fixed income market, i gave a satisfactory answer talking about the flattening yield curve and naming the 3-mo, 6-mo and the 10-year treasury rate.

asked me by BofA, i said i wanted to work for a developing firm so i can have a role in shaping its growth.

so basically i think i answered the questions that he did ask to satisfaction.

i asked 2 very penetrating questions too.

so here is the question: what the hell went wrong? 15 minutes? you gotta be kidding me!

Maybe you spelled the word "Bank" with a "C" on the application?

before you say something like that, google them first.

 

[Nerva]

i dont think race has anything to do with it. the fx options trader i shadowed is chinese. but damn! i owned that fixed income question. i am writing it off, but still, wish i know what had gone wrong

 

[abc]

so u are asian as well

 

[Nerva]

just got a reply from the headguy who interviewed me after i sent him a thank you note. he said he didn't mean to rush me, but merely trying to stay on schedule. the interview was scheduled to be 30 minutes!!! i mean i dont mean to be pushy, but seriously.

 

[GeneValgene]

Originally posted by: 3cho
just got a reply from the headguy who interviewed me after i sent him a thank you note. he said he didn't mean to rush me, but merely trying to stay on schedule. the interview was scheduled to be 30 minutes!!! i mean i dont mean to be pushy, but seriously.

well..just wait and see

at my current job, i was supposed to interview with three people...i interviewed with the first two, and the last guy said he didnt' have time to interview me, so i went home

didn't look good, but i ended up getting an offer!

 

[Nerva]

i have replayed the interview at least 20 times already, and logically, i just don't see myself moving onto the second round. i'm going up against 45 people, most of which have had experience in trading. oh well, lost cause is a lost cause.

 

[BCYL]

Originally posted by: 3cho
i have replayed the interview at least 20 times already, and logically, i just don't see myself moving onto the second round. i'm going up against 45 people, most of which have had experience in trading. oh well, lost cause is a lost cause.

Maybe that's why, because of your lack of experience, they wrote you off before the interview already but wanted to meet you anyways in case you are really spectacular... They didn't see that for the first 15 mins so they just ended it...

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: 3cho
i have replayed the interview at least 20 times already, and logically, i just don't see myself moving onto the second round. i'm going up against 45 people, most of which have had experience in trading. oh well, lost cause is a lost cause.

Maybe that's why he didn't want to waste more than 15 minutes on you.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: rmrf

Originally posted by: Kalbi
Sometimes assholes in finance are just...assholes and they don't like you. Are you Korean? Were your interviewers white? How was the demographics at the firm?

dude, it's not cool to pull the race card.

It's funny how Anandtech is... white guy gets rejected for something he thought he deserved - that's reverse racism, affirmative action, so on and so forth. Asian guy gets rejected for something he thought he deserved, it's because he's Asian and his interviewers were white. Black guy gets rejected for something? It's because he's lazy, uneducated, undeserving, etc.

 

[Nerva]

but the thing is, to get the interview it's a very selective process. i would think at least 300 people applied to this thing. i definitely don't think it's the experience. besides, i demonstrated to him that i do follow the fixed income market.

 

[DaWhim]

what is fixed income market?

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

i think your taking this way too seriously. keep applying and keep your head up. if your a smart guy with a good head on his shoulders someone will want to hire you.

 

Originally posted by: DaWhim
what is fixed income market?

yeah?

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

Originally posted by: Erection

Originally posted by: DaWhim
what is fixed income market?

yeah?

still here?

 

[Nerva]

fixed income = bonds, in general.

 

[Nerva]

yep, i think i am giving up. its been 2 days and still nothing.