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This isn't nearly as interesting as some other people's posts, but I thought I'd post it anyway.
I had my first MD interview this past week, and during one of the interviews there, an IT guy interrupted to fix the interviewer's computer. So he excuses himself while they go to work on the problem, and after about 10 minutes of me sitting and looking out the window pretending to be taking in the view, the IT guy leaves and we continue. The strange thing is, though, that the interview literally starts ALL over again. The same questions in the same order, as if nothing had happened prior to the IT guy's arrival. I don't know if the interviewer just forgot, was reviewing to make sure he didn't forget anything, or was testing for consistency in my responses, but it was definitely a little odd.
In one of my DO interviews, I met with 2 interviewers at once, who were in a board room with a ton of windows. They were each sitting at the first seats by the head of the table, and I was seated at the head spot. The problem was that since nobody was directly in front of me, I was pretty much looking out the window. I personally find windows to be very distracting, so it was pretty difficult for me to keep focusing my eyes on the interviewers when they naturally move toward the window. I thought that they could have set the room up a little better, or conducted the interview elsewhere. Oh well.
I can't wait to hear some of the other crazy stories that are bound to arise, as I thankfully haven't had to experience anything too awful yet.
I had my first MD interview this past week, and during one of the interviews there, an IT guy interrupted to fix the interviewer's computer. So he excuses himself while they go to work on the problem, and after about 10 minutes of me sitting and looking out the window pretending to be taking in the view, the IT guy leaves and we continue. The strange thing is, though, that the interview literally starts ALL over again. The same questions in the same order, as if nothing had happened prior to the IT guy's arrival. I don't know if the interviewer just forgot, was reviewing to make sure he didn't forget anything, or was testing for consistency in my responses, but it was definitely a little odd.
In one of my DO interviews, I met with 2 interviewers at once, who were in a board room with a ton of windows. They were each sitting at the first seats by the head of the table, and I was seated at the head spot. The problem was that since nobody was directly in front of me, I was pretty much looking out the window. I personally find windows to be very distracting, so it was pretty difficult for me to keep focusing my eyes on the interviewers when they naturally move toward the window. I thought that they could have set the room up a little better, or conducted the interview elsewhere. Oh well.
I can't wait to hear some of the other crazy stories that are bound to arise, as I thankfully haven't had to experience anything too awful yet.