Investment Banking Recruiting Secrets of the Top 1%

Episode 153: Tell Me About a Time When You Had to Manage Tight Deadlines


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A common situational question that bankers like to ask is “tell me about a time when you had to manage tight deadlines.”
They want to see how you would behave in a high pressure environment that requires you to juggle multiple competing responsibilities at once.
But how do you answer these questions well besides just saying things like “work harder” or “sleep less”?
Are there mental frameworks you can use to make your answer more structured?
Listen to this podcast where I ask a student this question during our mock interview, and give him feedback on how to improve it afterward.
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