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 Back when I was in college interviewing for investment banks, there was a firm that's no
longer in existence, but I was kind of interested in the job. I was really interested in the field,
and I walked into the room and there's this very tall investment banker, wearing suspenders…
prototype guy, suspenders, shiny shoes, monogrammed shirt.
 He sits back, he rolls up his sleeves, puts his arms back like this and says, "I'm really
tired, I've had a long day. Why are you here?"
 And I kinda sat there for a second, and I had in my mind prepared kinda my three pitches,
my three sales points and said look, these are the three things I want to get across this
interview, regardless of whether or not he asks the questions. So, I went through my sales
pitch and at the end he sort of leaned forward and said like, "Oh that's interesting," and we
actually had a real conversation and I wound up getting the job.
 But I also realized for myself that there's no way I would ever want to work for this firm,
and work for someone like that. I wound up not taking that job. I think you go into an
interview never knowing what the questions are gonna be, but I think you need to have sort of
your own personal sales pitch down, and it's almost like you're answering a college essay.
 Make sure you have the points you want to get across, and whether or not you're
answering their specific question, make sure you understand what your selling points are and
how they relate to the opportunity, and make sure you deliver those points.

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