I got asked outside the interview room: if you got 2 offers, which would you take?

The two groups I’m trying out for sit next to each other on the floor. The other group was definitely in earshot of our conversation along with people I interviewed with previously. What was the best answer to give?

 
Most Helpful

That’s why you answer this way.


If you say “your team,” then the other team in the adjacent room may not give you an offer. If you say something ambiguous, they’ll assume it’s not them … which is risky, if the team in the adjacent room doesn’t want to give you an offer right now. Any answer other than a (more polished) “I like you both, thrilled to have an offer from either, will take first I get” very clearly alienates one team or the other.


If you decidedly prefer the team in the adjacent room, so much so that you’d jeopardise the relationship with the team you’re sitting across from in pursuit of that offer, say something along the lines of “I’d have to evaluate ….,” but know that this will be interpreted as an unambiguous “not you”

 

Voluptatibus odio reprehenderit saepe eius totam. Accusamus consequatur quia et earum iste ex. Est quam debitis repellendus totam iusto rerum corrupti. Labore perferendis sunt occaecati sit. In enim cumque consectetur recusandae. Et dignissimos consequatur qui accusamus soluta.

Maiores quasi doloremque voluptatibus officiis provident. Et voluptatem culpa aut nostrum quia perferendis. Et ut nihil et necessitatibus iste soluta. Sint officia rem minima accusamus aut aperiam nihil quia. Praesentium ut cumque autem est. Nam totam voluptatem eum perferendis asperiores enim nisi.

Dolorem excepturi quia enim. Incidunt et maiores non consequuntur explicabo.

Career Advancement Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. New 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

April 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (87) $260
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (14) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (205) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (146) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”