Hey guys, so I have to conduct an interview today for an entry level position. My firm compiles a list of questions to use as a guide but am wondering if anyone has any pointers as this will be my first interview and I am a tad nervous. I am very comfortable in the other seat, as I typically can rock an interview, and am sure I will get used to conducting them, but would like to hear some ideas of what all you BSDs do.
This is for entry level BO fyi
Just do all you can to make the candidate at ease, start easy and save any curveballs until the last 3rd of the interview.
Don’t be the guy who reads the questions off a list provided by HR. Don’t be the guy that believes his own hype and dings people for asking for a water or not wearing a $500 suit.
Thanks, I was only going to use those questions as a guideline. I also dont care what type of suit the person is wearing, provided it isnt a dumb & dumber tux
lol ding for asking for water? must have been for some royal saudi king family investment office…
Yea idk why that would be an issue. We just have our receptionist put a few bottles in the room beforehand
^ It was on another thread on here a long time ago. Someone said it. They also said when the interviewee was asked if he wanted coffee, he preferred a espresso (or mocha, or whatever).
lol if someone said the espresso bit I would show them the door and not even bother.
That could have been me, I won’t drink drip. 
However I would have said “I prefer an espresso”; when the word following the indefinite article starts with a vowel we use “an”.
Personally, I throw that stuff in the trash. I ask seemingly-pointless vague open questions to get the person’s guard down and get them talking, about whatever they end up talking about. Whatever that may be, it ends up saying a lot, since they chose the path. I’m more interested in getting an intuitive read, than checking boxes…HR can do that crap.
if someone literally said this to me, I’d ding them immediately.
okay espressor is too much. I don’t think I would like that…but water? I will give them water.
What kind of third world shops do you guys work at? You don’t have an espresso machine and a hot Asian chick to serve it??
If they don’t hand me a glass of bubbly with 10 seconds of me walking in, I’m out of there. No interest in working for some chop shop.
these days i bring in a glass of cabernet sauvignon with some fine smelly cheese along with an offer letter…but only if they passed all cfa exams.
I was visiting a Deloitte office over here, and they had the hottest tea girl ever. Of course she brings you bisquets, cheese, tea, fruit, whatever (manners!). The hottness of the tea girl speaks to the status of the company, I was quite impressed.
Found it.
http://www.analystforum.com/forums/careers/91329138
It was a cappucino. 1/3 down, post by villnius.
Unless you’re asking the EA for coffee (w/ cream of course) you’ve ruined your chances - at least this is true in the US / UK.
To the OP, keep in mind this is entry level. They won’t have a deep understanding of your business or generally how life is outside of a 4-year college classroom environment. Try to ask questions that give you insight into their personality, drive and what makes them “tick”. Everything else will be largely learned on the job, assuming they’re somewhat intelligent.
Cappucino?.. Ding!
yeah before you go over my resume may i have a chocolate light vanilla cappuccino with minimum foam with fat free milk please. Ding Ding Ding is that your final answer? You just won a bus ride back to your apartment!
Dunno but this side of the big lake it is really not a big deal to ask for an espresso. Usually some secretary/receptionist/assistant would ask you anyway what you would like and how. But maybe that’s just my experience. Anybody from Europe got a different view?
Its not really a big deal, in the US it would just make you look needy as hell to the individuals running the interview. I would find a meeting to be a different story as that is generally a different environment.