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🌟 How I got an interview with Credit Suisse in an elevator?

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In the previous articles I shared about my failures.


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šŸ† Allow me to celebrate a small win this time 🤣 


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This event happened 10 years ago:


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šŸ“ˆ I was invited to the final round interview with Deutsche Bank – Summer Analyst Program at their Asset & Wealth Management department.


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After I finished my interview, I was waiting for the lift to leave the DB office.


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ā° When I got inside the lift and was about to close the door


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A guy rushed into the lift and I opened the door for him


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He thanked me



I said you are welcome and I told him I was not in a rush because I just finished my final round interview with DB


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(As I assumed that he also worked at DB and could be my future colleague if I got an offer!)


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ā° Then he asked me how did the interview go and we chatted briefly inside the lift.


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When the lift arrived the ground floor, he passed me his name card.


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šŸ’” Turns out – He worked at Credit Suisse Private Bank as a Director and he was at the DB office for a meeting with them!!


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I was shocked as I assumed he was from DB all along.


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Then he asked if I applied to Credit Suisse or not.



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⚔ I answered no because there wasn’t a summer analyst program for private banking for undergraduates.


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⚔ Back in 2014, CS would only hire MBA Summer Analysts instead.


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Then he mentioned that his Hong Kong team was planning to hire a contract analyst and asked me if I was interested.


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Luckily – I had my CV with me and passed to him immediately - assuming my interview with DB failed in the end.


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ā˜• 2 Weeks later, I met with him and his team member.


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The rest is history.



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Lesson of the story:


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āœ… Always have your CV readily available – on your phone or on your bag


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āœ… Always be nice to others as you don’t know whom you will run into a lift


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āœ… Never make assumptions!!!


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āŒ› When was the last time you ran into an opportunity?


āŒ› What kind of opportunity was it?


āŒ› What was your latest success story?


āŒ› Feel free to comment below to share your success story!


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I wrote a guide on:



šŸ“ Fixing your CV & LinkedIn in 1 Day:



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šŸ“Š Interview Preparation For Success:


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