What draws you to a banking career
Question
Why do you want to work in banking?
Short answer
Give specific, genuine reasons linked to the role. Strong answers connect your skills (maths, modelling, coding) to the problems quants actually solve, show interest in markets beyond salary, and mention the fast feedback, teamwork and intellectual challenge of the job. Interviewers listen for evidence you understand what the work involves and have thought about it, not rehearsed clichés.
Adapted from Joshi, Denson & Downes, Quant Job Interview Questions and Answers, Q9.1, p.297; question and answer rewritten by SelfMadeQuant.com.
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