AN ENGINEERING GRADUATE IN BANKING JOB INTERVIEW: HOW TO ANSWER THE WHY QUESTION

Dear JarusHub,

I will be up for panel interview in a bank (name protected) in few days time. I have a question that I need answers to. As a mechanical engineering graduate, if I am asked a question like Why did you chose banking after a degree in Engineering? Or how can you relate your course of study to banking? How do you think or what is the best answer for this question? Please I will be expecting your response.

Thanks in anticipation.

W.T

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Dear W.T

Carve your response along these lines:

For the first question:

Course of study at undergraduate level is generally to broaden one’s horizon. It hardly determines what one will end up as. Your former CEO studied Law. Many other top bankers studied courses that are far off from banking. So you will agree with me that it is hardly about the course of study. I chose to become an engineer when I was a little naive as a teenager. Now, in my twenties, I’m better informed and I think banking will be a better career path for me.

For the second question:

Engineering generally improves mental alertness. I believe the rigour I went through to study mechanical engineering will be helpful in understanding the rudiments of banking faster.

We wish you all the best.

JarusHub

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