I appreciate the reply
I already know this, it's just, I haven't touched anything since July and don't feel confident at all with interviews if I get asked questions, so need to sink more in before I do so. Afraid I'll look stupid if I struggle to answer basic questions I should obviously remember! Also I have tourrets, making me have more uncontrollable tics under pressure and on the spot haha
When I worked for Citi I volunteered to help with the graduate recruitment programme. I assume most large companies work a similar way. There was an online test as part of the application. People who got through that went on to have an interview with people like me. I was far more interested in you as a person than passing technical questions (I'd assumed that to get past the technical test you knew enough). I'd be looking to understand what it was abotu It that you enjoyed, whether you stood out from other people in your enthusiasm or extra work you'd done (charity work, or even just extra jobs during your university time), whether you would fit into company, how strong your communication skills were and whether you had the "I'll try it even if I don't know the answer" attitude. I'm not sure whether my colleaues asked the same question but I always asked "I have one job. Why should I give it to you rather than the 10 other people sitting outside this door?". I actually had a few people answer "Because I've been to Oxford/Cambridge/Whatever" and that really wasn't the right answer. After at least two of us had interviewed each candidate we swapped notes and discussed evereyone.
For the people who made it through to the final round there was a day long workshop where they had to build an application in small teams. In the afternoon we then watched them complete a hypotheptical project management task, again in small teams, with a number of challenges and last minute problems and decisions thrown t them. What they didn't appreciate was that there wasn't a correct answer. We weren't watching what answers they gave; we were watching how they behaved as a group. We were looking for good team work, good leadership, etc. People who were quiet, easily led, or too assertive without reason were marked down.
I guess what I'm trying to explain is that while you do need to know your technical stuff, the interviews can sometimes be more about your personality and how you work with others. Good luck.
