1 - Honesty 2 - Responsibility 3 - Dedication 4 - Expertise 5 - Intelligence 6 - Creativity 7 - Flexibility 8 - Quick Learner 9 - Ability to take directions 10 - Leadership 11 - Self confidence 12 - Salesmanship 13 - Appearance Very IMPORTANT include all of the above indirectly in your presenting yourself in a casual and believable manor if you really possess such characteristics.
Don't forget to prepare for questions like: 1) What are your best qualities? 2) What are your worst qualilties? 3) What qualities do you value most in a leader? With regards to question (2), I'm always amused when I hear answers like: I'm too generous (so people take advantage of me) or such, which implies they have no bad qualities. Also, I think that when you do say something flattering about yourself that you then give concrete examples of what you've done which illustrates your point.
In any presentation, how you say something is usually more important then what you say. If your unconfident in your speech or come off the wrong way then it wont matter what you say...your sunk. The best way is to rehearse in front of an audience and record it with a camcorder then you can hammer out whatever flaws you might have. Remember that an experienced interviewer will be studying your behavior very closely. The smallest things will be noticed.
Choose several characteristics which can be applied to trading and elaborate on how those positive attributes enhance your trading abilities. The qualities can be general but then show how they apply specifically â to trading. No one here is going to tell you about yourself and the rehearsed and popularized âIâm perfect, smart and funnyâ line isnât exactly going to score you the job. On a side note, I once went on an interview at a mediocre firm. I have a quant background, but the job was for some âwe need a bitch job listing #32847â position, which I applied to for fun. Anyway, at the interview the employer, after quickly discovering that I had a quant background, went from asking me âwhat are your strengthens/weaknessesâ to giving me a piece of paper and a pencil and saying âyou have 20 minutes derive the Black-Scholes modelâ.
I have no life except for trading, I will get sandwiches for everyone in the office at lunch, I will clean and polish all the trading computers each night and I'm willing to give sexual favors to my superiors.