One of my first grad interviews was at a large bank. They had one big interview day, where dozens of people were invited and herded into a big room together. Th

One of my first grad interviews was at a large bank. They had one big interview day, where dozens of people were invited and herded into a big room together. They had several smaller rooms where different stages of the interview process were conducted. Your name would be called along with the room number and you'd nervously walk on in. Then you'd come out, waiting for the next interview. One was technical, and I think others were more around culture fit? I was so so so nervous. The final part was a big group task. About 10 of you sat around a table in a big room. Then in the room sitting & watching were a bunch of people in suits (psychologists maybe? HR people?) watching you and taking notes. You were then given one sheet of paper to share with the group outlining some "problem". I can't quite remember what it was, but it wasn't technical, and it wasn't a logic puzzle. Maybe solving some global problem? Anyway, I was soooooooo nervous, I thought "I know, I'll try to show my leadership skills!" I quickly grabbed the piece of paper and blurted "Ok guys, what do we think!" I must have sounded like a maniac. One of the other candidates shot me down immediately with some sarcastic comment, and it was all over for me haha! I tried my best to be calm and productive but I was done like a dinner. Lesson learnt! In retrospect I'm really glad I didn't get that job. Smaller companies have worked way better for me and my personality.