I studied microbiology and was invited for a bank interview. I've been told to expect the question of "why banking and not your course of study?" ..as I'm sure most of you have experienced.
This is my first ever bank interview and I don't want to flunk it. PLEASE HELP!!!
Thank you.

First, congrats on the interview invite.

This is a tough one. To answer this question, you need to be truthful to yourself first. Do you have genuine passion for banking, or you just "need a job"? If the former is the case, you're safe (just tell them you have passion for banking, and it has always been you 'secret' love). But if the latter is the case, then you need to give a strategic answer-something they want to hear. E.g. "i choose banking over my course of study because i love to be rewarded for the efforts i put it. The banking sector is renowned for rewarding effort and efficiency and i will get job satisfaction from this" .

Read more tips below...

http://careerconfidential.com/how-to-answer-interview-questions-q95/

http://m.dummies.com/how-to/content/answering-tough-interview-questions-when-changing0.html

nenergy: First, congrats on the interview invite.

This is a tough one. To answer this question, you need to be truthful to yourself first. Do you have genuine passion for banking, or you just "need a job"? If the former is the case, you're safe (just tell them you have passion for banking, and it has always been you 'secret' love). But if the latter is the case, then you need to give a strategic answer-something they want to hear. E.g. "i choose banking over my course of study because i love to be rewarded for the efforts i put it. The banking sector is renowned for rewarding effort and efficiency and i will get job satisfaction from this" .

Read more tips below...

http://careerconfidential.com/how-to-answer-interview-questions-q95/

http://m.dummies.com/how-to/content/answering-tough-interview-questions-when-changing0.html

Thanks a lot.

Khaleesi2013:
Thanks a lot.

You are welcome. And thanks too for giving me something to include in my BOOK-The Job-seekers' Creed.

You can use this

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.

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