Practice 30 Bank of America internship interview questions covering finance fundamentals, client service scenarios, and corporate values.
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Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
Anyone bringing on a new employee wants to ensure they'll fit into the culture of their work environment and that they'll complement and work well with the rest of their team. This question offers you an opportunity to reveal your reasons for pursuing this opportunity to work for them. It could also offer a glimpse into how determined you are with your career pursuits.

Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
Exhibit that you've imagined yourself in the role by detailing what interests you the most about working with them. Reveal your interest in the position as well as how you feel working for them would benefit your future and career. Be vested, but not presumptuous. Showcase your knowledge and the thorough research you performed. Be sure to incorporate their language into your own. Answer with sincerity in a manner according to your nature.

Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
"I want to work in a culture that is built on empathy, understanding, and treats every client and team member with dignity and respect. This is what attracted me to compete for this opportunity. BofA exhibits the awareness that their decisions and actions affect lives every day. They believe in making decisions that are clear, fair, and grounded in the principles of shared success, responsible citizenship, and community building, striving to help everyone reach their full potential, and putting into practice their understanding that diverse backgrounds and experiences make them stronger. They respect every individual and value our differences in thought, style, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, race, ethnicity, culture, age, ability, and experience. That sounds like a culture I feel as if I, according to my nature, am already a part of."

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