How do you tell your story when it is not the official interview? How do you connect with people? Do you just share the generic facts, or you tell people exciting stories and interesting facts? Partners are basically trying to understand how you will talk to the clients. Will you tell the client your memorized leadership story? - I don't think so. The best way to have a good small talk is to talk not small at all.

A good book on this "Never eat alone"

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I dunno... I don't think these were "small talk" questions.

The question on favourite city might gauge your affinity for the hiring firm. It might show what excites you, what makes you happy, your values or KPIs in choosing favourite city.

Questions on product? If you worked on a product, I'd want to know about what you did and how eager you are to tell stories about what you did re. said product. I know that I love to talk - lol :-) When I was with vendor, on more than 1 occasion, customer actually asked me if our product was really that good and if they should buy from us.

Social implications question was also valid. What are the implications of autonomous driving? Car is one thing. But what about commercial vehicles? Prime mover or truck platooning is getting mainstream, if not already there. What happens to truck drivers? Remember BJ Mckay? And his best friend, Bear? What will happen to the likes of them? Optimus Prime will be OK though - rofl! Here's another. UK high streets are struggling due to online shopping. Loads to talk about on this.

I feel you might have missed out on an opportunity to shine. If you have not heard back from them, good. Email a thank you note. Recap and highlight how you can add value to the firm and why they should hire you. Try and sound enthusiastic in your email. Why not? Nothing ventured...

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