Hi,
I would be interested in hearing your tips on how to sell your strengths in the personal fit part of an interview if the interviewer really only asks mostly superficial questions.
I just had a last round with two partners and both partners only asked for a resume walkthrough and then continued to do mostly superficial "small talk" questions like the favorite city I lived in, questions about the product of a company I worked at or some societal implications of a new technology I worked on.
There were no detailed questions about my motivation or situations at any of my previous internship experiences. Really nothing that dug into my qualificaitons specifically. I feel like my motivation and experience are really major selling points for me which I dilligently prepared for the interviews. As a result I feel the interviews did not go well and I was not able to leave a lasting impression.
Do you have any tips on how I coul prevent this in future interviews? Would you try to slip in storys about yourself into small talk or give some cues for questions to ask? I am quite puzzled on how I can make sure this will not happen again.
Thank you