The third important thing you need in an investment interview is to say something interesting about a particular stock or other market security. Many interviewees make the mistake of talking about a heavily-covered and much discussed security. Don’t discuss Apple, for example, unless you have a really intriguing reason to talk about it. You have a much better chance of standing out if you talk about a less well known security. If you’ve done your homework on that security that’s a great start. It’s even better if you can talk about how and why you invested in the security and the impact it had on your portfolio.
Interviewers see dozens of candidates over the course of several days. You want the interviewer to remember you and remember your passion for the market and the unique way that you expressed that passion. That will help you get to the next phase of the interview process.