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[quote=Anonymous]I always like to bet on myself.  I feel like if I am getting the interview, I have a chance.  They may have someone else in mind but you can always outshine, outperform, and change people's minds.  As other posters said, sometimes you will lose to economics but my first job out of grad school was with a consulting firm (i had friend there who could gather intel) and he told me that the final round was down to a former White House staffer and Myself, and everyone was gaga over the former White House Staffer (my friend actually called to tell me I was probably Sh@t out of luck).

I had the normal doubt (i.e. how can I compete against that?) but I made the mental decision to swing for the fences and went into the interview hungry, aggressive, and aced the interview and got the job!  Stayed with the company for years afterwards and eventually talked about it with my boss over beers and said I am came into the interview with confidence and knowledge while the White House staffer was all arrogance and although smart, was not as prepared when compared to me.

Long story short, If I would have let that get me down there is no way I would have been able to pass the interview...you just never know!!![/quote]

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