Career Growth
Panel Question: What was your first-ever job, and how did it prepare you for what you do now?
Question: Bitcoin and Ethereum are examples of...
Cryptocurrencies
Panel Question: What’s a common myth about your industry that people should stop believing?
Question: The abbreviation "BNPL" in fintech stands for...
Buy-Now-Pay-Later
Panel Question: What’s a piece of technology or software that has made your job easier? Or a tool or platform you use regularly in your job?
Question: PayPal, Venmo, and Cash App are examples of what kind of service...
Digital Payments
Panel Question: How do you stay motivated when things get tough at work?
Question: What does NFC stands for? It enables contactless payments.
Near-field communication
Panel Question: If you could only keep one company perk—whether it's free food, travel benefits, or something else—what would it be and why?
Question: What's a three-digit number that determines your ability to borrow money and get approved for loans?
Credit Score
Panel Question: What’s one habit that has significantly contributed to your success?
Question: This term refers to a digital record that cannot be altered and is stored across a decentralized network.
Blockchain
Panel Question: What’s one behind-the-scenes aspect of your job that would surprise people?
Question: The first-ever Bitcoin transaction was used to buy what food?
Pizza
Panel Question: If you could automate one part of your job, what would it be?
Question: Which cryptocurrency was designed as a "meme coin" featuring a Shiba Inu dog?
Dogecoin
Panel Question: What’s a non-work-related skill or hobby that has unexpectedly helped you in your career?
Question: What commission-free trading app became famous for the GameStop stock rally in 2021?
Robinhood
Panel Question: What’s the most unconventional networking strategy or way of landing an opportunity? What’s a networking mistake that students should avoid?
Question: What does P2P payment stand for? Can you give an example of this.
Peer-to-peer. Ex. Sending money through Zelle, Cash App, or Venmo, you are using this type of technology.
Panel Question: What’s a skill you learned in college that you didn’t expect to use, but ended up being essential in your career?
Question: What is the term that starts with a "D" for spreading your investments across different types of assets to reduce risk?
Diversification
Panel Question: What’s a skill you never expected to need in your role but now use all the time?
Question: Which type of card allows you to spend money directly from your bank account without borrowing.
Debit Card
Panel Question: If your company had to reinvent itself into a completely different industry, what would it be and why?
Question: The first time a company sells its stock to the public is called...
IPO (Initial Public Offering)
Panel Question: What’s your go-to productivity hack and office snack?
Question: What's the process of validating and adding new transactions to a blockchain by solving complex mathematical puzzles using computational power?
Crypto Mining
Panel Question: If you had a theme song that played when you walked into work, what would it be?
Question: What does De-Fi stand for? It describes financial services that operate on blockchain without banks or middlemen.
Decentralized Finance
Panel Question: What’s one thing you wish you had done differently in college or career path?
Question: Can you give the stock symbol of at least 3 of these companies: Apple, Visa, Mastercard, Coca-Cola, Starbucks?
AAPL, V, MA, KO, SBUX
Panel Question: What’s the weirdest or most unexpected project you’ve ever worked on?
Question: What does ETF stand for and what does it mean?
Exchange-Traded Fund: A collection of stocks or bonds traded on the stock market like a single security.
Panel Question: How do you see AI changing your industry in the next 10 years? And what’s a technical skill students should focus on learning?
Question: What is the use of large sets of data to gain insights into market trends and customer behavior?
Big Data Analytics
Panel Question: How do you manage work-life balance in a demanding career?
Question: What do you call a type of AI-driven program helps customers with financial advice and account management through chatbots?
Virtual assistant
Panel Question: What’s the wildest or most out-of-the-box interview question you’ve ever been asked?
Question: This U.S. government agency, abbreviated as "SEC," regulates stock markets and protects investors from fraud.
What is the Securities and Exchange Commission?
Panel Question: What was your biggest 'I made it' moment?
Question: Explain what Alternative Credit Scoring is.
It's an AI-based assessment of borrowers’ creditworthiness using non-traditional data like rent payments and social media activity.
Panel Question: What’s an emerging trend in your industry that people should be paying attention to?
Question: Credit card companies aren’t just being generous—when you redeem airline miles, they actually buy them in bulk from this type of business.
What is an airline loyalty program?
Panel Question: If you had unlimited funding to start your dream company, what would it be?
Question: Credit card companies prefer when you make only this minimum amount each month because they earn more money from interest.
What is the minimum payment?
Panel Question: What’s a ‘failure’ or setback that ended up being a blessing in disguise?
Question: Many banks make billions from this type of fee, charged when you spend more than what’s in your account.
Answer: What is an overdraft fee?
Panel Question: If you had only 30 seconds to impress a recruiter, what would you say? And if there were no consequences, would you take a bold approach to stand out?
Question: The most common credit score model in the U.S. is named after this three-letter company.
What is FICO?