Compare your tape to top MAP alumni and study how they execute our three core interview frameworks—ESPY, GATE, and ICE—in real HireVue reps.
Watch our Fall 2025 Sales & Trading Fellows (Class of 2028) who secured Summer 2027 offers while competing in the Diamond League.
Watch our Spring 2026 Markets / Sales & Trading Fellows (Class of 2029) who impressed title sponsor Ban of America during the Spring Playoffs.
Watch your Summer 2026 Markets / Sales & Trading peers execute MAP frameworks in real HireVue reps and compare your tape to theirs.
Best Film: GATE
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Nicole makes an immediate connection with a warm, welcoming smile and stands out through her unique experience working on an upcoming soccer film, showcasing her ability to thrive in fast-paced environments with many moving parts. Watch for how she uses this distinctive anecdote to create a memorable response that separates her from other candidates. To elevate the response, slowing her pace slightly and maintaining steadier eye contact with the camera would aid her delivery.
Best Film: GATE
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Noe delivers a composed response with strong posture, confident body language, and a calm presence throughout the interview. Watch for how he connects the analytical and human behavior aspects of Sales & Trading, creating a balanced and thoughtful explanation of his interest in markets. To elevate the response, increasing his volume would help his ideas land with more confidence and energy.
Best Film: GATE
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Thai delivers a polished GATE response with a standout line about enjoying the challenge of processing large amounts of information and solving puzzles through code—an authentic and memorable connection to markets. Watch for how composed and in control he remains throughout the interview, taking his time without ever sounding rushed. To elevate the response, adding more smiles and upbeat energy would make an already strong performance even more engaging.
Best Film: GATE
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Thai delivers a polished GATE response with a standout line about enjoying the challenge of processing large amounts of information and solving puzzles through code—an authentic and memorable connection to markets. Watch for how composed and in control he remains throughout the interview, taking his time without ever sounding rushed. To elevate the response, adding more smiles and upbeat energy would make an already strong performance even more engaging.
Best Film: GATE
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Thai delivers a polished GATE response with a standout line about enjoying the challenge of processing large amounts of information and solving puzzles through code—an authentic and memorable connection to markets. Watch for how composed and in control he remains throughout the interview, taking his time without ever sounding rushed. To elevate the response, adding more smiles and upbeat energy would make an already strong performance even more engaging.
Best Film: GATE
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Abigail turns a personal challenge into a compelling career narrative by connecting lessons learned from athletic injuries to her decision to pursue computer science and mathematics. Her story creates a clear link between adversity, perspective, and academic direction that feels authentic and memorable. To elevate the response, she can add more vocal inflection, natural hand gestures, and a smile to make her delivery feel even more conversational and engaging.
Best Film: ESPY
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Aiden sounds natural and conversational while using market terminology—like Fed decisions, equities, and foreign exchange—with confidence and authenticity. His curiosity about markets comes through clearly through Bloomberg Market Concepts and independent learning. To elevate the response, Aiden should focus more on what excites him about Sales & Trading rather than comparing it to investment banking, and add more smiles and vocal energy.
Best Film: GATE
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Angela uses strong pacing, effective hand gestures, and a memorable MIT hackathon story about a failed GitHub deployment to showcase composure and problem-solving under pressure. Watch for her standout line—"I enjoy solving the puzzle"—which clearly communicates her motivation for pursuing markets in a concise, memorable way. To elevate the response, she can focus on sounding more conversational from the start, as her delivery becomes noticeably more confident throughout.
Best Film: ESPY
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Angelina delivers a concise, polished ESPY response with no wasted words, effectively connecting her international background and early curiosity about growing money to her interest in markets. Watch for how comfortable and composed she remains throughout the interview, using a clear narrative arc without overexplaining or forcing technical language. There are few gaps in the response, but adding more smiles and UPBEAT energy would make an already strong performance even better.
Best Film: GATE
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Catherine does an excellent job connecting her experience at The Flower Bar to her interest in Sales & Trading, highlighting how understanding customer behavior and developing actionable recommendations shaped her career goals. Watch for how she translates a nontraditional startup experience into relevant market skills with clear, structured examples. To elevate the response, she can maintain stronger eye contact with the camera + smile more to create a warmer, more engaging presence.
Best Film: GATE
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Eliza makes an immediate positive impression with a warm smile, strong pacing, and confident delivery that signals genuine enthusiasm from the start. Watch for how she establishes credibility and presence within the first few seconds—a great reminder that first impressions matter. To elevate the response, she should sustain that same energy throughout, vary her eye contact naturally, and increase vocal inflection so her delivery feels less scripted and more conversational.
Best Film: ICE
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Hadley's molecular engineering background immediately stands out and creates a unique, memorable narrative, while her consistent smile and positive energy make the response engaging from start to finish. Watch for how she closes with the same UPBEAT enthusiasm she starts with, confidently inviting follow-up questions and leaving a strong final impression. Varying her eye contact more naturally would make the response feel less scripted and stronger overall.
Best Film: ICE
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Jack immediately commands attention with strong volume and confident delivery, effectively connecting three distinct experiences to different aspects of the Sales & Trading role. Watch for how he aligns each story to a specific part of the job description, creating a clear and compelling case for his fit in markets. To elevate the response, varying his eye contact more naturally would help the delivery feel less scripted.
Best Film: GATE
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Jake delivers a model GATE response with remarkable pacing, crisp diction, and full control from start to finish. Watch for how he takes his time, changes inflection, and smiles naturally to emphasize excitement without sounding rehearsed. Very little to clean up here—this is the standard teammates should study and try to replicate.
Best Film: ICE
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Lily makes an immediate impression with a warm smile and strong energy, effectively connecting leadership experiences—like serving as editor-in-chief of her high school newspaper—to key Sales & Trading skills. Watch for how she breaks up eye contact naturally by looking away from the camera at times, creating a more conversational feel. To elevate the response, choosing a less distracting background would help keep the focus entirely on her message.
Best Film: ESPY
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Lydia delivers an authentic, conversational ESPY response that showcases genuine commitment to markets through joining the Boston College finance club and creating her first stock pitch. Watch for how natural and unscripted her tone feels throughout—the response sounds more like a conversation than an interview answer. To elevate the response, she could trim 15–30 seconds of content while maintaining the same impact.
Best Film: ESPY
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Mignonne effectively demonstrates her commitment to markets by connecting her exposure through teammates with proactive steps like joining MAP, following Federal Reserve decisions, and leveraging her fellowship experience. Watch for how confidently and clearly she discusses her MAP journey, making it a central part of her story. To elevate the response, adding more smiles and vocal variation would help the delivery feel less rehearsed and more conversational.
Best Film: GATE
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Nicole makes an immediate connection with a warm, welcoming smile and stands out through her unique experience working on an upcoming soccer film, showcasing her ability to thrive in fast-paced environments with many moving parts. Watch for how she uses this distinctive anecdote to create a memorable response that separates her from other candidates. To elevate the response, slowing her pace slightly and maintaining steadier eye contact with the camera would aid her delivery.
Best Film: ESPY
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Noe delivers a composed response with strong posture, confident body language, and a calm presence throughout the interview. Watch for how he connects the analytical and human behavior aspects of Sales & Trading, creating a balanced and thoughtful explanation of his interest in markets. To elevate the response, increasing his volume would help his ideas land with more confidence and energy.
Best Film: GATE
🎬 Film Takeaways
Thai delivers a polished GATE response with a standout line about enjoying the challenge of processing large amounts of information and solving puzzles through code—an authentic and memorable connection to markets. Watch for how composed and in control he remains throughout the interview, taking his time without ever sounding rushed. To elevate the response, adding more smiles and upbeat energy would make an already strong performance even more engaging.
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