You should really know this question well, it is guaranteed to be asked. When you answer this question, your goals should be: 1) Display your personality and let the interviewer get to know you better; 2) Walk through your life decisions/accomplishments and how it has shaped you; and 3) Convince your interviewer that you are truly interested in investment banking and you have the skills necessary to be a successful analyst.

A majority of interviews will start out with the interviewer asking you to "walk me through your resume." This gives the interviewer a chance to read over your resume and also to get to know you. This is a situation in which you can talk about your background, and also use an opportunity to make your case for why you want to be a banker. Give the interviewer a story that shows your achievements and how everything fits together for you to be a successful investment banker. Make sure to point out how each job has let you take on more responsibility, or required you to acquire more finance/business knowledge than the one before it. Be clear about the progression of your career and why investment banking is the best logical next step for your development.

Above, I recommend that you start with where you grew up. However, make sure to spend a majority of your time talking about your most recent job experience and the classes you are taking in college. You should avoid pointing to or verbally referencing your resume when answering this question-the story should stand on its own entirely without the resume. This is your first impression, and this is difficult to do properly, so make sure to practice this repeatedly until you get it right! Plan to spend about three minutes or so on this story (no more than five minutes).