The man I referenced earlier talked through my CV, and asserted we had a 'broadly similar academic background' (we'd both been to the same prestigious university, though he'd attended a well-renowned independent school prior to this, and I'd been state-educated my whole life). He then argued that he'd graduated from said university not really knowing how to work hard, and it was only through his stint at a top-tier consultancy that he'd developed this ability. I'd just graduated at the time and, in light of this, he told me I had 'nothing' on my CV (not true if he'd bothered to actually read it in a little more depth) and, given his own experiences, asked me if I was an 'arrogant little sh*t' at this stage in my professional life, seeing as I was fresh out of university.
