What is the handshake and greeting norm in IB interviews?

1. Stand up when the banker enters.
2. Make eye contact.
3. Give a firm but not aggressive handshake.
4. State your name clearly.
5. Use the banker's name if introduced.
6. Sit only after invited or once the banker sits.

Greet everyone calmly. If hierarchy is obvious, acknowledge the senior person naturally, but do not make the sequence awkward.

US bankers may move quickly to first names; German-speaking senior bankers may remain formal.

staying seated, weak handshake, over-firm handshake, mispronouncing names, rushing into your pitch before the greeting is complete.