Mymie B.

Maandig

MBA-1

Ms. Vivien Lawansa

Preparing for a Behavioral Interview

Practice Accountant Interview
1. Take me through your resume.
2. If we were to call your current supervisor, in which area of accounting would he or
she say is your strongest?
Follow-up: Which area would he or she say is your weakest?
3.What unique skills or knowledge can you contribute to our company?
What makes you unique? What sets you apart from the other candidates? Industry
specific experience? Depth or breadth of experience? Accomplishments?
4. What additional training or experience will we need to provide you with in order to
perform the duties of this position?
5. Tell me about your experience in reconciliation.
6. When do you plan on attaining your CPA?
Follow-up: What steps will you take to prepare yourself?
Be specific. Saying that you've been "thinking about it" won't get you the
job.
7. Give us an example of how you have used your creativity to solve a problem on the
job.
Provide an example that is related to the job that you're interviewing for.
8. Tell us about any accounting process that you've either developed or revised.
Provide an example that is related to the job that you're interviewing for.
Follow-up: How would you evaluate the effectiveness of your
work? Provide quantitative measures.
9. Why have you chosen a career in Accounting?
10. What aspect of accounting do you dislike the most?
If the Accountant position that you are seeking is in audit, don't use audit as the aspect
that you dislike the most. The aspect of accounting that you dislike the most should be
unrelated to the job that you are interviewing for.

11. What salary are you seeking?

How does your experience and qualifications match up to the job? Do you know how
much other companies are paying?
12. Do you have anything to add?
Tips on your interview closing.