How to End Your Finance Interview with a Bang
Here’s the thing – people (and this includes your prospective employer who’s interviewing you in three days) remember the highlights of a conversation/interview. They’re also influenced by how the interview ends. In fact, here’s a fancy formula for an award winning interview: peak moments + strong ending =
Peaking in Your Accounting Interview
Great athletes plan their peak to coincide with a major competition. It takes discipline, focus and a whole lot of advance preparation. And while you’re not going to increase your protein intake, or run three sets of stairs to get ready for your accounting interview, there are strategies you
What Not to Say in a Finance Interview
You’re all dressed up in your best clothes. You enter the interview room, offer a firm handshake and your best professional smile. You are, in other words, off to a fantastic start in your finance interview.
There’s only one problem. You haven’t done a lot of company
Dressed to Kill: The Finance Interview
According to Business Insider you only have 7 seconds to make a first impression. Whoa! Hold your horses (and other western metaphors we can’t call to mind right at this moment). Did you say “7 seconds?” If that’s the case, a firm handshake, professional smile and the right clothes are
How to Test Soft Skills in an Accounting Interview
Developing questions to test technical skill is a fairly straight-forward process. But what happens when you need to evaluate a candidate’s soft skill set?
Things become slightly more complicated when it comes to assessing initiative, or a team first mentality.
Here’s some guidance when you need to determine
3 Words You Should Never Use to Describe Yourself in a Finance Interview
Finance interviews are your chance to put your best foot forward. This means using language to accurately describe why you could be a difference maker to an organization.
There are, however, several words that could sink your finance interview ship.
To avoid torpedoing your chances read on.
Perfectionist
Not only
4 Ways to Impress a Hiring Manager Before Your Interview
You know that preparation before an interview is one of the keys to being successful.
Preparation allows you to feel a sense of confidence, helps banish the interview jitters and gets you ready to explain why you should be the candidate of choice. But what else can you do to
How to Banish Your Finance Interview Jitters
If the thought of going to a finance interview gives you the jitters (think five cups of coffee worth) then look no further.
This blog will give you three key tips designed to calm your nerves, stop your hands from shaking and drop your breathing down from hyper-speed.
If you
What You Need to Know Before Your Next Finance Interview
Whether you’re green at the interview game, or a seasoned veteran, there are a number of things you need to know to ace your next finance interview.
The foundation of any successful endeavor is preparation. So prepare as if your professional life depended on it.
After all, you’ve
How to Make Your Professional Brand Stand Out in a Finance Interview
An interview can be a make or break moment. It’s a chance to clearly communicate who you are and how you can add value to an organization.
Part of being successful in an interview is differentiating yourself from your competition through a well-defined professional brand. To make your professional
3 Things to Do Before Your Next Finance Interview
Say the words “finance interview” to yourself while standing in front of a mirror.
If you’re like most of us, your brow will bead with sweat, your pupils will dilate and your muscles in your face will clench.
If none of these things happen, congratulations you’ve been replaced
How to Stand Out in Your Next Accounting Interview
Interviews can be nerve-racking. You want to connect to the employer, communicate with confidence and be the candidate of choice.
But you’re not sure how to stand out in your next accounting interview.
Never fear, we have your back. Here are three tips to help you cross the finish
