Hi Coco,
Fantastic new !!! The job agent just called me and I got the job offer today. The position is Intermediate Accountant with an accounting firm in Brisbane. Thank you sooooo much. I can't express how happy I am and you've been such a great help Coco
I wanna share my interview process with the fellow interns and hope they can find their dream job soon.
So basically I have 2 interviews, first one was a phone interview with the agent, I had the chat with her for about 15 minutes. Interview questions are as following:
1. Tell me about yourself
2. What do you like and dislike about accounting
3. Why did you decide to apply for this position?
4. Have you started your CPA?
5. Why did you leave your last position?
The second face to face interview was with the manager of the firm and the job agent. Interview questions are as the following:
1. Tell me about your past experiences
2. Show me an example of your time management skill/work prioritisation
3. Show me an example of your communication skill
4. What is your long-term career goal?
5. What do you know about our company?
6. How many CPA modules have you done so far? What's the result?
7. Tell me about one of the achievements in your past work
8. What do you do in your free time?
9. Then he asks me some technical interview questions in regards to doing tax for different entities/ prepare financial report
10. Do you have any question for me ?
Please also be prepared to fail the first 2 or 3 interviews. It's a tough market out there and it's hard for everyone. But my advice is to never give up, and have a positive attitude all the time. Be prepared for the interview as well and remember to use work example to back up for your points in the interview. Also make sure that you know all the level 1 and tax course materials conducted by Coco well before you attend the interview.
My other advise is when you ask the interviewer questions, while they are giving you the answer, try to find something in common with their answer and discuss with them, instead of just listening to what they say. Also start your CPA asap if you haven't because you will have the advantage over other applicants. I'm doing my third CPA module now.
Finally, I highly recommend the Interview Class conducted by Jeff, it's really helpful and all the interview questions are covered in his class. Moreover, Coco's tax class is very helpful as well.
THANKS SO MUCH COCO AND MERRY CHRISTMAS !!
Best regards,
Hugh
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