Landed interview for Snr. Accountant role in industry with a reputable firm. What questions should I be ready for? In total it’s about 6 hours of interviews.

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Every interview I’ve been on is just “so tell me about yourself”, “why are you interested in leaving”, “why this firm or this position” and then some random low level technical questions

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Be prepared with your own questions, particularly about whatever is important to you (other than salary and benefits).

Ask a lot about company culture. What separates someone good from someone great in that role, how does the company deal with risks/mistakes, do the people on the team socialize outside of work (pre-pandemic), etc. Ask your future manager about their management style/philosophy. You are going to be stuck with them for longer than you are stuck with managers in PA.

Even if you aren’t the type of person who would go for beers on Friday, will you mind being in a group where people aren’t that friendly to each other? Or do you want a boss who says they are very hands off if you know you’re the type of person with a lot of questions/wants to check in. Etc.

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Thanks a lot!

6 hours of interviews dang. Also use Glassdoor for interview questions.

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Research the company! Read their website and maybe the most recent financials. Find some things that interest you about what they do. My pet peeve when recruiting (I’m in industry now) is when you see a candidate who hasn’t googled what our business does.

Also, try to have some examples / stories ready. It would be great to hear about a time when you’ve worked well with a team to meet a deadline, or when you found a great management improvement recommendation for a client job.

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Thank you!

Because FB will have a list of questions at hand without knowing what firm.

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Surely they wont. But hoping someone who’s made a similar jump can share some general questions they had.

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is it amazon?

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