Background - Have my accounting degree, been in a public CPA firm for close to two years.
I found a job posting on there county site. Alright to the guts of the story.
1st meet = Got a call, was asked to come in for a computer test, this was pretty extensive which included a budgeting question, bank reconciliation, and internal controls question.
2 days passed, and I received a call, "hey you passed your computer test, can you come in for an interview, you will meet with me and the accting supervisor." Okay cool!
2nd meet = I show up in a suit, greet the lady with a smile and hand shake. then stick it in her butt. JK! So we go to the conference room and we get down to the Q & A instantly. Grueling 11 behavioral questions, ranging from "give me a time you had to think outside the box? to how do you communicate with colleagues?"
I asked these 4 questions:
Can you describe an ideal employee?
How long have you been with the county?
How would you describe the culture or spirit in a county setting?
What kinds of Computer equipment & software does the county use?
1 day passes, I get a call, great! I want you to come back, and the next interview is 7/25. So I asked who will I interview with now? her response is the Director of the Department in addition too the two ladies I also interviewed with.
So now what can I expect from this point forward? More similar behavioral questions? or more will I fit in with the department questions? Also - what other questions can I ask the director? Is it okay to ask similar questions I've used? or do I want to change it?
Thanks for reading this long post, and I appreciate all the responses!
I found a job posting on there county site. Alright to the guts of the story.
1st meet = Got a call, was asked to come in for a computer test, this was pretty extensive which included a budgeting question, bank reconciliation, and internal controls question.
2 days passed, and I received a call, "hey you passed your computer test, can you come in for an interview, you will meet with me and the accting supervisor." Okay cool!
2nd meet = I show up in a suit, greet the lady with a smile and hand shake. then stick it in her butt. JK! So we go to the conference room and we get down to the Q & A instantly. Grueling 11 behavioral questions, ranging from "give me a time you had to think outside the box? to how do you communicate with colleagues?"
I asked these 4 questions:
Can you describe an ideal employee?
How long have you been with the county?
How would you describe the culture or spirit in a county setting?
What kinds of Computer equipment & software does the county use?
1 day passes, I get a call, great! I want you to come back, and the next interview is 7/25. So I asked who will I interview with now? her response is the Director of the Department in addition too the two ladies I also interviewed with.
So now what can I expect from this point forward? More similar behavioral questions? or more will I fit in with the department questions? Also - what other questions can I ask the director? Is it okay to ask similar questions I've used? or do I want to change it?
Thanks for reading this long post, and I appreciate all the responses!
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