interview tips

​Body language is more important than most people realise. When we speak to someone, we're not just paying attention to their words. We also evaluate their tone, posture, facial expressions, and movements. In fact, according to a study conducted by Albert Mehrabian, only around 7% of any "message" we send to someone during a conversation is conveyed in our words. The rest c...

​Making it to a final stage interview is both exciting and daunting. If you’ve got this far, it means that your potential employer is seriously considering offering you a position. However, you’ll still be competing against a selection of other, equally qualified candidates. Ensuring you’re properly prepared to make the right impact on a hiring manager or business leader is ...

​Video interviews have become common in the current Accounting and Finance hiring landscape. Not only are they more convenient and cost-effective for both candidates and employers, reducing the need for travel, but they can make it easier for hiring managers to make the right choice. With the ability to review recordings, employers can carefully analyse each candidate before...

​Video interviews are here to stay. Convenient, easily accessible, and cost-effective, a video interview can be an ideal alternative to a face-to-face conversation. Currently, around 84% of recruiters say they’ve begun including virtual hiring tools like video interviews in their processes. The question for accounting candidates is, how do you make sure you’re making the ri...

​Convincing an Accounting hiring manager of your competence in an interview relies heavily on confidence. After you’ve captured the attention of a recruitment team with a compelling cover letter and resume, the interview is your opportunity to seal the deal. Unfortunately, whether you’re interacting over video or face-to-face, the pressure to make the right first impression ...

​When it’s time to interview the shortlist of candidates for your vacancy, you need all the help you can get to ensure you eventually make the ‘right’ hire. Interviewing is a skill, and just because you are in a managerial position, that doesn’t mean that interviewing comes naturally to you. Likewise, just because you’ve been interviewing for years, this doesn’t mean that y...