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Tell me about your last position?
"Tell
me about your last position? What did you do and how did you do it? Include the
people you worked for and the people you worked with."
This question is a little better than asking about the last three positions. It
is more direct and focuses on getting more information about the last position.
You might not get this question with so much detail. It might just be, "Tell
me about your last position." But you can use
the other questions as a guide when answering this question. You should mention
what you did, how you did it, how you work in a team, what you learned, how
well you did your job, etc.
Short Answers
"I
was a staff auditor for a small accounting firm. I performed audits for small
to medium size businesses. This involved meeting the clients and retrieving
data required to complete the audit. I worked closely with my supervisor that
presented my findings of the audit to the clients."
"I
worked for a large insurance company as an agent. I made sales to new customers
and provided customer service to existing customers. I worked with three other
people in my group and we helped each other by sharing ideas and experiences."
"I
was a program manager for a manufacturing company. I was in charge of cost
analysis concerning different quantities of manufacturing. I also worked on
planning the procedure for the next deliverables."
Long Answer
"In
my last position, I was a senior auditor. My duties included auditing
governmental businesses and Native American tribes. For all the audits I was
conducting, I was the in charge auditor overseeing the audits of other team
members and doing a portion of the audit myself. I have experience in
conducting an audit from beginning to end without supervision and I worked with
controllers and senior accountants on a regular basis. Along with working with
experienced and knowledgeable client's, I also had to work with junior level
accountants that didn't know all the details of auditing. I was clear and
concise in asking for what I needed. In the last year I was working as the
senior auditor, I planned and organized each visit to our client's site. I
regularly trained and managed new members of our team and I was the go to
person for technical auditing questions."
The question wanted detail so the answer has to be a little long detailing some
of the highlights of the last job. I included the type of people I worked for,
the people I work with, the job description, and included that I was a great
team member and a leader at the last position. Most of you will not be in the
accounting field, so you can't use this example. But you should follow the
steps of being detailed and showing off your strengths. |