{"id":6866,"date":"2019-11-26T12:43:28","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T12:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/?p=6866"},"modified":"2022-10-12T07:44:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T07:44:42","slug":"preparing-for-a-finance-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/preparing-for-a-finance-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for a Finance Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=\"in_container\" full_screen_row_position=\"middle\" scene_position=\"center\" text_color=\"dark\" text_align=\"left\" overlay_strength=\"0.3\" shape_divider_position=\"bottom\" shape_type=\"\"][vc_column column_padding=\"no-extra-padding\" column_padding_position=\"all\" background_color_opacity=\"1\" background_hover_color_opacity=\"1\" column_link_target=\"_self\" column_shadow=\"none\" column_border_radius=\"none\" width=\"1\/1\" tablet_width_inherit=\"default\" tablet_text_alignment=\"default\" phone_text_alignment=\"default\" column_border_width=\"none\" column_border_style=\"solid\"][vc_column_text]Interviewing has changed a lot in the last few years. Ten years ago, interviews comprised going through your resume. Applicants were prepared for personal questions like \u2018Tell me about yourself\u2019 and \u201cWhat are your strengths and weaknesses?\u201d<\/p>\n

Those days are long gone. Interviews in the finance sector are a grueling mental workout. It\u2019s much like preparing for an exam and it makes sense.<\/p>\n

Companies are going to pay you to be efficient and they are hiring you to make sure you can do the job. Hiring is a costly process. It requires time on the part of both the HR and line management. They take time out to interview you and then discuss the interview internally. That is time taken out of the business. Their time is expensive and ergo, the process needs to yield fruit. This is why you need to approach your finance interview like you would a marathon and not a sprint. Start well in advance and realize that these opportunities are hard to come by. \u00a0Wasting them is not an option.<\/p>\n

Finance\u00a0interviews\u00a0today are usually divided into the following:<\/strong><\/h2>\n