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[RustyNails]

Next week, I'm scheduled to go on a second interview with this engineering technology firm for an IT position. I passed the first interview, but this one is scheduled over a lunch with an indirect manager (I think). Anyone been through this? Why lunch? What are the do's and dont's? What if I spill coke everywhere and subsequently have a bowel movement right there and then, followed by projectile vomiting?

 

[Pastry]

My girlfriend had an interview Wednsday. She got a call from HR later that day saying they really liked her and to expect an offer by Friday, if she didn't hear from them by Friday she was asked to follow up on Friday. No call came so she left a message Friday at 4, and she called to check in again today.

She's super worried that somehow she isn't going to get an offer. I can't imagine a business (this is a really big company) where HR would say you're expecting an offer and then hire someone else. That would be super unprofessional, I told her HR is probably busy with paperwork. Is she right to be concerned?

 

[Junior Mint]

My girlfriend had an interview Wednsday. She got a call from HR later that day saying they really liked her and to expect an offer by Friday, if she didn't hear from them by Friday she was asked to follow up on Friday. No call came so she left a message Friday at 4, and she called to check in again today.

She's super worried that somehow she isn't going to get an offer. I can't imagine a business (this is a really big company) where HR would say you're expecting an offer and then hire someone else. That would be super unprofessional, I told her HR is probably busy with paperwork. Is she right to be concerned?

I've personally seen friends who have had offers rescinded or positions outright cancelled because the budget or project fell apart. I've learned not to take anything as a sure thing until you have an offer signed and delivered.

 

[kaskade]

I have a phone interview for an internship (which will hopefully lead to a position) in a few hours. Kind of nervous, never had a real interview before.

 

[Marcus]

I have a phone interview for an internship (which will hopefully lead to a position) in a few hours. Kind of nervous, never had a real interview before.

open up a word document. write some common interview questions and write your answers. phone interviews are very easy using this technique. try to make your speech sound natural and not like your reading answers directly from your computer. also, keep a bottle of water nearby.

 

[kaskade]

open up a word document. write some common interview questions and write your answers. phone interviews are very easy using this technique. try to make your speech sound natural and not like your reading answers directly from your computer. also, keep a bottle of water nearby.

Thanks, I did the word document thing. I figure if they kind of throw me for a loop I'll have some answers written out along with some key points I want to hit on.

 

[betweenthewheels]

Does anyone have advice on how to approach a contact at a company your applying to forward your resume?

I'm applying to a job where I have a connection to someone higher up but don't know extremely well. How do I go about requesting help so that my resume doesn't get sucked into the black hole?

 

[Valkerionseven]

Geeze there is nothing worse than filling out applications online these days.

-clicks apply for job-
expects to be taken directly to the application, wham bam done.
NOPE!
Make an account for this specific site
-done-
now make one more for the actual company you are applying with site
...-ok-...
Even though you only want to apply to one job, and if you dont get it fuck that company, we need you to have an account like you are applying for every position because it makes sense that people apply to all listings all the time.
-Fills out application-
gets an email confirming its gone through yay done.
-hour later-
Another email saying make an account to this site too or else the application process is not complete...
-ok... clicks link, fills out the info... and of course the site does not work properly because the government clearly knows how to make a functioning website-

Seriously, fuck you government jobs. I made like 4 accounts in the last fucking hour for a goddamn part time temp job. I'll take my life to McDonalds if they ask for one more account creation cause I'm sure by time I fill it out I could be the CEO over there.

 

[MC Safety]

Next week, I'm scheduled to go on a second interview with this engineering technology firm for an IT position. I passed the first interview, but this one is scheduled over a lunch with an indirect manager (I think). Anyone been through this? Why lunch? What are the do's and dont's? What if I spill coke everywhere and subsequently have a bowel movement right there and then, followed by projectile vomiting?

Order something simple and easy to cut. Don't talk with your mouth full. Be polite to the waiter. Do not order alcohol even if everyone else does.

Companies often choose lunchtime interviews because you can tell a lot about a person by the way he treats others and how he handles group situations.

 

[Marcus]

Next week, I'm scheduled to go on a second interview with this engineering technology firm for an IT position. I passed the first interview, but this one is scheduled over a lunch with an indirect manager (I think). Anyone been through this? Why lunch? What are the do's and dont's? What if I spill coke everywhere and subsequently have a bowel movement right there and then, followed by projectile vomiting?

order salad. its the only option in this scenario.

 

[Huw_Dawson]

Six weeks of unemployment.

So far:

At least two dozen, maybe 30, job applications.
1 set of assessment tests at an IT company office in a city two hours away.
0 interviews.
1 rejection email.

Everything else: total silence.



I wish I could not bother with applying for a few months and concentrate on game programming skills. I've applied to some great jobs, including some very recently, but having almost no feedback at all is really sad.

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

I got a job offer and have just emailed my manager informing I need a reference to get the job.

I wonder how she will react. I love the people I work with now so much

 

[Brerlappin]

I've personally seen friends who have had offers rescinded or positions outright cancelled because the budget or project fell apart. I've learned not to take anything as a sure thing until you have an offer signed and delivered.

Yeah this is absolute truth. I had an interview in December, went great, i was in the zone and jsut giving great answers to all the questions (at least i felt so), wasnt nervous and pretty much firing on all cylinders. The agency called me afterwards to say they really liked me and i could expect to hear something very soon. I never heard anything from them again.

For interview preparation my own advice would be:

Always read up about the company beforehand. ALWAYS. Cant stress it enough. If its an IT position, try and find out how many staff they have, how many worldwide offices, anything you can spin into a nice line so when they ask "what do you know about our company?", you can say "Well i know you were founded in X year, have X amount of employees across X amount of offices, located in London, Paris, Rome, etc", and even any kind of trivia you can find on their website like i memorized the name of the man who founded the company too in my last successful interview.
It makes you look enthusiastic about the role which employers seem to want more than anything.

Always ask questions at the end. "How many servers do you currently support? Are you planning on moving to Hyper-V from VMware? What OS'es do you support?" etc.

Listen to some chilled out music beforehand. I like to calm myself down and do some deep breathing to steady my nerves beforehand and my go-to track is Mahlers Adagietto from symphony no. 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWPACef2_eY
Will chill you the absolute fuck out! I passed my driving test first time after listening to this on repeat for about a half an hour, ditto for my last interview lol

 

[Sigmaah]

Had an interview with a plumbing company 3 weeks ago. Day of interview, the guy who interviewed me talked numbers and said he's gonna give me a shot and teach me things that I need to know, training is 6-7 weeks etc. He said wait for his call but no call yet... Called last week to find out what was good and talked to front desk lady who said she'll have the guy call me back but nothing yet.

I'm just hoping that this shit is just a long process and that I'll get a call back sometime this week or next.

The place needs ppl badly from what I was told so I dunno what's going on. I'm bugging out cause I just wanna know if I'm in there or not. This could be a game changer for me, kinda why I'm really stressing this. I hope they call

 

[Arthr2ShdsJcksn]

Had a phone interview in late October and was flown in (all expenses paid) for an interview in early December. Since then, they've continuously told me that I'm still being considered for the job. First they said it would be about two weeks, then (after this had passed) I got a call just before Christmas saying I would hear back soon. Beginning of January, I sent an email and they apologized for it taking so long, but that it would be another week. Two weeks later, I sent another email, and got another apology saying once again that it would just be a little longer. The most recent interaction was last week, where HR said that the boss had committed to making a decision by early this week and that she would let me know immediately.

Well, I consider early next week to mean Monday or Tuesday, and here we are, it's Wednesday.

This job could be great, but they've strung me along quite a bit, and I've felt like my life has been on hold (and that of my wife and son) for this. I'm thinking of emailing them and telling them to forget about it.

 

[TTUVAPOR]

Haha


Had an interview on Monday. Went there at 1PM. Took me a 1h drive.

I arrive there, all motivated. And that dear lady tells me the position is gone since the morning.

Thanks for not even calling.

This has happened to me, several times. Best way to look at it is...be glad you don't work for a place that does that to people.

 

[numble]

Had a phone interview in late October and was flown in (all expenses paid) for an interview in early December. Since then, they've continuously told me that I'm still being considered for the job. First they said it would be about two weeks, then (after this had passed) I got a call just before Christmas saying I would hear back soon. Beginning of January, I sent an email and they apologized for it taking so long, but that it would be another week. Two weeks later, I sent another email, and got another apology saying once again that it would just be a little longer. The most recent interaction was last week, where HR said that the boss had committed to making a decision by early this week and that she would let me know immediately.

Well, I consider early next week to mean Monday or Tuesday, and here we are, it's Wednesday.

This job could be great, but they've strung me along quite a bit, and I've felt like my life has been on hold (and that of my wife and son) for this. I'm thinking of emailing them and telling them to forget about it.

You can apply to other positions in the meantime and even work in the meantime. I don't think you should tell them to forget about it.

 

[Arthr2ShdsJcksn]

You can apply to other positions in the meantime and even work in the meantime. I don't think you should tell them to forget about it.

I have a relatively new job (I had it when I applied), and I'm thinking about sticking it out here if this position doesn't work out, but I need to move on from the waiting. Also, my wife started a new job about the same time as my first interview in October, and was willing to leave, but now she's becoming less and less willing to leave as she's becoming closer to her work-mates. Her position only makes about a 1/3 of what I'd be making at the new place, so the money isn't the most important part, but, combined with some other personal family stuff that's going in, the window where I'd be totally on board with moving across the country is shutting fast.

 

[daveo42]

I should be hearing back about position I applied and interviewed for last week in the next couple of days and had a question about leveraging. The issue right now is that it I'll get a pay increase in 60 days and I'll be making roughly the same amount at my current job as I would at the new place. I'll basically loose any seniority and additional PTO time I have now and make about the same.

The plus side is it's in the direction I want to take my career in, as I feel promotional opportunities at my current employer have dried up and I've no luck in getting a promotion, though I've been told I'm usually one of the final candidates every time. Not sure how much truth there is in that statement.

So the big question is whether I have any leverage at this point to ask for a higher starting salary or if I'd be better off sticking it out with my current employer. Some of the work I do now fits in with the new job title (mostly SQL and data analysis with a little project management ).

 

[Davidfoundation]

Being a fresh 22 year old without a lot of experience is killing me. I can't even use College as a "please hire me I'm a broke college student" as an excuse seeing as I'm barely starting this year. I personally haven't had an easy time finding jobs in Chicago.

 

[ShooterMcGavin]

Cover letters, man...*sigh*

 

[Ultimadrago]

This seasonal turn part-time job is not gonna work out. Back to applying for jobs again.

 

[elrechazado]

Next week, I'm scheduled to go on a second interview with this engineering technology firm for an IT position. I passed the first interview, but this one is scheduled over a lunch with an indirect manager (I think). Anyone been through this? Why lunch? What are the do's and dont's? What if I spill coke everywhere and subsequently have a bowel movement right there and then, followed by projectile vomiting?

They are testing you for company culture fit. Ask lots of questions and be conversational, and don't get pasta that you have to slurp up.

 

[Moozo]

I did it GAF. Eight months since I left university, I've got a job!

 

[Valkerionseven]

I did it GAF. Eight months since I left university, I've got a job!

Grats, in the same boat of still looking. Glad to see its not hopeless.

 

[Dr. Feel Good]

I'm not in HR. Not even close really, I'm an engineer.
Imho you will have to pass several hurdles before anyone will actually read your cover letter.
The CV is much easier to parse quickly and will in most cases be significantly more important to the first impression than the cover letter.
Never heard of europass before, the examples I find via image search honestly don't look all that great to me. They try too cram too much onto one page.
I have my CV in Word and Pages it's also a tabular CV and has evolved over time. My CV actually has a semi cover page, with my personal data and a short profile naming the main points about me, my career path and wishes in a few bullet points.
These bullet points I will always taylor to the position I am applying to e.g.
'Looking for new challenges in exactly the field that the opening is for'

Keep in mind there probably isn't one correct way of doing it, and every HR-rep will have other expectations depending on his or her own background and education.

This is terrible advice, unless job searching is totally different in Europe.

A. The cover letter is often the most important aspect of the application process. It shows you went out of your way to tailor a specific letter to a company and not just blindly applying to any job that seems interesting. Cover letter gets people to read your resume.

B. Your resume is absolutely terrible formatting. So much white space. And why is there a picture of you on it that takes up almost 2/3 of the page? I could easily condense that into one page which would absolutely generate more interest and not look so tacky.

 

[Blablurn]

This has happened to me, several times. Best way to look at it is...be glad you don't work for a place that does that to people.

True dat!

 

[GHG]

This is terrible advice, unless job searching is totally different in Europe.

A. The cover letter is often the most important aspect of the application process. It shows you went out of your way to tailor a specific letter to a company and not just blindly applying to any job that seems interesting. Cover letter gets people to read your resume.

B. Your resume is absolutely terrible formatting. So much white space. And why is there a picture of you on it that takes up almost 2/3 of the page? I could easily condense that into one page which would absolutely generate more interest and not look so tacky.

As somebody who specialises in the recruitment side of HR I can safely say that cover letters are very rarely looked at. And I've recruited across all regions of this world apart from AUS/NZ.

Oh and the formatting of that CV is fine. The white space makes it easier on the eye and means the people looking at the CV can see key information quickly and easily.

Whether you put a picture on your CV is up to you as an individual at the end of the day and I see nothing wrong with the size in the example used.

 

[numble]

As somebody who specialises in the recruitment side of HR I can safely say that cover letters are very rarely looked at. And I've recruited across all regions of this world apart from AUS/NZ.

Oh and the formatting of that CV is fine. The white space makes it easier on the eye and means the people looking at the CV can see key information quickly and easily.

Whether you put a picture on your CV is up to you as an individual at the end of the day and I see nothing wrong with the size in the example used.

You must do very little recruitment in the U.S., especially graduate level recruitment, since it's 1) not recommended to put photos in your resumes, 2) resumes are recommended to be just 1 page, and 3) cover letters are usually what will distinguish amongst a group of the same graduates from the same school that has grade inflation such that grade differentiation is meaningless (especially at many of the Ivy League schools where they have either a pass/fail grading system--see their law schools).

 

[Manmademan]

You must do very little recruitment in the U.S., especially graduate level recruitment, since it's 1) not recommended to put photos in your resumes, 2) resumes are recommended to be just 1 page, and 3) cover letters are usually what will distinguish amongst a group of the same graduates from the same school that has grade inflation such that grade differentiation is meaningless (especially at many of the Ivy League schools where they have either a pass/fail grading system--see their law schools).

I've done plenty of US recruiting. Cover letters rarely make it to anyone that matters and are almost always immediately discarded.

Other than that you're mostly correct. Photos on resumes are definitely a foreign thing, but GHG calling them CVs should have clued you in to that.

The 1 page rule however is strictly for entry level candidates. Anyone management or senior level is going to struggle to get everything relevant in a single page. 2 is fine, 3 only if you're a complete boss and headhunters routinely come to you.

 

[numble]

I've done plenty of US recruiting. Cover letters rarely make it to anyone that matters and are almost always immediately discarded.

Other than that you're mostly correct. Photos on resumes are definitely a foreign thing, but GHG calling them CVs should have clued you in to that.

The 1 page rule however is strictly for entry level candidates. Anyone management or senior level is going to struggle to get everything relevant in a single page. 2 is fine, 3 only if you're a complete boss and headhunters routinely come to you.

I was especially talking about graduate level recruitment. For instance, how does a tax group at a law firm distinguish between 50 resumes that just say a person is a rising 2L (or a law school graduate, for that matter) at law schools that have the same 1L curriculum and grade inflation that makes it hard to distinguish by grades? A cover letter can explain why someone is interested in tax or IP or litigation or whatever. The cover letters will be important and resumes will be 1 page.

 

[Hylian7]

Just want to post a message of positivity in this thread.

I've been there. Back in December, I lost my job. I had a thread about it. They claimed it was my performance, but what I found out it was likely politics and money, as they guy they eventually replaced with, my former coworkers were 90% sure they were paying him even less than me, and he's not even working on the same project.

Anyway, after losing that job (I was a programmer), I searched for jobs for the next month. Then I got an interview at this mobile game developer set up through a recruiting company. The interview was actually an all-day affair, where I talked to different people from the company, and they even took me to lunch with them. Then I found out that I was basically in the final interview.

End of the day came, and as I was being walked out for the day, they said they want to move forward and offer me the job, and would be in contact.

Not only after being forced to leave my previous job, did I get a job about a month and a half later, this job has better hours, benefits, pay, coworkers, community, and the whole nine yards! I fucking love my new job.

The moral of this story is don't give up, you will find something.

 

[Palpable]

I recently applied for a job at a major hotel in Vegas. I have 3 years of experience in the field I've applied for. Found it on Indeed about 50 minutes after it was posted. My hopes are not up, however, because it's like the 10th job I've applied for. I haven't heard back from any of the other apps I've sent out over a month ago. Is there something I can do to be proactive? Should I get dressed up & go talk to the guys in the position I've applied for? What would I say?

 

[Dr. Feel Good]

I've done plenty of US recruiting. Cover letters rarely make it to anyone that matters and are almost always immediately discarded.

Other than that you're mostly correct. Photos on resumes are definitely a foreign thing, but GHG calling them CVs should have clued you in to that.

The 1 page rule however is strictly for entry level candidates. Anyone management or senior level is going to struggle to get everything relevant in a single page. 2 is fine, 3 only if you're a complete boss and headhunters routinely come to you.

They might not be looked at but systematically it is seen as additional effort put forth by the applicant.

Am I going to take a resume with a cover letter or without? I might not read the cover letter but I'll appreciate the effort for supplying it.

I would love to find any kind of professional article that says a cover letter is useless.

 

[MC Safety]

The cover letter is how you distinguish yourself. It's also the best way to tailor an application for a specific position. It can indicate/emphasize desire and a skill set, and give the employer a sense of what the candidate is like.

I wouldn't ever send an application in without a cover letter.

 

[ShOcKwAvE]

My fear of a "test" interview came the other day when the healthcare IT company I was interviewing with asked me to whiteboard a business process. I basically had to interview one of the guys about something "only he knew about". I was so nervous that when I drew objects on the board, I made them too small and didn't have enough room to write inside them. I think after a few minutes I started to compose myself and make sense, but seriously the pressure just sucks. I should hear back this week!

 

[Makai]

I did it GAF. Eight months since I left university, I've got a job!

Yay!

 

[TheVampire]

I think I screwed myself by giving a bad reference.

I finished up working in November 2014 and Ive been looking for another I.T job.

I finally managed to get one but I quit after a week and a half since the manager was an abusive asshole. I just couldn't work in that kind of environment.

Well I told my best reference guy this (my old boss) he took offense at it and said I shouldnt use him as a reference in the future anymore.

Well a few weeks later I had an interview and I called him and asked about using him as reference. He said it would be risky because he wouldnt lie if asked If Im the type to hang around since I quit my old job.

They ended up calling him and he was honest with them and he told me I have no work ethic about how I quit that last job and I used him as a reference again.

Wtf is this guys problem? We used to be friends and he was willing to be a reference but not anymore. Why does he hold this against me? Why is it so bad from his point of view that I quit a shitty job after a week because the manager was abusive?

 

[Sora_N]

I'm currently dying in retail and I really regret going to school, basically working in a drug store right now with people who weren't even born here or don't even have a degree.

I've got an interview tomorrow for administrative assistant, I guess I'll just try my best and see what happens since I can't do much more than that. Sadly this is also part time...

 

[Moodz]

So... I need to vent, and some advice.
After a long period of unemployment last year, I finally found a job this january. It's in a call center, I basically answer the phone and take appointments for doctors and stuff like that. It's not fun and quite soul crushing to answer the phone during 8 hours with headphones on, but I could deal with that.
My problem is that my ears are hurting, quite bad actually. I have a doctor appointment this wednesday to look into it but I'm pretty sure I won't be able to keep this job and will probably quit this month while it's still my trial period.
And then what? I go back to being piss poor, 29 without a carreer and doing shitty temp jobs?
I really don't want to damage my ears definitively for a job with no future...

What would you do gaf? Anyone had this problem working in a call center?

 

[TheVampire]

So... I need to vent, and some advice.
After a long period of unemployment last year, I finally found a job this january. It's in a call center, I basically answer the phone and take appointments for doctors and stuff like that. It's not fun and quite soul crushing to answer the phone during 8 hours with headphones on, but I could deal with that.
My problem is that my ears are hurting, quite bad actually. I have a doctor appointment this wednesday to look into it but I'm pretty sure I won't be able to keep this job and will probably quit this month while it's still my trial period.
And then what? I go back to being piss poor, 29 without a carreer and doing shitty temp jobs?
I really don't want to damage my ears definitively for a job with no future...

What would you do gaf? Anyone had this problem working in a call center?

Yeah I used to work in call center.
I had a phone headset thing but I didnt have the big round earpiece thing right on top of my ear. Kinda just behind it but enough so I could still hear it.
Try that.

 

[Moodz]

Yeah I used to work in call center.
I had a phone headset thing but I didnt have the big round earpiece thing right on top of my ear. Kinda just behind it but enough so I could still hear it.
Try that.

Yeah I tried to put it a little behind or forward. The noise in the office is too loud and I can't hear the people on the phone if I don't put the earpiece over my ear...
The doctor told me it's nearly certain this job is hurting my ear and will keep damaging it.
Good news is I have an interview for another job this tuesday.

 

[nampad]

2 interviews tomorrow. Has to work out this time!

 

[bigwinnerx]

I think I screwed myself by giving a bad reference.

I finished up working in November 2014 and Ive been looking for another I.T job.

I finally managed to get one but I quit after a week and a half since the manager was an abusive asshole. I just couldn't work in that kind of environment.

Well I told my best reference guy this (my old boss) he took offense at it and said I shouldnt use him as a reference in the future anymore.

Well a few weeks later I had an interview and I called him and asked about using him as reference. He said it would be risky because he wouldnt lie if asked If Im the type to hang around since I quit my old job.

They ended up calling him and he was honest with them and he told me I have no work ethic about how I quit that last job and I used him as a reference again.

Wtf is this guys problem? We used to be friends and he was willing to be a reference but not anymore. Why does he hold this against me? Why is it so bad from his point of view that I quit a shitty job after a week because the manager was abusive?

He told you twice not to use him as a reference and you still did yet you're blaming him?

 

[numble]

I think I screwed myself by giving a bad reference.

I finished up working in November 2014 and Ive been looking for another I.T job.

I finally managed to get one but I quit after a week and a half since the manager was an abusive asshole. I just couldn't work in that kind of environment.

Well I told my best reference guy this (my old boss) he took offense at it and said I shouldnt use him as a reference in the future anymore.

Well a few weeks later I had an interview and I called him and asked about using him as reference. He said it would be risky because he wouldnt lie if asked If Im the type to hang around since I quit my old job.

They ended up calling him and he was honest with them and he told me I have no work ethic about how I quit that last job and I used him as a reference again.

Wtf is this guys problem? We used to be friends and he was willing to be a reference but not anymore. Why does he hold this against me? Why is it so bad from his point of view that I quit a shitty job after a week because the manager was abusive?

If someone tells you not to use them as a reference, don't use them as a reference.

 

[Sora_N]

I'm currently dying in retail and I really regret going to school, basically working in a drug store right now with people who weren't even born here or don't even have a degree.

I've got an interview tomorrow for administrative assistant, I guess I'll just try my best and see what happens since I can't do much more than that. Sadly this is also part time...

So I met with them on Tuesday and yesterday they emailed me to ask me to come in for a second interview.

I have either been rejected or hired after the first interview in the past...what am I supposed to expect from a second interview? I don't know if that means they'll probably hire me or not.

I thought it was a decent interview, I wasn't nervous or anything but I had to work till 12AM and didn't sleep till 3AM so I was just pretty tired. I didn't think I did especially well on the behavourial questions they asked me but I was able to answer them. They also asked a bit about my education and excel skills.

I'm just happy I got closer this time than anything else.

 

[2San]

Well after struggling with the job search for 6 months+, I got 2 offers today. I have no idea why I am suddenly appealing, but I'll take it. Now let's hope nothing goes wrong before I sign the contract.

So I met with them on Tuesday and yesterday they emailed me to ask me to come in for a second interview.

I have either been rejected or hired after the first interview in the past...what am I supposed to expect from a second interview? I don't know if that means they'll probably hire me or not.

In my experience (I'm in the accounting field) the first interview is more about knowing who you are. What your goals are, why you want work there why you want to do this type of job. The second interview was in my experience either more technical where they actually test my accounting knowledge or it's the same stuff as the first interview but with higher ranked management.

 

[Sora_N]

Well after struggling with the job search for 6 months+, I got 2 offers today. I have no idea why I am suddenly appealing, but I'll take it. Now let's hope nothing goes wrong before I sign the contract.

In my experience (I'm in the accounting field) the first interview is more about knowing who you are. What your goals are, why you want work there why you want to do this type of job. The second interview was either more technical where they actually test my accounting knowledge or it's the same stuff as the first interview but with higher ranked management.

I would like to be an accountant as well, no real luck.

This job is admin. assistant/support, they already asked me about my excel skills. I would be kind of nervous if they 'tested' me since I haven't really done anything like that during an interview. The first interview was the manager (I assume) and the accounting staff, then I asked them if there was a big accounting department and he said they were pretty much the only ones...lol. If what you say is right, they'll either make me do some excel stuff or have the company owner or the manager in an interview I guess...

I was already prepared during round 1 since I expected there will be 2 people interviewing me...I guess that must have given me an extra point.

Fingers crossed I guess, got a few days to prepare and this time I gave myself a day to recover from my current job before doing the next interview. Hopefully I can just prepare myself more emotionally this time.

 

[2San]

I would like to be an accountant as well, no real luck.

This job is admin. assistant/support, they already asked me about my excel skills. I would be kind of nervous if they 'tested' me since I haven't really done anything like that during an interview. The first interview was the manager (I assume) and the accounting staff, then I asked them if there was a big accounting department and he said they were pretty much the only ones...lol. If what you say is right, they'll either make me do some excel stuff or have the company owner or the manager in an interview I guess...

I was already prepared during round 1 since I expected there will be 2 people interviewing me...I guess that must have given me an extra point.

Fingers crossed I guess, got a few days to prepare and this time I gave myself a day to recover from my current job before doing the next interview. Hopefully I can just prepare myself more emotionally this time.

I somehow doubt they'll test your excel skills on a PC. When I say testing accounting knowledge it was just verbal questions.

 

[Sora_N]

I somehow doubt they'll test your excel skills on a PC. When I say testing accounting knowledge it was just verbal questions.

Ah okay makes sense then.

Have a feeling it will just be meeting with the owner/manager instead. Since I've already told them my experience, and this is just a simple admin assistant position I don't think there'd be much to test for knowledge.

Thanks for your responses!