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Ca articleship question to be asked to interviewer

Krupal Shah (Mr) (90 Points)

05 February 2015

What are the important questions to be asked during the interview to the interviewer before joining articleship.

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The Essential 5:

1. Tell me about yourself.

2. What are your strengths and weaknesses?

3. Give me an example or a situation in which…

(a) you were in a situation in which you faced a conflict or difficulty at work or in school;

(b) you were in a situation in which you may have had difficulty with a supervisor, co-worker, or peer;

4. Can we go over your resume?

5. What are your career goals and where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?

You Academic or Professional Interest :

What activities are you involved in outside of school/work?
What were your favorite/least favorite classes? Why?
How would your professor or past supervisors describe you?
What has had the most impact on your academic or professional interests?
Did you ever quit a project? Why?
Did you work while in school?
What was the most challenging part of your education/work?

Articleship Related :

Why are you interested in this field/area ?
What do you know about our organization/firm?
What is our mission statement?
Why do you think you are qualified for this position?
What do you know about the issues faced by our firm?
Do you have any ideas on how to solve or address some of the issues our firm face?
What type of work environment do you prefer?
What makes you unique from other candidates?
What type of job-related skills have you developed that may help you in this articleship?
How would you assess your writing and communication skills?
How would you assess your computer/tech skills?
What do you want to learn from this articleship?
What qualities do you think will make one successful in the articleship?
Do you know anyone at our organization/firm?

Situational:

Give me an example of a time in which you worked under a deadline.
Give me an example of when you worked with a team.
Give me an example of a time you worked on multiple assignments during one time.
Provide an example of a time in which you solved a problem for an employer, peer, or customer.
Describe a situation where you taught a concept to a peer, co-worker, or other person.
Describe a time where you disagreed with a supervisor.
Give me an example of a time you gave a presentation.
Describe a situation in which someone critiqued your work.
Give me a time where you worked under minimal supervision.
Give an example of a creative piece of work.

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Krupal Shah (Mr) (90 Points)
Replied 05 February 2015

Thank you but I want to know about the questions to be asked by us to the interviewer like important things like leave, working hours etc etc audits etc

(Guest)

Never EVER ask about the number of Leaves for the exam, working hours.

You can ask about the variety of Audits.

If you will ask about leaves, working hours in the interview only, then this will be your biggest mistake.

First Join. Do hardwork. Impress the partner. Then, ask for Leaves.

After joining, your peers in the firm will tell you the reality of No. of Leaves and Working Hours.

Now coming to Questions, ask following questions and you will be hired ( Hopefully)

1. Ask how the professional development of articles and continued learning processes work at the firm level.

2. How do you evaluate performance of an article.

3. Ask about the office culture.

4. What is the financial health of this firm? Ask this question. There is nothing wrong in this. This will prove that you see a future in this firm. This will show your maturity.

I asked my CA, What is your gross annual revenue ? he smiled and gave me the answer. After hiring, he told me that none of the articles in his life has asked him about the Income. He liked my bold approach. I asked him if this was rude. He replied, there is nothing rude in this. All the employees have a right to know about the total revenue of the firm.