Preparations relating to campus interview??

Azim Khan ACA,CS,CMA*,LLB* (Proprietor) (1312 Points)

31 July 2010

Can anyone tell me how and what kind of preparations one should do for campus interview conducted by ICAI? i am feeling very nervous. please help..

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Rohit ([ ] ) (1140 Points)
Replied 01 August 2010

Hi Azim,

First of all many congratulations on qualifying your CA.

Coming to your question of preparations, though I am no expert, but would like to share my experiences.

Process Related:

Choose your target Companies carefully: Out of whatever companies have short list you, decide which are the ones you want to really get into and focus on those companies.

Read Job Descripttion carefully: Read the role carefully and then decide if you want to do it. Don’t not get influenced just by the title they offer you.

Wait till end: Don’t be in a hurry to choose your companies, do the shortlist from your side at the end, so that you are not locked into less favorable options.

Have one ‘Easy Target’: This is a bit of downside protection. Out of the companies you decide to interview with have one ‘easy target’. What I mean by easy target is a company who is having a lot of positions to fill up though it may likely be having a moderate package, still have it as part of your choices, in case things go wrong with other companies you can fall back on the easy target option.

Decide for yourself: Don’t get influenced by what your friends decide, do what you feel is right for you not what seems right to everyone else.

Interview days:

Don’t Panic: Needless to say – Do not panic. You are same as everyone else and your scores etc do not matter once the Company has short-listed you. So you have an equal chance as everyone else.

Research the Companies well: Whatever companies you have decided to interview with, research about them, what they do, what are the key products products check their web site – All basic stuff.

Understand the role well: If you read the job descripttion well you can guess what kind of questions you could expect.

Brush up concepts: This is especially true if you cleared one group earlier. You may have started to forget a few key concepts For example if you cleared your Accounting paper in last attempt, they still expect you to know Accounting Standards, so read up.

Expect a Group discussion: There might be a group discussion at the campus by some companies, make sure you are prepared for it and are not caught by surprise.

Basics: Don’t forget the basics, dress up well, get your CV read by 2-3 people, check for spell and grammar, keep a lot of copies for your cv etc

Others:

Keep your eyes and ears open: Sometimes some companies accept CVs at the campus also, whom they might want to interview later, If any of the companies you are interested into does so – make sure they get your CV .

All the best !!

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