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Ten Common Interview Questions for a Job

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:15:56 +0000

Nowadays, getting a good job is really a tough job, if you take for each job opening, there are 100’s of applicants applying for that job, to succeed in an interview you should have good communication skills , interpersonal skills and also answering skills. It will be an added advantage if you know what are the common interview questions you will be asked and how to prepare it.

Ten Common Interview Questions List

1. Foremost question they will ask this question “Tell something about yourself” they ask this question to know about your family, interests, attitude, etc.
2. Give me a brief about this company And why you have applied here for the job.
What is the role you played in the previous company Explain about previous job?
How was your previous job experience? Why you want to leave that company and join here?
They will ask whether you have any related experience related to the products and services of this company.
How confident are you in the following subjects that you have mentioned in your Resume?
What is your strength and what is your weakness?
How do you rate yourself in a scale of 10 on dealing with the current products/services our company is dealing with?
What is your expected salary?
You work for career development or Money or both?

These are the common interview questions they will ask in the event of an interview you need to be confident and your body language will show everything, so be bold and all the best for getting a good job in a good company.

Common Finance Interview Questions

ajju — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:43:37 +0000

Following is the set of questions to help you overcome the fear of losing the interview and help you gain your confidence in answering the job related financial interviews. These set of questions provide insights on the interview questions being asked in the finance domain. Do find the answers, be prepared and confident. Here goes the questions….

1) Difference between long term loan and long term debt?

2) Explain liquidity ratios?

3)Types of Depriciation?

4) Define Authorized Capital?

5) Define Dividend and its types?

6) What do you mean fundamental analysis?

7) Explain the meaning of options and derivatives?

8 ) Which Stock Exchange belongs to which country? a) NIKKEI b) DOW C) NYSE

9) What is a Mutual Fund and what does AMC stand for?

10) Difference between Bear and Bull Markets?

11) Explain RONA?

12) What can you find in a P&L Account?

13) What do you mean by IPO and define face value of a share?

14) Difference between Mergers and Acquisitions?

15) Define some GAAP accounting priniciples?

16) Describe NASDAQ?

17) What does a call and a put option mean?

18) What is amalgamation?

19) Explain European Markets?

20) Define a) Networth b) Preference capital c) debenture d) Treasury Bills e) Hedging

21) Who is called a lameduck in a stock exchange?

22) Reduce budget by 10%. Which criteria should be used to identify budget reductions?

23) What is IRR and Discounted cashflow?

The above are basic questions which covers all areas of finance. So go with confidence and win your interviews. Good Luck!