A&Q

This is my answers to interview questions

Introduction

• My name is Quy• I'm graduated from Accounting For Management at

Aston University in 2010 and continued in CIMA course.

• I'm searching for a job within management accounting field.

• This is the presentation about my answer to interview questions.

• What I hope to gain from posting this on Linkedin is getting the most of your view to improve my abilities in interview.

What is your strength?

• I won't say that I know vast knowledge of anything is my strong point but I believe I have reasonable skills and knowledge to support my work at the moment

• However, those are not enough for me to continue on this career. That's why I can't stop studying.

What is your weakness

• I'm not really good at remembering unimportant things such as what I eat last night or what is the name of homeless person I just help.

• I'm not good at forgeting things like budget, debt, rewards, works... If you owed me $20, even after 20 years I still can remember.

What do you do when you waiting at the bus stop

• I often get bored at waiting. So I'll try to talk to the person nearby. I can always find there are people who know more than they look.

e.g. last week, an elder asked me if I was a Vietnamese. I was surprise because most people in the UK look at me like I'm Chinese. He also told me about the geography of Vietnam which even surprised me further.

If the you drop the bread to the floor which side does it touch the

floor?• Normally the butter side touch the floor.

• But in my case most of the time neither side of the bread end up on the floor. It end up on my shoes, my pants or stuck between my shirt and table.

Who do you admire the most?

• When I was small, my father is my idol. He's talented, owner of photographic memory, extremely concentration and he's been through a lot of hardship in his life.

• When I was teenager, I lost my faith in him since I found a lot of point where I can surpass him

• At the moment, I understand that the time is cruel therefore, when I'm at his age I can't possibly hope I can be like him. He can remember well all the knowledge in school even after 50 years and he still follow the code of CPD (continuous professional development).

What are your desires?

• I want to know more and more about the world and want to test my knowledge with the new challenge.

• I want to earn money as well as everyone else.

• I want to help my country to develop and growth steadily.

Why did you leave your last job?

• I want to continue studying rather than stuck in the same old job for life. Because if I don't have the neccessary knowledge, after 5 years I'll be replaced by young professional who has more knowledge than me.

Where do you see yourself in five years?

• From now, I'm going to complete my CIMA training in 2012 and I'm finding a financial job in the UK and I'll change CIMA into my part-time course if I have a job.

• After that I'll complete my MBA Finance in 2013 while working in the UK. If possible I'd like to give try with ACCA since I've got exemption of 9 papers.

• 2014, I'd love work in investment appraisal field within your company.

• 2015, I want to challenge myself by volunteer with the company new projects.

• 2016, I'd love to suggest new project in Vietnam.

However, I hope I can complete this plan earlier than 2016.

How would you react if I told you your interview so far was terrible?

• I'll accept the fact that I'm not good enough to be in your company.

• However, I'd love to know where I did wrong and please give me your professional view for my improvement.

• Thank you very much.

What’s the last book you read?

• I'm currently reading the book about Steve Jobs who was the CEO of Apple. The story of his life and the hardship he been through.

• What I learn from the few chapter I have read so far, there will never been late to change your world.

Have you ever considered starting your own business?

• I'm not considering starting my own business because I did start business with my friends not long ago. However, the business is just small entrepreneur cannot compare to your company who I have choosen. The experience and the environment of your company can offer are more valuable than working on my own.

If you won the lottery, would you still work?

• First of all, I do not play lotto. Because it's all about risk.

• Secondly, I still love my job no matter I won a million or I do not have a penny. Without working people will not have motivation and detemination.

• More than that, what people hope for after they spend all the money. They already given up their job and their skills are dulled.

What is your favorite game?

• Physically I love playing badminton because it make me feel good.

• Mentally I love Sudoku, the game of possibilities and arrangement.

Describe a job that would be your worst nightmare

• The boring job without an end with my co-workers who are not corporative and have lack of knowledge and skills for a jobs.

• The job where I can't be objective, and given the truth and fair view with professional behaviour. e.g being an internal audit of the company which the boss force me to make up the figure.

• Illegal transaction and hidden cost

Describe your dream job.

• In dynamic professional environment where my collegues are skills and experience.

• Good environment condition

• Where I can stay objective, truth and fair view and maintaining my competence.

• Challenging and motivation.

How long would you stay with us?

• I'm interested in a career with the organisation.

• But I admit that I would have to continue to feel challenged where I can improve myself further to remain with any organisation.

What do you feel this position should pay?

• When I apply for a job I'm interest in the job itself not how much the company pay.

• However, I wish the reward would be appropriated with my contribution.

Uncommon question

If you were a tree (or animal) what kind of tree (animal) would you be?• People normally choose a tiger who is strong in term of

strength and confident. However, If I were an animal I'd like to be a cat. In our calendar, my age is a cat, in our culture, is a master of tiger. He taught the tiger all kind of hunting technique and still keep one secret for himself. What he has are the wisedom to see the threat, the flexibility, the endurance and the safeguard.

• If I were a tree, I rather choose a cactus than an oak. Because cactus has potential to live in the dessert and searching for opportunity. I'm interested in the endurance of stress and the flexibilities in life of it.

Why are manhole covers round?

• Based on science, the manhole cover should be round so when you turn it side it won't fallen down the sewage.

• Besides, creating the hinge for the cover would cost more than just having the round cover.

What is your favorite drink?

• Apple juice.

If aliens landed in front of you and, in exchange for anything you desire,

offered you any position on their planet, what would you want?

• Really?

• Then I'd love to be the alliens' king because I desire for power, challenge and reward from achievement.

If you had only six months left to live, what would you do with the

time?• I'll arrange a meeting with my relatives and

announced my time of living.• Then, I'll try to visit my friend.• I don't really want to do this to my girlfriend

because she'll be an widow but I'm going to propose.

• For the remaining time, I'll focus on finishing my book and earn money for my family because if I have kids, I don't want them to live in poverty.

• I've already planned for my funeral a long time ago. Therefore, others won't have to worry about that.

If you won $20 million in the lottery, what would you do with the money?

• I can invest in some companies like yours. Because I gain knowledge from working in yours I can understand how it work and how I can turn my $20m to $40m

In a small room you have a refridgerator, if you left the door of the 'fridge open would the temp in the room fall or would the temp in

the 'fridge rise? Why?• The heat moves from heated place to less

heated place so the fridge temp will rise.

• However, if the room is sealed and there is no heat sources, the temp in the room will fall.