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ADD VALUE AT INTERVIEWS

We all know interviews can be intimidating, but selling your skills in the financial sector is an entirely different challenge. Hiring practices for entry-level and newly qualified finance roles go well beyond the usual talk-me-through-yourresume routine.

Finance jobs specialist GAAPWeb says on top of competency-based scenarios, you’ll face numerical reasoning tests, questions on your technical and theoretical knowledge, and figures-based brainteasers.

So your preparation needs to cover the core, the commercial and the conceptual. Here’s how... GET YOUR STORY STRAIGHT Know the fine details of the job description and walk in armed with concrete examples of how you’ve brought these to life.