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Question 22 of 24

Walk me through a typical day at your last job.

Interviewers ask this question to get an idea of what exact tasks you are most familiar with. It is also a way for them to know what kind of workload you are accustomed to. Start from the beginning of your day and create a roadmap to the end of your day. Discuss your main responsibilities and the tasks you performed every day, such as sorting and matching invoices. It is important to be specific! For example, provide quantitative results, tell the interviewers how many accounts payable transactions you reconciled, how many invoices you processed on a daily basis, and how many hours a day you allotted to certain tasks. If you prioritize certain invoices ahead of others, discuss how this process works. If your every day duties include data entry, tell the interviewer exactly what type of data you were recording, how much data you recorded (this can be your average daily number of general ledger entries) and what software you used to record it. These details will give the interviewer a clear picture of your productivity in a typical day and showcase how capable you are at your job.

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  • 22. Walk me through a typical day at your last job.

      How to Answer

      Interviewers ask this question to get an idea of what exact tasks you are most familiar with. It is also a way for them to know what kind of workload you are accustomed to. Start from the beginning of your day and create a roadmap to the end of your day. Discuss your main responsibilities and the tasks you performed every day, such as sorting and matching invoices. It is important to be specific! For example, provide quantitative results, tell the interviewers how many accounts payable transactions you reconciled, how many invoices you processed on a daily basis, and how many hours a day you allotted to certain tasks. If you prioritize certain invoices ahead of others, discuss how this process works. If your every day duties include data entry, tell the interviewer exactly what type of data you were recording, how much data you recorded (this can be your average daily number of general ledger entries) and what software you used to record it. These details will give the interviewer a clear picture of your productivity in a typical day and showcase how capable you are at your job.

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      Anonymous Answer

      "After I check emails I start my daily tasks by auditing my team's invoice entry from the previous day. I follow up with calls, respond to queries, and resolve any outstanding cases in the CRM tool. When I finish these tasks I check the status of daily invoices and begin processing those that are due."

      Cindy's Feedback

      Good start. Can you talk about how you execute the lists and plans that you discussed in prior answers? This would help the interviewer see the end result of all your careful organization and planning.

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