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"During an interview for junior accountants, employers are most interested in your Excel accounting skills as they are crucial towards preparing reports and maintaining accounts. Beforehand, prepare yourself by thinking about prior experiences that highlight your leadership, problem-solving, as well as one about how you met a tough deadline. In addition, customer service skills are valued, so you may be asked about how you would deal with a hard client."

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The interview was fairly easy. Just relax and enjoy yourself. The interviewer was very polite and explained everything related to the business first to break the ice. Don't quite remember a lot of questions but these two I remember.
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Junior Accountant

Interviewed at CBRE

3.8★
Jun 12, 2013

The interview was fairly easy. Just relax and enjoy yourself. The interviewer was very polite and explained everything related to the business first to break the ice. Don't quite remember a lot of questions but these two I remember.

“Can you walk me through the process of preparing and reviewing a bank reconciliation, and what kind of issues you usually identify during that process?” This question is a favorite because it tests both your technical skill (accounting knowledge) and practical exposure (real-world scenarios like uncleared checks, timing differences, missing entries). Other one-liners they might throw in: “What is the difference between accrual and cash accounting?” “How do you treat prepaid expenses in the books?” “Can you explain how you would close the books at month-end?”
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Junior GL Accountant

Interviewed at RWS Group

3.3★
Aug 16, 2025

“Can you walk me through the process of preparing and reviewing a bank reconciliation, and what kind of issues you usually identify during that process?” This question is a favorite because it tests both your technical skill (accounting knowledge) and practical exposure (real-world scenarios like uncleared checks, timing differences, missing entries). Other one-liners they might throw in: “What is the difference between accrual and cash accounting?” “How do you treat prepaid expenses in the books?” “Can you explain how you would close the books at month-end?”

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