1.)         What do you know about this firm?                                                                      

                                                                                                                          

2.)         What are your long-term and short-term goals?                                                     

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

3.)         Do you enjoy client contact?  How do you deal with the following client situations?

a.      Client asks you a question you don’t know the answer to.                                    

                                                                                                                    

b.      Client asks for suggestions or comments on their financials.                                  

                                                                                                                    

c.      Client has three different important projects for you to do.                                   

                                                                                                                    

4.)         Give a detailed explanation of what you do during a typical workday.                           

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

5.)         Do you prefer to work alone on projects or work with others?                                    

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

6.)         How would your present employer describe your work habits?                                    

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

7.)         What personal qualities would you say have accounted for your success to date?          

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

 

 

8.)         What is most important in your job – doing a job 100% complete with no regards to budget  or maintaining the budget but only getting 80% complete? 

                                                                                                                          

9.)         Do you consider yourself a details person or an overview person?                              

                                                                                                                          

10.)     Do you like to have detailed instructions to work on a project or do you like to know the

       ultimate goals and figure out your own best way to complete the project?                    

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

11.)     What do you like most and least about public accounting?                                         

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

12.)     What do you like most and least about your industry position?                                   

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

13.)     Could you give us some information on your former public accounting firm?  (average client  size, duties  you   preferred, was most  work  done inside or  outside the  office, how many  partners  and  staff,  was  the  work  traditional  CPA  work  or  special  projects  and consulting)  ____________________________________________________                                 

                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          

 

14.)           Can you handle all aspects of a client’s situation? (tax returns, accounting, analysis, etc.)