Preparation for Finance Interview
Question 1: First, tell me about yourself.
Answer: Well, first, thank you very much for allowing me to be
interviewed for this position with your company, my name is
Jonathan, and I will describe myself as a very ambitious person
with very high goals and dreams to be achieved. I believe that
with my great economic background, I am well equipped with the
right fundamentals of finance and their basic principles, where I
would be able to add value to this position in your company and
contribute to your team quickly. If you hire me, I will give my
best potential to the company, I will embrace changes positively
and I will make sure that you will receive a positive return on
your investment.
Question 2: How would you access a capital investment.
Answer: There are 3 main methods for this question. First is the
NPV which is the net present value where we accept it when the
NPV is greater than zero. The second is IRR which is internal rate
of return, and we accept it when it’s greater than the discount
rate. Lastly, is the payback period which is the amount of years it
takes to recover the investment.
Question 3: What is EBITDA?
Answer: EBITDA is earnings before interest, tax, depreciation,
and amortization.
Question 4: Lastly, when they said do you have any more question
for this interview, you don’t say no more question. You should
Answer: If you hire me today, how will you know in a year’s time,
that I was the right fit.
Notes: MAP is a retail company found in 1995 and has it IPO in
2004.
Good luck with the interview. Few advice:
1. Dont be nervous, be confident, but not too over confident.
2. Try to listen his/her question and answer it accordingly. Not too
much explanation, not too litle.
3. Be curious about the company, ask about the culture, job desk,
etc.
4. Make sure u read about what do they do. When was the
company founded and whats the core of its business (just in case
they ask)