UNIT I

FINANCE JOBS AND

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
INTRODUCTION

This unit introduces students to some of the main

jobs related to finance followed by specimens of
interview questions.
 FINANCE JOBS

Financial Analyst: A financial analyst is responsible for

researching and analyzing financial information to make
well informed decisions about the future investments of
a company (or even an individual)…
Credit Manager: The credit manager’s
position is accountable for the entire credit granting
process, including the consistent application of a credit
policy, periodic credit reviews of existing customers, and
the assessment of the creditworthiness of potential
customers, with the goal of optimizing the mix of
company sales and bad debt losses.
Asset Manager: An asset manager oversees
assets that are owned, leased and subleased by an
organization. He or she is responsible for
determining the feasibility of asset acquisition and
presenting supporting documentation to upper
management or board members. Asset managers
may also handle special projects as determined by
managing directors.
Portfolio Manager: A portfolio manager is
either a person who makes investment
decisions using money other people have
placed under his or her control or a person who
manages a financial institution's asset and liability
(loan and deposit) portfolios. On the investments
side, they work with a team of analysts and
researchers, and are ultimately responsible for
establishing an investment strategy, selecting
appropriate investments and allocating each
investment properly for a fund.
Treasury Manager: To assess, monitor, plan and
manage the efficient utilization of cash and
financial services in a manner consistent with
the objectives of the Company.

Investor Relations: The investor relations officer

position is accountable for creating and presenting
a consistently applied investment message to the
investment community on behalf of a company,
and for monitoring and presenting to management
the opinions of the investment community
regarding the company's performance.
Chief financial officer: This is the top-level
accounting position in a business. This position is
responsible for the accounting, taxation, and
treasury staffs, as well as for maintaining a proper
system of controls, strategic planning, risk
management, fund raising, investor relations, and
Investments.
JOB INTERVIEW
QUESTIONS
SPECIMEN 1
1) Tell us about yourself briefly
Parlez-nous brièvement de vous
2) What is your purpose in applying for this job ?
Why are you applying for this job ?
Pour quelles raisons avez-vous postulé ?
3) What foreign languages do you speak ?
Quelles langues étrangères maîtrisez-vous ?
4) How do you like to work ?
Comment aimez-vous travailler ?
5) Do you have a particular method ?
Employez-vous une méthodologie spécifique ?
6) Can you give me an instance of when you took a special
initiative ?
Pouvez-vous me donner un exemple de situation où vous
avez fait preuve d'initiative ?
7) What were the consequences ?
Quelles en ont été les conséquences ?
8) Tell us about problems you have had in previous jobs ?
Parlez-nous des difficultés que vous
avez rencontrées dans vos précédents postes
9) How did you resolve the problem ?
Comment avez-vous résolu ces difficultés ?
10) What is the greatest human quality ?
Quelle est votre plus grande qualité ?
11) Can you cite me an instance of this ?
Pouvez-vous me citer une illustration de celle-ci ?
12) What is your greatest shortcoming ?
Quel est votre plus grand défaut ?
13) Can you cite me an instance of this ?
Pouvez-vous me citer une illustration de celle-ci ?
14) What can you do to overcome this ?
Comment pouvez-vous y remédier ?
15) What are your best skills ?
Quelles sont vos compétences les plus développées ?
16) Why should we take you rather than someone else ?
Pourquoi vous plutôt que quelqu'un d'autre ?
17) What have you got to offer us ?
Qu'avez-vous à nous apporter ?
18) Have you made any mistakes in your
career so far ?
Avez-vous déjà commis des erreurs
dans votre vie professionnelle ?
19) Have you ever lived abroad ?
Avez-vous déjà vécu à l'étranger ?
20) Can you work under pressure ?
Pouvez-vous travailler sous pression ?
JOB INTERVIEW
QUESTIONS
SPECIMEN 2
The interviewer
Good morning/Good afternoon, please take a seat.
Le recruteur
Bonjour Madame/Monsieur, asseyez-vous, je vous prie.
The candidate
Good morning sir/madam, I'm very pleased to meet you.
Le postulant
Bonjour Madame/Monsieur, je suis enchanté de faire
votre connaissance.
The interviewer
Likewise.
Did you find our offices easily?
Le recruteur
Moi de même.
Avez-vous trouvé facilement nos bureaux ?
The candidate
Yes, thank you. It was easy. I always use the
Internet when I go someplace new.
Le postulant
Oui, je vous en remercie. Ce fut un jeu d'enfant :
je prépare toujours mes déplacements à l'aide
d'Internet.
The interviewer
Have you heard of our company or would you like
me explain what we do?
Le recruteur
Connaissez-vous un peu notre entreprise ou
souhaitez-vous que je vous la présente ?
The candidate
I've heard of your name, you sell .../I know of your
industry, you make ... but I'd be delighted to know more
about it.
Le postulant
Je connais votre enseigne.Vous commercialisez des…
/Je connais votre industrie, vous fabriquez des ..., mais
je serais ravi d'en savoir plus.
The interviewer
Let's get to the point of our meeting. Why does our job
offer interest you?
Le recruteur
Passons maintenant à l'objet de notre entretien. Pourquoi
notre offre d'emploi a-t-elle attiré votre attention?
The candidate
My first impressions are that this position involves tasks
that I am perfectly capable of undertaking. In addition, I
like the fact that I'll be communicating in English on a daily
basis.
Le postulant
À première vue, le poste comporte des missions
que je suis parfaitement capable d'assumer. En
outre, l'idée de communiquer en anglais
m'intéresse beaucoup.
The interviewer
Have you already undertaken bilingual tasks?
Le recruteur
Avez-vous déjà eu l'occasion d'effectuer

des missions bilingues

The candidate
Yes, I use English in around 50% of my current
tasks.
Yes, I used English in my previous positions.
No, but I hold the ... certificate and my English is
almost fluent and I'm sure I can manage the tasks
listed in your offer.
Le postulant
Oui, environ 50 % de mes missions actuelles
requièrent la pratique de l'anglais.
Oui, j'ai utilisé l'anglais dans mes postes
précédents.
Non, mais je suis titulaire du ... et maîtrise
parfaitement l'anglais et les missions indiquées
dans votre offre.
The interviewer
Can you tell me about your responsibilities in your
previous positions?
Le recruteur
Pouvez-vous résumer les responsabilités que
vous avez assumées dans vos précédentes
fonctions
The candidate
My previous positions have enabled me to*:
 manage any situation involving company-client
relationships;
 organise and supervise all the usual
administrative tasks;
 manage agendas, meetings and trips abroad for
the personnel and the managers;
 participate in the organisation of international
events;
 organise multinational meetings and to write the
minutes.