If you have a Linkedin account you may be interested in placing it somewhere in your online resume. If that’s the case, please take these tips to heart.

Make sure that info on both your online resume and the Linkedin account is 100% correct. If there are any discrepancies between the two, the recruiter might get suspicious and don’t call at all.

Ensure that your Linkedin profile has no typos or vague statements.

Be aware that potential employers will do some background checks and actually call the companies you placed in your profile. So don’t be surprised that they know something about you from your previous employment.

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Just typing away your resume and sending online just won’t do these days. Besides organizing your resume and making it reader-friendly, you should also consider making it keyword-friendly. Go blame the email suites out (on or offline) there.

The recruitment manager’s best friend maybe the applicant’s worst. Almost all recruitment managers don’t open all their applicant’s emails. What he or she does instead is type in particular keywords in the search field and let the email program do the filtering. Problem is, if you didn’t type in the correct keyword searched, your resume will remain unopened.

Put in the right amount of keywords related to the job you’re looking for. For example, if you’re looking for a Human Resource Job, type in keywords related to the job like HR, Compensation, Payroll, Hiring, Recruitment, etc.

Assistant controller manages accounting department. Duties include overall management of  Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and General Ledger.  He  assist in tax preparation, asset management, payroll and financial statement preparation.  An assistant controller must be detail oriented with the ability to meet multiple deadlines.She communicate with upper management as well as clients.

This is a hands-on financial manager will be over all accounting for the division including, general ledger, accounts receivable and payable, journal entries, financial reporting and budgeting.  A Division Controller must also have a costing experience because he  has the responsibility of managing the finances of his assigned division and the overall accounting operation.

Responsible for the analysis and participation in the design of financial transaction processes related to CUSTOMER BILLING TRANSACTIONS including sales orders, credit, billing and collections across all business units. Responsibilities include learning new application functionality and/or data setup, working with the finance organization to define and document existing processes and information needs, coordinate and/or participate in new process, task and report design, and execute changes in partnership with the business.  

A Financial  Analyst have primary responsibility for the accounting, including completing the monthly financial statements for manufacturing, analysis of the results, internal corporate reporting, involved with maintenance of the costing environment, daily/weekly operational reporting and analysis, forecasting and planning, and other ad hoc requests. Standard cost experience, analysis of monthly variances: spending, price, labor, overhead and usage, will make a big difference.  

This position is accountable for managing the cost accounting system covering two production facilities. The responsibilities include cost related financial information reporting, manufacturing cost variance analysis, interfacing cost control measures, and implementation of cost reductions.  The Plant Controller is concentrated on cost  management and controls  production cost variances  for a more profitable operation.

Five things that almost every interviewer asks:

Can you tell me about yourself? Offer a summary of your personality, skills, experience, and work history. Stick with facts that will demonstrate why you are the person for the job.

Why do you want to work here? Utilize what you know about the company- why you admire the company, their practices, or their product; why you are compatible with their company.

Why should we hire you? This is one of the most important questions that you will be asked, and you need to make sure that you give a very good answer. Be specific as possible. Give a detailed explanation why you would make a good employee, and what sets you apart from other applicants. Point out your experience, achievements, and accomplishments.

Why did you leave your last job? This is more of a test than a question. Your answer should be as honest as possible, but try not to sound bitter, angry, or violent. And do not badmouth your former company, boss, or co-workers.

Where do you see yourself in five years? Why do interviewers ask this question? Because- it shows them how motivated you are and it offers insight into your professional intentions. Offer information about your professional goals as they relate to your job or industry.

Preparing for an accounting interview, especially if it’s your first could be nerve wracking. There are too many things to think of and you eventually end up having a cluttered brain.

Some companies give much importance to the interview than the preliminary exams, or even the resume. Being able to be asked for an interview meant that your resume left an impression to the bosses, and the interview is about meeting the face behind the name.

Here are some of things to do in preparation for the interview:

1. Do your homework and anticipate some questions. Being knowledgeable on the job you’re about to take is as clear as saying whether you’re interested in the job or not. Find out things about the company you’ve applied to and try to figure out a company inside information if you can. If you don’t, you might be perceived as lazy or worse, uninterested.
2. Be a person, but don’t get too personal. If the company would like a non-stop worker, they would’ve acquired a machine, not an employee. They’re also looking at the ‘human’ side of their worker, so it’s imperative that you show them that you get along with others quite well. However, don’t give too much drama of your life into the interview—they might take that as a downside about you. Keep it simple, keep it casual.
3. Be as honest as you can. Remember that you’re going to work with these people so giving them false information or giving out fake impressions wouldn’t make you last the job as long as you want.
4. Prepare yourself for the dreaded open ended questions. These companies would want to know if you have your life planned already or your just someone who wants the job to pass the time or earn some money for a while.
5. Stay positive. Complaining about your previous jobs or sharing your future work concerns would get you nowhere. Badmouthing could push the interviewers away since they might think that you’re going to do that to them once you try out for another work.

Accounts Receivable  Supervisor handles all operations and staff development for the receivables area. This individual will foster hire and mentor new staff, implement policies and procedures, analyze accounting issues, coordinate with other accounting departments, and participate in special projects as needed. She will be responsible for aging the accounts and determining what is still collectible and not.