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After the interview, please don't relax too much instead do this!

One Week Post-Interview Email:

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 [𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞],

𝐈 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰, 𝐬𝐨 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮,

[𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞]


Employers should respond to that email directly. At the latest, within 2 - 3 days. If you don't get a response by the fourth day, send another email like this:

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 [𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞],

𝐈’𝐦 𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐛 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐬 𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐲. 𝐈 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 [𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐛] 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤. 𝐀𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮,

[𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞]


Still no response? Send a final 'follow-up':

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 [𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞],

𝐈 𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 [𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐛] 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬. 𝐈𝐟 𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧, 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐭. 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦, 𝐬𝐨 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐗” 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮,

[𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞]


Maybe the last approach seems somewhat aggressive, but don't worry, it’s a positive form of assertiveness, showing that we are truly interested in the job. Besides, with fierce competition like this, we need to be aggressive.

Template email follow up selepas phone interview

Interviewer: Are you available immediately?

Candidate: NO

This is a very bad response to give. The question might sound simple, but it can really affect what the employer thinks of you. Let me spill a little secret on how you can give a professional answer from your favorite recruiter 😉

📌If you’re available immediately
“Yes, I’m available to start immediately”

📌If you need a short notice period
“I can start within [x days/weeks] notice, as I need to wrap up some current commitments”

📌If you need more time
“I have some prior commitments that require me to give [X weeks/months] notice to my current employer. However, I’m eager to join your team and can start as soon as that notice period is complete.”

📌If you’re not available immediately
“I am currently not available immediately due to [mention the reason, such as vacation, ongoing project, etc.]. However, I can start on [specific date].”

Source: Aidil Fahmi (LinkedIn)

STOP messaging HR/others like this if you're looking for internships/jobs! 90% of people will not respond. It’s generic and obviously a LinkedIn prompt - not many people will respond to such a dry approach.

Here’s how to message recruiters to actually impress them!

First, it's best to tailor every single introductory message. Try to refer to something the individual/company has accomplished, industry trends, etc., to stand out. I'll write more about this in a separate post. BUT if you don't have time, you can follow the below template.

1. If you’re messaging/emailing a recruiter who has shared a vacancy:

Immediately introduce yourself! Do NOT send just “Hello… can I apply.”

Share your:
1. Background
2. Career goals
3. Reference the vacancy they shared
4. Top skills/strengths (important!)
5. Attach a CV

Template:

Dear [Name],

I’m [Your Name], [brief background]. I’m passionate about [specific field/industry] and keen to take up a role in [desired field]. I saw the [vacancy title] position you recently shared, and I believe I’m the right fit because [brief reason].

My top 3 skills relevant to the role are:
1. [Skill 1 - expand on your jobscope/achievement]
2. [Skill 2 - expand on your jobscope/achievement]
3. [Skill 3 - expand on your jobscope/achievement]

[If they ask for additional details, such as expected salary/other, include here]

Attached is my CV for your consideration. Thank you.

[Your Name] 
[Contact Details]

2. If you’re messaging an HR person to inquire about vacancies at their company, DON’T just dump your CV.

Share your:
1. Background
2. Career goals
3. Ask about vacancies
4. Share why you’d like to apply to their company (a must!)
5. You could share your CV, but also ASK if there's a better avenue to submit your CV.

Template:

Dear [Name],

I’m [Your Name], [brief background]. I’m passionate about [specific field/industry] and keen to advance in this industry.

I’d like to inquire if there are available positions in the [desired field] at your company. I would love to apply to your company because [brief reason].

Please find attached my CV, or could you kindly direct me to the right avenue?

Thank you for your kind assistance.

[Your Name] 
[Contact Details]

Taking the time to highlight your relevant skills and career goals will pay off because it helps recruiters quickly see why you might be a great fit for their advertised positions. If you make their job easier, they're more likely to reply and/or favour you as a candidate!

Most important Accounting and Finance interview questions and answers:

Q1: What is the difference between cash basis and accrual basis accounting?
A1: Cash basis recognizes transactions when payment is received, while accrual basis recognizes transactions when earned.

Q2: What is the accounting equation?
A2: Assets = Liabilities + Equity.

Q3: What is GAAP?
A3: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, a set of rules and guidelines for financial reporting.

Q4: What is the difference between a debit and a credit?
A4: Debit increases assets or expenses, while credit increases liabilities or equity.

Q5: What is the purpose of a balance sheet?
A5: To show a company's financial position at a specific point in time.

Q6: What is the difference between a profit and loss statement (P&L) and a balance sheet?
A6: P&L shows revenues and expenses over a period, while balance sheet shows financial position at a specific point.

Q7: What is EBITDA?
A7: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization, a measure of profitability.

Q8: What is the difference between a financial and managerial accountant?
A8: Financial accountants focus on external reporting, while managerial accountants focus on internal decision-making.

Q9: What is the purpose of a budget?
A9: To plan and manage financial resources for a specific period.

Q10: What is the difference between a stock and a bond?
A10: Stock represents ownership, while bond represents debt.

Q11: What is the difference between a hedge fund and a mutual fund?
A11: Hedge funds are for high-net-worth individuals, while mutual funds are for retail investors.

Q12: What is the purpose of financial ratio analysis?
A12: To evaluate a company's financial performance and health.

Great answers for job interview😊.

Why did you leave your previous job?
-I've learnt a lot from my current role, but now I'm looking for a new challenge, to be broaden my horizons and to gain a new skill-set-all of which I see the potential for in this job.
-I'm looking forward to better opportunity to grow in job wise and financial wise. I want to learn more things, where am working.
-I'm looking for a job that suits my qualifications.
-I was laid off/made redundant, because the company relocated / downsized/ needed to cut costs.

What are your strengths?
-I believe my strongest traits is my attention to detail. This trait has helped me tremendously in this field of work
-I've always been a great team player. I'm good at keeping a team together and producing quality work in a team environment.
-I'm an adaptable person. I work for three different management styles and expectations of me. I'm able to adjust my approach to meet each of their needs.

What are your weakness?
-I've never been very comfortable with public speaking which as you know, can be hindrance in the workplace. Realizing this was a problem. I asked my previous employer if I could enroll in a speech workshop.
-I had troubles in the past with planning and prioritization. However, I'm now taking steps to correct this. I just started using a pocket planner.
-I might need to learn to be more flexible when things are not going according to plan. This is something I'm working on at the the moment.

Tell me about a difficult situation you have faced?
-I have faced number of difficult situations, but the one that comes to mind now is. ( Describe the situation). I was able to deal with it by assessing the situation, determining the possible different approaches and deciding on the most effective one. I had to remain unemotional and objective and focused on solution.

Where do you see yourself in 3-5 years from now?
-Although it is hard to predict the future, I sincerely believe that I will become a very good financial consultant.
I believe that my abilities will allow me to excel to the point that I can seek other opportunities as portfolio manager (the next step) and possibly even higher.
-In five years I see myself as a valued employee of a company. I want to be an expert at my position and start training to be a manager.
-My goal is to become a lead in five years. although not everyone gets promoted to this level. I believe I can achieve this goal through hard work.

Why should we hire you?
-I am a fast learner, I had to learn a totally new operating system in my last job and I was up and running within a couple of weeks.
-I have the right combination of skills and experience for this job. I also bring the additional quality of strong analytical and problem solving ability as shown by my introduction of a more efficient work flow system at ABC Company.

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Boleh guna prompts ni untuk upgrade korang punya resume menggunakan ChatGPT.

✅ Minta resume feedback
"How can I improve this resume (paste resume)? And please provide specific suggestions and rewrite the experience with your suggestions. Keep the format and register."

✅ Resume bullet points
"Create five bullet points highlighting my graphics experience, showcase my ability to do 3D drawings manually and with computer drafting. Plus, mention any specific tools or software I have used and how my skills have contributed to success projects."

✅ ATS keywords
"What are the most important keywords from this job description to include in my resume for ATS friendly? (paste JD). Please provide keywords specific to skills, qualifications, and experiences required for the role."

✅ Daya tarikan
"How can I make my resume more visually appealing and professional for a (masukkan job role) position? (attach resume). Please provide suggestions for formatting, font choice, and design that align with the job role while maintaining a clean, professional look."

✅ Bahagian kemahiran
"How can I improve the skills section of my resume to better align with the requirements for a (insert job role)? Please suggest specific skills I should add or refine, and recommend how to organize them to catch the attention of recruiters."

✅ Pengalaman kerja yang kurang relevan
"How can I effectively present work experience that isn't directly related to the (job role) but still highlights transferable skills? Please suggest how to rewrite my experience to emphasize skills that would be valuable for this new role."

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