Tell me about yourself: answer for CA fresher
Newly qualified CAs are hired on what they did in articleship, so interviewers listen for the audits, the clients and the tools. Name your areas and the size of the work you handled.
Write your ownA sample answer for a CA fresher
The name, place and numbers in this sample are made up. Use it to see the shape of a good answer, then tell your own story.
Sample from Shreya, a newly qualified CA from Bhubaneswar, in an off-campus interview
About 1 min 5 sec 157 words
Presentwho I am now
Good morning, sir, I'm Shreya Agarwal, a newly qualified Chartered Accountant from Bhubaneswar. I completed my articleship at a mid-size audit firm, where I worked on statutory audits, GST and income tax.
Pastwhat I have done
Over three years, I supported twelve statutory audits and filed more than forty GST and income tax returns for clients. In one manufacturing audit, I checked closing stock against the physical count and found three valuation errors that were corrected before the report was signed. The partner asked me to lead the stock review on the next audit, which was a big step for a trainee. I also prepared the working papers for those audits, so I know how a file should look when a partner reviews it.
Futurewhy this role
I'd like to start in a company's finance team or in an audit role, where I can apply Ind AS and learn how decisions are made from the numbers. I'm ready to relocate and to join immediately.
Short version
Three sentences, for when you're nervous.
I'm Shreya, a newly qualified CA from Bhubaneswar with three years of articleship in audit and tax. I supported twelve statutory audits and filed over forty returns. I'd like to join as an audit or finance executive, and I can relocate.
3 things to include
Your articleship in numbers
Twelve audits and forty returns show the size of what you handled, in plain figures.
One catch
A valuation error you found shows your judgement, which clients and firms pay for.
Your preferred path
Audit, tax or finance? One choice helps them place you quickly.
2 things to avoid
Attempt history
How many attempts you took is on your certificate, not in your pitch.
Complaints about articleship hours
Everyone stretched in articleship. Speak of what you learnt instead.
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