Maximize Your Chance

Your Baker Tilly interview process will consist of one or more phone, video and in-person conversations. Let us help you to maximize your chance to join Baker Tilly.

General Tips

We adopt a structured behavior-based interviewing in which you can demonstrate your potential for succeeding in the new position through providing specific examples of how you handled similar situations based on your past experiences. Our questions will focus on knowledge, skills and abilities, and your answers should be backed by specific examples. Our questions will be open-ended and will typically start with phrases like “Give us an example of” or “Describe a situation when”. Your answers will be measured against these criteria:

With that in mind, here are some specific steps to take to prepare:

Practice articulating why you want to work with us and what interests you most about the position.
Take advantage of the interview as an opportunity to tell your story. Determine your strengths that you want the interviewer to take away from the discussion.
Research whom you will be interviewing with.
Demonstrate interest with the appropriate conversational eye contact or body language. It’s not just your words that count, it is your confidence, expressions, and posture.
Come in with questions. You should be curious and inquisitive.

Tips for Virtual Interview

Virtual interviews are growing. Let us explore what you should and should not do.

Do’s:

Read and follow any instructions precisely. Ensure your internet browser is up to date.
Use earbuds or a headset to reduce background noise and computer speaker feedback.
Find a quiet place and minimize distractions.
Dress like you would for an in-person interview. Speak clearly and slowly and be energetic.
Smile
At the end of the interview, thank the interviewer.

Dont’s:

Do not memorize or read your responses from a script. Over rehearsed is as bad as being under rehearsed.
Do not take the interview outdoors or in a crowded location with noise distractions. It will be difficult to hear you.
Body language is noticeable on camera.
Do not worry if you sneeze, your dog barks in the background or an ambulance goes by. We are not looking for perfection.

After The Interview

Send a follow-up email to further indicate your interest and provide closure to the process. Reiterate that one thing that you want us to remember about you and make sure you communicate that effectively.

Stay professional. While creativity is desirable, it is best to remain straight forward and to-the-point in your post-interview communications. Please do not call us in two days asking about a decision if we said we would be back in touch in two weeks.