Role-specific questions
1. What is the CFO's role in setting company strategy?
How to answer: Define the concept in one sentence, walk through the steps in order, then add a real example from your work.
2. How do you decide the capital structure?
How to answer: Answer with a short framework (two or three steps), then back it with a specific example and the result.
3. How do you manage the relationship with the board and audit committee?
How to answer: Answer with a short framework (two or three steps), then back it with a specific example and the result.
4. How do you build a succession plan for finance?
How to answer: Answer with a short framework (two or three steps), then back it with a specific example and the result.
Common questions for Leadership, Entry-Level & Career Change roles
What is your leadership style?
What interviewers look for: Give a real example showing how you set direction, delegate and support.
Why do you want this role?
What interviewers look for: Link your strengths to the company's needs and to your goals.
Where do you see yourself in five years?
What interviewers look for: Be realistic, ambitious and tied to the role's growth path.
Prepare a STAR story bank
- Situation: one or two sentences of context.
- Task: what you were responsible for.
- Action: what you did, step by step.
- Result: the outcome with a number, plus what you learned.
The Interview page in the app saves your own answers for each question and has a practice timer.