It has been a little while since I have posted a thread, but I couldn't hold out any longer. I had an interview for a senior corporate accounting job earlier today at a publicly traded company. I currently work in public accounting, but dislike tax season and the long hours that come with it. Anyway, it was a 4 hour interview with lunch and I met 6 different people.
It is so hard to answer the behavioral interview questions. First, coming up with a relevant example is so hard and the actually communicating my thoughts into words is very difficult. I have to picture the situation and then convert it to words. And then listening and focusing is so hard for me. My mind wants to go in 100 different directions and cannot just shut my mind off and listen.
I'm not 100% sure I want the job because there is still going to be some long hours at times I'm sure. And starting a new job is soooo hard because everything is changing and new which is so hard when you have ASD. But it could be better in the long run.
Decisions are hard too. ASD makes things so difficult because while I may be extremely skilled with the technical skills of the job, I lack in so many of the social skills. There is such a disconnect between the two that people don't understand. I tried to hide my so called short comings socially, but eventually people can see through this.
Interviewing is so much like dating and I suck at both but at least I've landed a few jobs over the years. I haven't fared so well with dating since technical skills don't get you very far.
Does anyone else work in accounting? Or work in public accounting or private accounting? What is your experience? I have my CPA and the big question all of us have to answer is whether to go private or public. I'm not 100% sure what would be best for me. Both have there challenges and benefits I guess.
What is nice now is I have developed sort of a niche at my current position and people generally know how I operate and I can get by. But often times, I feel like that is all I am doing and get depressed, anxious, and unhappy. But I question whether any other job will be different. I feel like every job I've had I feel I've done enough to get by.
Interviews are so hard. Interviews are so hard. Interviews are so hard. Interviews are so hard. I hate interviews. I'm tired.
It is so hard to answer the behavioral interview questions. First, coming up with a relevant example is so hard and the actually communicating my thoughts into words is very difficult. I have to picture the situation and then convert it to words. And then listening and focusing is so hard for me. My mind wants to go in 100 different directions and cannot just shut my mind off and listen.
I'm not 100% sure I want the job because there is still going to be some long hours at times I'm sure. And starting a new job is soooo hard because everything is changing and new which is so hard when you have ASD. But it could be better in the long run.
Decisions are hard too. ASD makes things so difficult because while I may be extremely skilled with the technical skills of the job, I lack in so many of the social skills. There is such a disconnect between the two that people don't understand. I tried to hide my so called short comings socially, but eventually people can see through this.
Interviewing is so much like dating and I suck at both but at least I've landed a few jobs over the years. I haven't fared so well with dating since technical skills don't get you very far.
Does anyone else work in accounting? Or work in public accounting or private accounting? What is your experience? I have my CPA and the big question all of us have to answer is whether to go private or public. I'm not 100% sure what would be best for me. Both have there challenges and benefits I guess.
What is nice now is I have developed sort of a niche at my current position and people generally know how I operate and I can get by. But often times, I feel like that is all I am doing and get depressed, anxious, and unhappy. But I question whether any other job will be different. I feel like every job I've had I feel I've done enough to get by.
Interviews are so hard. Interviews are so hard. Interviews are so hard. Interviews are so hard. I hate interviews. I'm tired.
