Hey everyone! I just got a call today for a second interview on Friday for the Accounting/Finance Professional Internship. Has anyone done a second interview before? They said there were going to be more accounting related questions. What types of questions did they ask in the second interview?
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Second interview???
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wizards8507
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Hopefully someone will come along with more knowledge than I have, but I recently finished up the recruiting process for a full-time Finance/Accounting position, so I assume the questions might somehow be similar to those for the Professional Internship. In addition to the standard behavioral questions, we had a case study. I think the exact contents of the case are confidential, but basically they had us walk through a real-world business scenario and asked us to consider all possible factors that would influence our decision making. There were a few equations to work with, but nothing more challenging than what you'd see in Principles of Microeconomics/Principles of Finance/Managerial Accounting I.
Of course, there's a chance that the Professional Internship doesn't have a case interview, but I'm not sure if any of the Interns on the boards are in the Finance/Accounting roles, so I figured I'd offer my personal experience. In other non-case Finance/Accounting interviews I've had, I've found the following pretty useful:
1) Knowledge of the company's diverse sources of revenue (for Parks and Resorts: gate admission, food and beverage, hotels, merchandise, tours)
2) Knowledge of the company's diverse expenses (for Parks and Resorts: labor, food costs, resources and utilities, cost of goods sold)
3) Ask questions and think out loud
4) Basic business mathematical concepts including break-even analysis, sensitivity analysis, etc.
5) Strong handling of all of the concepts covered in your 'Principles' courses. They're not going to ask you about material from Advanced Measurement and Disclosure, but they might ask you about simple GAAP concepts (capitalization vs. expense, for example), or certain Excel skills
6) Expect to hear a question like the following: Project X will cost $Y to build and $Z to operate. How would you go about determining if such a project should proceed? They're looking for you to consider all aspects, including initial investment, operating costs vs. revenues, and (perhaps most importantly) hidden costs and revenues, such as increased merchandise sales from a new attraction
I hope all goes well and we'd all love to hear back from you as you go through the process.
Good luck!
Of course, there's a chance that the Professional Internship doesn't have a case interview, but I'm not sure if any of the Interns on the boards are in the Finance/Accounting roles, so I figured I'd offer my personal experience. In other non-case Finance/Accounting interviews I've had, I've found the following pretty useful:
1) Knowledge of the company's diverse sources of revenue (for Parks and Resorts: gate admission, food and beverage, hotels, merchandise, tours)
2) Knowledge of the company's diverse expenses (for Parks and Resorts: labor, food costs, resources and utilities, cost of goods sold)
3) Ask questions and think out loud
4) Basic business mathematical concepts including break-even analysis, sensitivity analysis, etc.
5) Strong handling of all of the concepts covered in your 'Principles' courses. They're not going to ask you about material from Advanced Measurement and Disclosure, but they might ask you about simple GAAP concepts (capitalization vs. expense, for example), or certain Excel skills
6) Expect to hear a question like the following: Project X will cost $Y to build and $Z to operate. How would you go about determining if such a project should proceed? They're looking for you to consider all aspects, including initial investment, operating costs vs. revenues, and (perhaps most importantly) hidden costs and revenues, such as increased merchandise sales from a new attraction
I hope all goes well and we'd all love to hear back from you as you go through the process.
Good luck!
Hopefully someone will come along with more knowledge than I have, but I recently finished up the recruiting process for a full-time Finance/Accounting position, so I assume the questions might somehow be similar to those for the Professional Internship. In addition to the standard behavioral questions, we had a case study. I think the exact contents of the case are confidential, but basically they had us walk through a real-world business scenario and asked us to consider all possible factors that would influence our decision making. There were a few equations to work with, but nothing more challenging than what you'd see in Principles of Microeconomics/Principles of Finance/Managerial Accounting I.
Of course, there's a chance that the Professional Internship doesn't have a case interview, but I'm not sure if any of the Interns on the boards are in the Finance/Accounting roles, so I figured I'd offer my personal experience. In other non-case Finance/Accounting interviews I've had, I've found the following pretty useful:
1) Knowledge of the company's diverse sources of revenue (for Parks and Resorts: gate admission, food and beverage, hotels, merchandise, tours)
2) Knowledge of the company's diverse expenses (for Parks and Resorts: labor, food costs, resources and utilities, cost of goods sold)
3) Ask questions and think out loud
4) Basic business mathematical concepts including break-even analysis, sensitivity analysis, etc.
5) Strong handling of all of the concepts covered in your 'Principles' courses. They're not going to ask you about material from Advanced Measurement and Disclosure, but they might ask you about simple GAAP concepts (capitalization vs. expense, for example), or certain Excel skills
6) Expect to hear a question like the following: Project X will cost $Y to build and $Z to operate. How would you go about determining if such a project should proceed? They're looking for you to consider all aspects, including initial investment, operating costs vs. revenues, and (perhaps most importantly) hidden costs and revenues, such as increased merchandise sales from a new attraction
I hope all goes well and we'd all love to hear back from you as you go through the process.
Good luck!
Thanks! That was really helpful! I'll definitely let you know how everything goes.
I just finished my second interview for the accounting/finance internship. It went really well! The interview lasted about 45 minutes. My interviewer was really nice and we mostly just talked about my education and past work and volunteer experience. He didn't ask me any specific accounting or finance questions, but I know other people who have interviewed have been asked these. He said I should hear back in about 1-2 weeks at the most.
wizards8507
Active Member
Congrats again! Keep us posted.
wizards8507
Active Member
I just accepted the Accounting/Finance 6-month internship with Disney in California!!! It's in Financial Reporting. It begins on June 23rd and I can't wait to start!!
Whoop!
That's awesome, congratulations! We'll be working in the same department, just 2,500 miles away.
wordsmith1007
New Member
Hello, I came across this forum and was wondering if anyone can give an advice. I'm about to have my second 30-minute phone interview for the Cost Center Accounting Internship this week. Just want to see if anyone else had already gone through this internship. What kind of questions do they ask during the interview? Thanks!
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