Nearly one-third of CFOs report that finance and accounting job applicants make more missteps in the interview stage than at any other point in the hiring process, according to a survey of 1,400 CFOs by Robert Half International.
Applicant mistakes | |
Interview | 32 percent |
Resume | 21 percent |
Cover letter | 9 percent |
Reference checks | 9 percent |
Interview follow-up | 7 percent |
Screening call | 6 percent |
Other | 2 percent |
Don’t know/ no answer | 14 percent |
Source: Workforce Recruiting Management, December 22, 2005, Vol. 3, No. 23