I am a research consultant for a company that provides accounting and advisory services, here in Houston.

I lead a team that assists companies in formulating business strategies by conducting research and analysis for firms in the oil and gas, finance and retail business. Ensure that the company has the best personnel to complete job tasks. You facilitate the efficient use of resources across multiple projects and monitor trends to ensure use aligns with strategic goals. Effective strategic managers enable cost savings by reducing delays due to lack of resources. For example, if an organizations goal is reduce the number of printed marketing materials, but the resources associated with these materials increases, you must adjust the allocation of resources associated with printing. Prior to my current position, I worked for a company that sells retail electricity. I was primarily responsible for marketing strategies that led to the overall growth of the company. Specific duties include analyzing marketing objectives, developing communication strategies, CRM packages and their application, testing loyalty programs and mining existing customer data for trends. Relationship Marketing Strategists should possess strong market research, marketing strategy, strategic planning, and CRM experience. Relationship Marketing Strategists should be able to design, execute and oversee both qualitative and quantitative market research techniques.

My Educational background is in communications and management. Newly created position? Travel requirements? If selected, what type of interview process should I expect? Training,culture Strengths- diversity, problem-solving, time management Weaknesses- over analysis

1. What accomplishment are you most proud of? 2. What types of challenges have you faced in the past two years and how did you overcome them? 3. Give me an example of how you successfully dealt with someone who was difficult. 4. Give me an example of how one of your strengths has benefited you when working in a team environment. 5. Why do you want to work at this firm specifically? 6. Why are you interested in this particular area of the firm? 7. Give me an example of a time you failed. 8. Give me an example of a time you succeeded. 9. Whats the most difficult thing youve ever had to do? 10. Give me examples of how well you work under pressure. 11. What are you looking to get out of a job/internship with a public accounting firm? 12. What are your thoughts on the increase demand of quality by the PCAOB [Public Company Accounting Oversight Board] and how would you implement such demands in your audit? 13. Tell me about yourself. 14. How would you describe your leadership skills? 15. Give me a situation in your past work or school experience where you demonstrated problem-solving skills. 16. Where do you see yourself in five years? Ten years? 17. Tell me about a time when you had an idea but your team was not willing to accept it. How did you go about presenting this idea and trying to persuade them to accept it? 18. What did you learn from your last job/internship? 19. Describe some situations where youve had to use technical writing skills. 20. Why should I hire you? 21. What makes you stand out?