“...getting detailed responses about how they did that… setting up the context and giving the examples of what the action and result was.”

Tom Hunter · FP&A Today · Do You Actually Need a CFO? Instead, Hire for the Problem with Tom Hunter

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Ask candidates to walk through a specific problem they solved at a prior firm, describing the process, actions, and results

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