Staff Accountant applicants have rated the interview process at Southern Company with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 73.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Staff Accountant roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Southern Company overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Southern Company as a Staff Accountant according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 38%
Background check: 25%
Skills test: 25%
Phone interview: 13%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Southern Company (Birmingham, AL) in Oct 2015
Interview
Five or so person panel interview. Interviewers ask interviewer questions one at a time around the table (around 7 questions) with an HR rep usually present. How you answer the questions is scored on a points system [0 - Unacceptable, 1 - Marginally Acceptable, 2 - Acceptable (answered question fully with minor specifics), 3 - Excellent (answered the question fully with specific scenarios and results)] with a high score, experience, and favorable personality usually being the one selected.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation where a customer criticized the quality of service you provided and told you that changes must be made after you finished. What specifically would you do?
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Southern Company in Sep 2022
Interview
Zoom interview with a few members of the team. Basic behavioral questions, goals, fit, etc. The team was amiable and relaxed. Seems like the interview varies based on which accounting team is hiring.
I applied online. I interviewed at Southern Company in Aug 2022
Interview
First phone interview. Then zoom call with 3 personal panel. Asked eight questions then I had to do a presentation. All questions were situational in nature. “Describe a time when …”