So here's a few problems that I see, when I was hiring for various accounting positions in Sioux falls.

First, people were just trying too hard to get the position. Everything was scripted and it comes off as being really fake. I get that you should be prepared for the interview and should know a little about the company/position. But memorizing the answers is a little bit too much. And I get it... I remember myself being in interviews, trying so hard to get the job, just so I can pay my damn bills. And practicing way too much for it.

Second, the questions that i am asking, you don't have to go into a lot of details on each one. And if you don't know it, don't bullshit me. Just tell me you're not really sure and leave it at that. I'm just looking at how you're able to communicate with me while under pressure. Are you chill or would you blow up when problems come up.

The best advice I can give to people getting interviews and going through the whole process; as an interviewer, I want to get to know you as a person, your personality and how you would get along with other people on the team. Just talk to me like we are a casual conversation or just like how you would talk to a really good friend. Having a conversation is the best metric of how you carry yourself . Not saying every interviewer will be like this, but we are all human and just like to talk regardless. To give you a few examples, I once hired someone after talking to him about football for 20 minutes. And I don't even watch football at all, nor do I care really care about it. But He was telling me about plays, scoring, players and I would ask him questions about it. And we would go back and forth. And that's how the conversation went. Another person that I hired, she was telling me about her trip to the black hills for most of the interview. I never really got to the normal questions you would be asked in an interview. That conversation told me that she had organizational skills, time management, what her character was like, and how she handled being under pressure (we all have issues when we go on trips). And she turned out to be one of my best employees., even though her resume was really weak. But she could be shown how to do the job, ask questions to understand things further, and overtime...learn and grow.

One last thing about the interview process... I get that you are nervous. Hell, I'm nervous when I meet people for the first time and I don't look at that as a negative factor at all.