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Graduate websites, careers centres, even friends already working in accountancy can all give you good advice on how to tackle job applications.

Please note that if you have applied to join any of our Mazars graduate training schemes previously and have been successful at reaching our first interview stage then we will accept your application for the following year. Unfortunately, if you have applied previously and have been successful at reaching our 2nd interview stage then we will not be able accept your application for any future intakes.'

Filling out your application forms

• Plan your answers - When applying online, write your answers in a Word document first. Your answers will be easier to check in this format and you can copy and paste them when you are ready.

• Get to the point - Instant impact is best.  Decide what information is most relevant for the job you are going for and put it at the top of your application.

• Don’t make it up - Interviews could be based on the answers you’ve given to competency questions. Don’t exaggerate; you don’t have to have saved the world to impress.

• Give examples - You just need to show examples, however small, of where you’ve had a positive impact on a situation.

• Check your form - Get someone you trust to proof read it carefully. Most jobs require written and communication skills. An application form riddled with grammatical and spelling errors won’t impress, whatever the content.

• Give yourself time - At Mazars we read every application form the whole way through, so it really does matter what you write. Allow at least a week to fill in a form before the deadline. And always leave it overnight before reading it through and hitting send.

Your interview at Mazars

• Be yourself - Interviewers are looking for certain skills for a particular job. But personality is important. They are looking for people who they think they could enjoy working with, five days a week.

• Wear a suit - Unless specifically told otherwise. It’s much better to be overdressed than underdressed and it shows you’re serious about the job.

• Any questions? You’ll be asked this at the end of any interview. Make sure you know about the company and have at least one decent question.