smaller sized commercial appraisal interview question
A few weeks ago, I had an introductory phone call interview followed by a second in person interview for a smaller sized commercial appraisal company, i thought the second interview went pretty well, later the company had me take a profile test. I was told from the interviewer that I would be contacted about "the next steps" shortly. I am curious as to what the next steps in this interview process could be?    potentially an excel test? maybe another round of interview? if anyone has experience from a situation like this, how did it play out for you?
[{"id": "i7ng5mm", "text": "At a global firm. We have excel competency tests and the like but they don\u2019t get used very often. Generally if we are considering someone without any financial modeling or real estate experience. \n\nAt a small sized firm? Could be anything. Some shit survey they found off the internet, literally anything. \n\nGood news is that all the appraisers are retiring or dying and no one is in line to replace them so on a macro scale your chances are pretty good.", "replies": [{"id": "i7nxif7", "text": "Second this. I\u2019m a commercial appraiser at a small firm and we\u2019re insanely busy and have been all year. Your chances are probably pretty good. The next steps might just be them deciding on who was the best candidate and calling with an offer. I assume your looking for a trainee position? If so, I can\u2019t imagine they will expect you to have that much excel experience. A lot of small firms use Narrative 1 to write their reports, which is excel based, but it\u2019s basically just a data entry tool to push the info into word. Obviously I know nothing about the company you interviewed at, but when I interviewed it was just a normal interview, no tests required. Based on my experience at my company and having some knowledge of other small firms in our metro area, I\u2019d think that they\u2019d be looking for someone they feel like they can train, who\u2019s personality is a good fit and seems reasonably competent. If this one doesn\u2019t work out, reach out to other small firms in your area. It\u2019s likely they\u2019re all crazy busy and might be willing to take on a trainee, but probably don\u2019t have a job listing out there. Good luck!", "replies": [{"id": "i7r101n", "text": "makes sense and assuring, thanks for the advice", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "i7pp9yz", "text": "Our firm does a test that tests your math skills, personality traits, among other traits that make a good appraiser. We tested the best and most productive appraisers across our offices throughout the US to see where they stood as a benchmark.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]