Description
Interviewing Skills for Auditors includes a self-study e-book delivered immediately upon purchase. Answer questions online to receive a certificate of completion for 7 hours of CPE credit.
Interviewing is one of the auditor’s most common tasks. And handling an interview well is vital to having a successful auditor/auditee relationship. This self-study course focuses on the basics of how to develop effective interviewing skills and build rapport with the people you interview – whether they are employees at an audit client or witnesses during a fraud examination. Topics in this course include relationship building, verbal and nonverbal communication, planning and scheduling an interview, asking and responding to questions, steps in conducting an interview, and documenting an interview and follow-up. The AICPA’s fraud standards and the GAO Performance Audit requirements under GAGAS for detecting fraud are also covered.Course objectives include:
- Identify the competencies of a good interviewer
- Indicate behaviors that are not conducive to a positive interview
- Identify concepts that can help the interviewer maintain a trustful, pleasant relationship with the client
- Differentiate among body language cues
- Classify evidence into one of three types
- Define chain of custody
- Identify the requirements for uncovering fraud in the audit standards
- Evaluate the pros and cons of various styles of conducting interviews
- Identify the steps of conducting an interview
- Identify negative listening behaviors
- Identify ways to keep the interview on track





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