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I applied for an administrative/accounting assistant job at a nonprofit arts organization.
The phone interview went well; a few times we got off topic and talked about favorite TV shows. I asked what the next step was, she told me they will be conducting phone interviews with others and then hopefully next week will schedule second round interviews.
Most of the job duties and qualifications are pretty broad/basic stuff anyone working in an office should have.
Qualifications they want that worry me:
Proficient in accounting software (prefer Sage, Peachtree), 2 years work experience, Bachelor’s degree (prefer) no specification on degree in what, Ability to troubleshoot technical equipment, familiarity with nonprofit industry.
Closest I have to match:
Taking weekend adult class for QuickBooks accounting software, 1 year at most adding up all my temp jobs, Bachelor’s degree in Accounting with minor in Information Technology, once replaced my laptop’s hard drive (manually disassembled) and reinstalled operating system, did 3 month internship at nonprofit for geriatrics.
I checked their website.
The current staff members all hold a bachelor’s/master’s in art management, film studies, theater, other art degrees. Only accounting person there is CFO with professional designation in accounting but not college degree.
I send thank you email, got a response, it says “Thank you, ******. We will be in touch”.
Would I be a good match for what they are looking for?
Is the response “we will be in touch” a positive or negative sign?
I’ve heard that non profits are not too selective/picky and hire whoever they can find as the lower salary in nonprofits typically deters away top talent. Is this true?
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