Behavioral Administrative Assistant Interview Questions & Answers:

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1. Administrative Assistant interview questions part 3:

► When was the last time you were in a high pressure situation?
► What was the biggest challenge in your previous / current position?
► What are your strengths?
► How do you handle a large workload?
► Why do you want to leave your current employer?
► What salary are you looking for?
► Do you have any questions for me? (Always important)

2. Administrative Assistant interview questions part 2:

► How do you organize your daily schedule?
► What practice do you follow answering emails?
► What practice do you follow when dealing with confidential paperwork?
► How would you prioritize tasks if you support more than one person? Is there a system you follow?
► You've been asked to set up a meeting. What actions will you take?
► Are you good at keeping matters confidential if required?
► Are you open to working after hours if required and be available on email?
► Our requirement is for someone who can multi task and wear many hats. Does this sound like something you are interested in?
► Describe a time you were working on a project, and your colleagues did not agree with you, how did you solve this and come to an agreement?
► How do you deal with difficult situations at work?

3. Administrative Assistant interview questions part 1:

► Tell me about yourself?
► What are your current duties as an Administrative/Executive Assistant?
► What skills will you bring to the company?
► What are the most important qualities to have as an Administrative/ Executive Assistant ?
► Did you look at our company website? If for some reason you did not get time (which should not happen), don't lie?
► What type of personalities do you work best with?
► How do you rate your computer skills?
► Describe yourself in three words?
► Do you have experience booking domestic and international travel?
► Do you have experience handling calendars? Go a step further and mention you handle calendars in multiple time zones?

4. Administrative Assistant frequently asked interview questions part 1:

5. Administrative Assistant technical interview questions:

► Describe the office applications that you used. What type of documentation did you prepare?
► What is your proficiency level in computer applications such as MS Word, Excel or PowerPoint?
► How often have you prepared spreadsheets, data graphs or reports using these applications?
► What messaging system and calendar programs did you use?
► Describe the company proprietary/specific software base application that you use for monitoring work tasks.
► What types of faxing applications, copier, printer and scanner have you most recently used?

6. Administrative Assistant sample of common interview questions:

► Can you describe your previous duties as an administrative assistant in a business office?
► Were you responsible for noting and correlating executive meeting events into documentation?
► Are you secure in handling confidential paperwork?
► Do have any public/human relation experience, or have you attended classes dedicated to this field?
► Are you familiar with hiring processes?
► Have your previous administrative positions involved customer service experiences?
► Concerning office policies and procedures have you ever been responsible for mentoring others?
► How do you organize your daily schedule?
► Have you needed to handle sensitive or confidential tasks in the past and were you comfortable performing these tasks.
► What do you believe your superiors would say regarding your administrative strengths?

7. How do you ensure to keep good qualification for this job?

I understand that the administrative assistant is very important employee for the company. If she does her job well and quickly, the office will function better as a whole. Therefor I really try my best to improve my performance every day, working a little bit faster and a little bit harder. I also study a lot, lastly time management and effective communication, to keep improving. If you choose me for this job, I will be glad to get some advice on the subjects I should focus on in my study, to be able to start as well as possible.

8. Tell me about your education?

► Your real level of experience. You know, it is pretty easy to compose a perfect resume. One can think up anything But once you asked about details (they will most likely give you additional questions on your experience), it is pretty clear if the things on your resume are true or not.
► To see what matters for you and if you think positively about your past and future.

9. Can you work with MS Office?

I have been working with MS Word and MS Excel for the past five years. I have used it at school too. While I do not consider myself an expert, and can not use all the functionality it offers, I was always able to find what I needed to accomplish any task. All in all, I would give myself eight from Word and six from Excel.

10. How did you handle multitasking?

I have always worked on my time management skills. Actually, I can organize my work pretty well, so it rarely happens that I need to take care of two different tasks at a same time. In the morning I always prioritize my work, consult it with the manager and work according to the plan we set. Doing so, I waste no time in work and am just rarely forced to deal with multitasking.

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