Executive Assistant Interviews

Executive Assistant Interview Questions

Like administrative assistants, executive assistants must demonstrate exceptional organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills. Executives are looking for candidates with impeccable written and oral abilities who can manage typical administrative software. Expect interviewers to ask how you would handle a variety of difficult situations, such as prioritizing multiple deadlines, working well in groups, and defusing irate people.

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Nothing was particularly difficult or out-of-the-ordinary. Of course, I was being hired for a temp-to-perm position so the stakes were lower than if I were up for a permanent job. At NPR a lot comes from being a good fit for the culture, so I think once they identified me as a potential "tribesman" the interview was more of a conversation than a Q and A session.
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Executive Assistant

Interviewed at NPR

3.9
Aug 9, 2013

Nothing was particularly difficult or out-of-the-ordinary. Of course, I was being hired for a temp-to-perm position so the stakes were lower than if I were up for a permanent job. At NPR a lot comes from being a good fit for the culture, so I think once they identified me as a potential "tribesman" the interview was more of a conversation than a Q and A session.

Pres. Jehassi was concerned about my letter writing abilities and stressed that most people don't have those capabilities including punctuation and spelling... he asked me to write a letter in front of him, he gave me a piece of paper and started dictation. He then checked my work and then had more conversation about the use of commas and semicolons...
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Executive Assistant

Interviewed at Lavu

4.2
Dec 18, 2017

Pres. Jehassi was concerned about my letter writing abilities and stressed that most people don't have those capabilities including punctuation and spelling... he asked me to write a letter in front of him, he gave me a piece of paper and started dictation. He then checked my work and then had more conversation about the use of commas and semicolons...

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