Job Interview Tips for Administrative Assistants

This course goes over the most common questions that administrative assistants field in job interviews, providing tips for answering each question with specificity and confidence.

Introduction

• Overview of administrative assistant roles

1. What do you consider to be your strongest technical skills?

• How to approach this question
• Candidate answer and feedback

2. What are your most noteworthy skills that you use to conserve your executive's time?

• How to approach this question
• Candidate answer and feedback

3. How do you safeguard confidential information?

• How to approach this question
• Candidate answer and feedback

4. What projects have you managed?

• How to approach this question
• Candidate answer and feedback

5. How do you approach tasks or projects that you do not know or feel comfortable with?

• How to approach this question
• Candidate answer and feedback

6. What team-building strategies can help to improve relationships within the organization?

• How to approach this question
• Candidate answer and feedback

7. Do you have a to-do list? How do you manage your tasks to ensure they are completed on time?

• How to approach this question
• Candidate answer and feedback

8. Describe what you do to control mistakes in your work.

• How to approach this question
• Candidate answer and feedback

9. How do you improve your current skills, and have you participated in professional development?

• How to approach this question
• Candidate answer and feedback

10. How does this position fit into your career goals?

• How to approach this question
• Candidate answer and feedback