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Executive and administrative assistant

Covers calendar and inbox management, travel and event planning, confidentiality, judgement and handling competing requests. Suits administrative assistants through to senior executive assistants. Follow-ups push for the exact steps taken and how the candidate kept people informed.

Suits: Executive assistant, Administrative assistant, Personal assistant, Team assistant, Executive coordinator

Questions
7 of 17
Length
30 min
Format
Voice or typed
Levels
Junior to Senior
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Example
  1. Interviewer: Tell me about a time you changed someone's mind at work. How did you go about it?

  2. Candidate: Our team wanted to rebuild the billing page from scratch, and I thought it was the wrong call, so we put together a plan to…

  3. Follow-up

    Interviewer: You said "we". What did you say yourself, and what finally changed their mind?

  4. Scored on

    • Organisation30%
    • Judgement and priorities30%
    • Discretion20%
    • Communication20%

    Score, reasons and recording. Your team decides.

An example exchange. This interview's own questions open when you use it.

What it listens for, and how much each part counts.

Every answer is scored against this guide, with the reasoning written beside the score. You get the recording or the written answers too, and your team makes the call.

  • Organisation30%
    Keeps diaries, travel and tasks accurate and under control.
  • Judgement and priorities30%
    Decides what matters, acts within authority and resolves clashes well.
  • Discretion20%
    Protects confidential information and access.
  • Communication20%
    Writes and speaks clearly and keeps people informed.
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