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Executive Assistant Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Executive Assistant interview, here are 25 interview questions and answer examples.

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What computer systems do you have experience with?

When asking this question, interviewers evaluate to see if you are skilled with their current software platforms and computer systems. Additionally, they are checking to see how familiar you are with each of these systems. Some standard computer systems that an Executive Assistant uses are:

Microsoft Programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Outlook/Gmail
G-Suit Tools (Sheets, Docs, Forms, Slides)
Slack
Adobe
WordPress

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25 Executive Assistant Interview Questions & Answers

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  • 1. What computer systems do you have experience with?

  • 2. Can you tell me about some common reports you prepare and their intended purpose?

  • 3. Why do you want to leave your current employer?

  • 4. How do you organize your daily schedule?

  • 5. Tell me about a time you dealt with a difficult client and how you managed that.

  • 6. Can you share your approach to record keeping?

  • 7. Can you share what qualities you feel are the most valuable as an Executive Assistant?

  • 8. What approach do you use to stay on top of email management?

  • 9. Can you share best practices for written work and ensuring accuracy?

  • 10. What details do you pay attention to when executing administrative tasks?

  • 11. Tell me about a time you had to provide difficult feedback to a leader.

  • 12. Tell me about a time you experienced a roadblock when booking travel. How did you correct it?

  • 13. What best practices do you use in coordinating travel arrangements?

  • 14. What strategies do you use when managing competing priorities?

  • 15. Tell me about a time you had to oversee coordination of many moving pieces.

  • 16. What strategies do you use in coordinating a meeting with many stakeholders with varying calendars?

  • 17. Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision but didn't have all the information you needed. How did you approach that situation?

  • 18. What approaches do you use to stay motivated and how do you course correct when you get off track?

  • 19. Tell me about a time, you used a creative solution to solve a really difficult problem.

  • 20. Can you tell me about a time a peer was failing and how you supported them?

  • 21. Tell me about a time you dealt with constant change.

  • 22. Tell me about a time you received difficult feedback and your action plan in addressing that feedback.

  • 23. What is your approach when you aren't able to share a full story with a colleague?

  • 24. Tell me about a time you had to manage many different details.

  • 25. Tell me about a time you had to deliver communications to multiple people? What methods did you use?