How to Answer: What in the office is least important to you or could be removed?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for an Office Administrator job interview.
7. What in the office is least important to you or could be removed?
Why the Interviewer Asks This Question
The interviewer may ask an "out of the box" question to get a less scripted, more honest answer. They want to gauge what IS important to you by asking what is not.
Written by Jenna Cohen on March 31st, 2022
How to Answer
The interviewer wants you to choose an object in the office that you feel you could do this job successfully without. If you have not yet been to this company's office, think of a typical office and classic office supplies. Choose an object you either can do your work without or that you feel there is a better replacement for.
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What to Avoid
Avoid choosing any objects that are either critical to your work or would make your work more efficient.
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Answer Example
"I feel that I could do without the use of the fax machine. I think email and docu-sign allow for the secure sending of documents more quickly, easily, and at a lower cost than a traditional fax machine."
Written by Jenna Cohen on March 31st, 2022