Tell me about a time you had to multi-task. How comfortable are you handling more than one task at a time?

"Multitasking is a large part of the life of a personal assistant. This role requires us to handle multiple items at the same time so I have built a strong comfort level with multitasking.

Just last week, my team had an executive review, a client presentation and quarterly planning sessions happening at the same time. Through effective multitasking, I was able to prepare the team for all three deadlines, seamlessly."

Multi-tasking is your game! It is what people hire you for, and you thrive on it! The interviewer wants to hear that you are a gifted multi-tasker, and they want to hear that you have steps in place to keep yourself organized ensuring no tasks are missed. Tell the interviewer that being a personal assistant is all about helping another person make their life easier, and multi-tasking is what you have signed up to do! Next, share 1-2 examples of times when you have had to multi-task explaining what tasks you were juggling and the steps you took to ensure that none of your tasks were not missed in the process.