Executive Assistant

Executive Assistant interview questions

Your dream candidate will have experience managing schedules, supporting executives with reports/presentations/correspondence and will have awesome strong communication skills. They will also be trustworthy, professional and friendly. 

Top tips: 

• Listen for smart, spontaneous questions, and candidates who have done research on your company and industry.
• Typically, experienced Executive Assistants expect a high salary—but if your budget won’t cut it, look for motivated, resourceful, and organized graduates.
• Hire candidates you can grow with by making sure their personal career goals align with your company's mission.
  

Problem solving interview questions

• Give an example of your work experience relevant for this role.
• What’s a day in the life like for an Executive Assistant. 
• Do you support multiple people? How do you prioritize tasks?
• What would you do if tasks from two different people you support conflicted?
• What reports and comms did you work on for your superior/CEO?
• Describe a time you worked on a challenging project with multiple people. What happened?
• What would you do if an Executive asked about sensitive info you were given by the CEO? 
• How would you rate your confidentiality skills?
• How are your IT skills?
• What tech is essential to your day-to-day work?
• Describe your experience with booking international and domestic travel.
• How would you set up a meeting?
• Have you ever disagreed with your colleagues about how to execute a project? What happened?
• How would you rate your ability to work with difficult personalities?
• How up-to-date are you with company/industry trends?