Executive Assistant Interview Questions
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How honest are you?
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100% honest, only lied once in my life.-Now
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Honest enough to inform you, your question sucks
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Always completely honest. Which if I was a liar, then I'd be lying. But if I said I was always lying about everything, would I be lying about that too? Therefore the question is fundamentally flawed Less
VERY basic. More conversational than structured questioning. I was asked by multiple people, "What is your biggest accomplishment?" Another popular question, "Why do you think you're a good fit?"
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I interviewed for a Control System Engineering position a few years ago. I am an expert in pointing and tracking control systems in Aerospace. The interview was a complete waste of time. I spent about a week to prepare a graphical presentation on my skills in designing advanced military pointing and tracking systems. The Kymeta staff had no insightful questions and really did not care about what I could do for them to build a superior product. It was as though the need had gone a way. The questions that were answered in the structured interview by one individual was meaningless. By the end of the interview the principal engineer in charge of my interview waltzed in and said let's wrap it up. I was disappointed that I was not allowed to show my skills and background in a way that would really benefit the. In the end, I told them they were going to be a failure due to the vibration environment and they were ignorant regarding solving end to end systems design. It was the worst interview I ever had and was upset I had wasted my time. Initially, I drove around the parking lot to see how many costly vehicles there were. There were none. I knew going in that they must pay poorly as nobody is showing that they are doing well by having fancy cars. I would never work for them. If you look on LinkedIn, you will find they have had many employees in the past that were let go. If you are young and straight out of school, it might be a good place to do advanced work. For a senior engineer, I did not trust their systems approach and did not want to get blamed for the team doing a poor job. Old guys want to avoid this and manage the risk in doing any job as a contractor, consultant or an employee. It is too bad I could not help them. Maybe if I had talked to the CEO o Kymeta directly, I could have had the influence that I wanted to have. In any event, be very careful signing up to work for Kymeta. Less
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But if the antenna is meant to be steered electronically, why the gimbal?
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I am done discussing my Kymeta interview experience.
If you had only 24 hours left on planet earth, how would you spend it?
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Establishing good communication methods with the next place am going too. Could be another planet. Less
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kissing and hugging my wife, kids and loved ones
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With my family, enjoying some Top Shelf Single Malt and the finest cigars in my humidor. Less
If you had several tasks and had to finish them all by the same deadline, how would you approach this?
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Multitask, delegate, get my peers involved to help out so that I meet all the deadlines! Less
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Prioritizing, by completing the tasks with most priority, working diligently to get the assignments completed. If necessary, seeing if a colleague can assist with the tasks with least importance. Less
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I would prioritize within the scope of the tasks that needed to be completed. You have to give each task the attention that it needs and you have to make sure that you finish each thoroughly versus quickly. Less
What were you making in your last role? And in each before that?
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It's too bad she's interviewed more than one person in such a way. Let's hope (for other candidates sake and for the company's) she's not in that position anymore. Less
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In the state of NY recruiters aren’t legally authorized to ask this question!!
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In my last role I made 96k. In my previous roles is made between 75k -90k
*Have you ever worked from home or online before ? *Are you currently employed ? *How many hours do you intend to dedicate to this job position if hired? *What is your past experience with data entry and customer service? *Do you have any quickbook exp & Why do you want to work for this company? *Whats your clerical speed? *What do you understand by privacy and code of conduct,How do you handle conflict?What are your career goals ? *What is your highest educational diploma and when did you receive it? *How long do you expect to remain employed with this company if hired ? *Do you have an idea of how to use MS excel ? *Tell me about yourself and your last or current job? *Why Should we Hire You?
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I told them that they seemed like a scam and that I'm not interested in them.
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Hi, Same experience. thanks buddy .
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Yes I JH ad an online business. Business Manager, Program Director. I'll dedicate as much time is needed.im half way through an MBA. Ecel and QuickBooks trained. My resume lists everything but happy tr answer. Joppa knowledgable. I need to work and you want to hire me fory experience. Less
How long did it take to anticipate the needs of my former boss?
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How committed would I willing to be.
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How often do I come to work under the influence of meth?
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Not at all
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Not at all never
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"Heavy, but controlled."
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? You were supposed to be here at 3.
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I was left alone in a conference room for 30 minutes and was here at 2:55pm.
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I don't know who posted this, but she obviously was not called back and is bitter about it. I worked for FP for close to 8 years, and the last 4 years I was there I did not interview candidates. Only one assistant from 2008 until I left in 2011 interviewed the first rounds, and then on to the COO and Partners. There were no rude assistants when I was there, and this would just never happen. It doesn't matter if you were "referred" by a friend. If you don't have the skill set or personality fit for the team, you're not going to be asked back. Less
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Just because you know Shawn (the receptionist), you thought you had the job. You were a TEMP at the firm for 2 months, and then put on your resume you actually were full time with FP for 2 yrs. You're a liar and quite clearly want to damage the firm. Less