Receptionist Interview Questions

Receptionists will be asked to take on a number of clerical roles in the office, including answering phone calls, scheduling appointments and working face-to-face with customers. Employers are looking for candidates with excellent organisational skills and who know how to maintain a positive, helpful attitude in the workplace. In an interview, you may be asked about any bookkeeping or scheduling experience you have. Be prepared with personal anecdotes about instances when you satisfied a frustrated customer or worked around a scheduling conflict.

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Top Receptionist Interview Questions & How To Answer

Here are three top receptionist interview questions and tips on how to answer them:

Question No. 1: How do you keep up with a fast-paced work environment?

How to answer: An interviewer wants to know you can handle a busy work environment. When asked this question, make sure you share the receptionist skills that make you well suited for fast-paced work, including your abilities to multitask, stay organised and communicate clearly.

Question No. 2: How do you deal with a difficult customer?

How to answer: When an interviewer asks how you deal with a difficult customer, they want to know if you can stay professional in stressful situations. When you answer this question, make sure you explain how you would maintain a personable and respectful demeanour while helping a difficult customer.

Question No. 3: What are the most important qualities for a receptionist to have?

How to answer: Refer to the job description when answering this question. It is likely that the description will mention organisation, so make sure you mention things such as strategic planning, attention to detail and time management in your answer.

Top Interview Questions

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Travelodge Hotels (UK)
Front Desk Receptionist was asked...October 2, 2023

When was travellodge found, by who and how many branches has the hotel in the UK

Gladstone Hotel

Why do you want to work here

Smith.ai

They do internet speed tests no real questions because you don’t really interview you do the mock calls pass or fail

Smith.ai

No questions. I did a series of mock calls instead.

Network Rail

Why do you think you are the right candidate

Great Wolf Lodge

What’s two or three words previous coworkers would use to describe you?

McDonald's

When do you expected to start working at the store

Medivet

Why I wanted to work for Medivet

Clearway Pain Solutions

Tell me more about your background

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