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22 Personal Assistant Interview
Here’s the FULL LIST of interview questions for the PERSONAL ASSISTANT INTERVIEW:
Q1. Tell me about yourself.
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
“Thank you for this opportunity to become your personal assistant. I am a standards-driven, attentive, loyal, and reliable personal assistant who has the experience and knowledge required to maintain competence in the role and meet the requirements of the job description. In recent years, I have gained experience in several positions where the need to organize and plan my work to meet my employer’s objectives has been essential. I have diverse experience as a personal assistant, including running errands, organizing calendars, scheduling meetings, taking notes, and responding to requests and correspondences. I am adaptable and flexible, understand the importance of the PA role to those I am assisting, and will always be a positive role model when dealing with clients and internal stakeholders. If you hire me as your personal assistant, I will support you with enthusiasm and commitment and be flexible in my work hours to ensure you meet your goals.”
Q2. Why do you want to be a personal assistant?
SUGGESTED ANSWER
“I want to be a personal assistant because I thrive on the position’s responsibility. I enjoy being organized in my work and enjoy the fact that I am responsible for many and varied responsibilities in the role. Every day is always different, and the fact I am always kept busy as a PA is appealing. Finally, I want to be a personal assistant because I get the opportunity to diversify my skills. There is always something new to learn, and I am the person who has ultimate responsibility for the quality of work I deliver for the individuals I am supporting.”
Q3. What are the main duties and responsibilities of a personal assistant?
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Q4. How would you deal with conflict in the workplace as a personal assistant?
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Q5. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
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Q6. How do you organize and prioritize your work as a PA?
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Q7. How would you handle the stress and pressure of being a PA?
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Q8. What experience can you bring to the position?
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Q9. What would you do if you disagreed with how your manager wanted you to handle a situation or problem as a Personal Assistant?
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Q10. What are the top 3 skills for a personal assistant?
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Q11. As a Personal Assistant, you will be required to multi-task. Describe a time when you managed multiple tasks.
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Q12. As our Personal Assistant, there will be times when you have to deal with difficult clients. Describe a time when you dealt with a difficult client or customer.
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Q13. How would you take minutes in a meeting to make sure everything was covered?
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Q14. What’s the biggest mistake you have ever made at work?
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Q15. What would you do if you didn’t get along with someone in your team?
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Q16. How would you deal with a difficult client or stakeholder in your work as a PA?
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Q17. Describe a situation when you were flexible at work.
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Q18. When have you worked as part of a team to complete a difficult task?
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Q19. Describe a stressful situation at work and how you handled it.
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Q20. Describe a situation when you had to work on the same task for a long period of time.
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Q21. Where do you see yourself in 5 years' time?
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Q22. Do you have questions for us?
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Yes! I Want To Pass My Interview!Personal Assistant Job Description
Personal Assistant Job Brief:
Personal Assistants are absolutely pivotal to the successful running of a department and they are there to support their manager/Director in the work they carry out. On that basis, if you are to pass your Personal Assistant (PA) interview, you will need to demonstrate a unique set of skills, including: having the ability to support your manager in his/her duties, plan and prioritize tasks accordingly, keep accurate diaries of work commitments and meetings, arrange meetings, disseminate agenda items and also take meeting minutes as and when required. You will also be required to have a solid working knowledge of all relevant software applications, be available as and when required to support your manager in their role, and also be willing to respond at short notice to important tasks or demands.
Personal Assistant (PA) Interview Assessable Key Skills, Qualities & Attributes:
During your preparation for the interview, focus on the following key areas:
- MANAGING MULTIPLE TASKS – You will need to manage numerous tasks and jobs all at once. This is a key quality required of all Personal Assistants.
- COMMUNICATION SKILLS – You will need to communicate effectively both via the telephone, in person and also via email. Your communication style will be assessed during the interview.
- FLEXIBILITY AS A PA – Personal Assistants understandably need to be available at short notice as and when required. If you manager or Director is trying to get hold of you, and you are unavailable, this will only serve to hinder them in their role. You will need to build up a positive working relationship with your manager and support him/her in the work they conduct on a daily basis.
- WORKING UNDER PRESSURE – Understandably, Personal Assistants need to be capable of working under pressure to complete difficult and time-sensitive tasks. Before you attend your PA interview, we recommend you are able to provide evidence-based answers to all types of behavioural interview questions.
- ACTING AS A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL – The Personal Assistant is usually the first point of contact for all people, clients and stakeholders who call or email the department/office. Therefore, it is vital that you are able to uphold the principles of the organization you are working for, and act as a positive role model at all times in how you act and communicate
5 TIPS FOR PASSING THE PERSONAL ASSISTANT INTERVIEW!
TIP #1 – Before you attend the Personal Assistant (PA) interview, we strongly recommend you think of situations you have been in where you have: managed multiple tasks, worked under pressure, been flexible at work and supportive of your manager, communicated effectively and also planned and organized your workload professionally and competently.
TIP #2 – During your PA interview, you will be asked questions that relate to how you have performed in previous roles in line with the assessable competencies. When answering questions of this nature, we strongly advise you make good use of the STAR technique, as this will ensure you provide suitable., evidence-based answers.
TIP #3 – Being able to deal positively with clients and company stakeholders is an important element of the Personal Assistant role. Therefore, be sure to respond positively to situations where you have had to deal with difficult or confrontational individuals or clients. Your ability to remain calm, composed and professional at all times will be assessed during your Personal Assistant interview.
TIP #4 – Towards the end of your PA interview, you will be given the opportunity to ask the interview panel some questions. Do not ask them questions relating to salary or leave. Instead, ask them questions that are relevant to the role and their organization, such as:
- What are the future plans for the company.
- As your Personal Assistant, what would you need me to concentrate on within the first few weeks of starting in the role?
TIP #5 – Most people who attend the Personal Assistant interview will not carry out much research into the company they are applying to join. However, we recommend you study details relating to their values, their company structure, and also their products and services. Then, when you are asked to explain why you have chosen their company to work for as a PA, you can refer to the organization in a positive way and also give an insight into what they are striving to achieve. This will ensure you stand out from the other candidates at interview.
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