Sample Interview Questions:
A. Questions to Reveal Work Experience and Job Knowledge
• Please describe your prior office experience. (Filing, prioritizing workloads, meeting
deadlines)
• Describe the knowledge or experience you have in drafting and editing correspondence as
well as your experience taking and transcribing minutes.
• This position deals with numerous projects and priorities. Describe your experience dealing
with multiple priorities under fast paced conditions.
• Describe your experience dealing with difficult people. How do you handle difficult people
(on the phone and in person)?
• Please describe your administrative support background noting the level of authority you
had.
• If you were in the office by yourself (no one to help you) and all three lines were ringing and
you had two people waiting-- one to see Mr. Gregory and one to see Mr. Harrison, how
would you handle this situation?
• Describe your supervisory experience?
• What experience have you had dealing with confidentiality issues? Please explain the types
of issues you have dealt with.
• This position deals with numerous projects and priorities. Describe your experience dealing
with multiple priorities under stressful conditions and how you maintain your level of
accuracy.
• What are your career goals? How does this position fit into your goals?
B. Questions which Reveal Computer Program, Usage and Systems Knowledge
• What types of software word processing programs are you proficient in using? Describe the
prior use and experience you have with these and other programs.
• Describe your knowledge of and experience with using Excel or other software to create
spreadsheets? Have you created spreadsheets with formulas, formatting, or links with other
spreadsheets?
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