Executive Secretary Question:

☛ Why do you want to become a secretary?
☛ Why do you want to be an assistant here (at our school, in our office, etc.), and not somewhere else?
☛ What do you want to accomplish on this position?
☛ Where do you see yourself in five years time?
☛ Can you tell me a little bit about your past working experience?
☛ What makes from you a better personal assistant than other applicants?
☛ How do you imagine a typical day in work if we choose you for this position?
☛ Tell me about a situation when you needed to work under pressure. How did you handle that?
☛ Can you work with MS Office? How would you rate your skills with typical Office software components?
☛ What are your strengths and weaknesses?
☛ Would you mind working overtime?
☛ Would you mind accompanying your boss on business trips?
☛ How would you cope with an angry customer or business partner?
☛ Have you ever prepared a weekly schedule for someone?
☛ Do you have experience with preparing letters, reports, bulletins, handbooks, etc.?
☛ When are you able to start?
☛ Do you have any questions?