Office Assistant

Office Assistant interview questions

Your high-quality candidate will be a Microsoft Office ace, know and love your company, and will have prepared some awesome questions of their own. 

Top tips: 

• Dig deep: Include a short skills assignment to test their IT skills.
• Look for experience: Ask open-ended and situational interview questions to find out more about their relevant experience. 
• Grow together: Hire candidates you can grow with by making sure their personal career goals align with your company's mission.
  

Problem solving interview questions

• Why did you apply for this role? 
• What are your fave admin projects?
• What are your least fave admin projects? How do you balance motivation and quality on these tasks?

Role-specific interview questions

• How would you rate your computer skills?
• What are your fave calendar management tools?
• What kinds of docs have you made using MS Office?
• What is your data entry experience?
• How do you stay accurate on routine tasks like processing expenses and preparing reports?
• If you support multiple people at one company, how do you prioritize tasks?

Behavioral interview questions

• Have you ever dealt with a difficult coworker? What happened?
• Describe a time you worked on a successful team project. What was your role?
• Describe a time you helped improve efficiency, costs, or revenue.
• What does “managing up” mean to you? In what ways have you done that?
• What motivates you?