VA Interview Process

• Tell me about a time you set yourself a big stretch goal?

• What do you do to overcome fear and step out of your comfort zone?

• Tell me about a time where you failed and what you did to overcome that failure?

• What do you want out of employment?

• Tell me a story of something you did in your career that you absolutely loved being a part of whether it was commercially successful or not.”

• Tell me what you stand for. Tell me what you hope to advance in your life more significant than the money you make.

• a. What is it that you have to give to our organization that we will need?

• b. What is it that you selfishly want from us?

• “If today were the last day of your life, what would you do?” 

• What are you most interested in and speak most enthusiastically about? And, what do you want others to remember you for?

• When in your life have you been so passionately focused on an activity that you lost track of time and what were you doing?

• What is your greatest weakness?

• Have you ever worked with a difficult colleague or boss? How did you handle the situation?

Reliability 

• Tell me about a time when you promised to handle something at work that was either very difficult and/or came at a demanding time.

• Give an example of how you work in a situation where you must prioritize and multitask without supervision.

• How do you define what it means to be an efficient and reliable employee?

Learn and grow

• In your previous position, what specific skills or competencies did you seek out to better yourself and to help others better themselves?

• Describe a time when you realized you needed additional skills or knowledge to be successful. What was your approach to gaining these skills?

Communication Skills

• You have a small disagreement with a co-worker. How would you resolve it independently of your immediate supervisor?

• Tell me about a situation when you had to speak up in order to get a point across that was important to you

• Give an example of a time when you persuaded a boss, customer, or peer to your point of view, even when that individual may not have agreed with you.

Personal

1. Can you tell me something about yourself that is not on your resume? (e.g., hobbies, interests, volunteer work)

2. In one word, how would your friends describe you?

3. What do you like to do outside of work?

Strengths and weaknesses

1. What are your strengths and weaknesses as an administrative support assistant?

Company knowledge

1. What do you know about MAG, and why do you want to work here?

Role understanding

1. How do you understand the role of an administrative support assistant?

2. What are the most important skills for an administrative support assistant, and why?

Problem-solving

1. How would you approach a situation in which you were given a task but did not receive complete instructions?

2. What is a challenging project you encountered, and how did you manage it?

Management style

1. What management style do you prefer?

Remote work experience

1. Do you have any experience in doing remote work?

Career goals

1. Where do you see yourself in 3-5 years?

2. How do you see yourself helping to grow MAG?

Experience

1. Can you walk me through a project you have organized and are most proud of?

2. What is your greatest professional achievement?

3. Describe a situation where results went against expectations. How did you adapt to this change?

4. How would you rate your email communication skills?

5. Was there a time when you had to overcome a significant challenge/conflict? What did you do to overcome it?

6. Tell me about your experience working with clients, vendors, and the public.

7. Describe your work style and work ethic.

8. How will you be able to demonstrate leadership in a work environment?

9. How do you deal when you're overwhelmed or underperforming?

10. How do you stay organized when you are working on multiple projects?

11. How do you keep track of your progress when working on projects?

12. What motivates you?

Work environment and team collaboration

1. Describe your ideal work environment.

2. How do you like to work in a team setting?

3. What are the most important ethics in the workplace?

Competitive advantage

1. What do you think gives you a competitive advantage for this role?

2. Why do you think you will be successful in this job?

3. Given your set of skills, how else do you think you can contribute to the marketing team in particular?

4. What can you offer/bring to the company?

Salary expectations

1. What are your salary expectations?
   
   

Questions for the interviewer

1. Do you have any questions for me?

• Fill in gaps not answered in interview #1

• more of a focus on how we would work together

Hi  XX

Thank you for the below! CONGRATULATIONS!

I would like to invite you to the next stage in our interview process. Can you please propose a couple of times today for an interview with my personal VA - Marielle? As our team grows, Marielle will be our team leader in our office in Dumaguete.

It would be fantastic if you can propose a couple of times that work for you today and Marielle will then send you a zoom link.

Thank you

Cheers

James