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What kind of questions employers ask during an interview for an administrative position?

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Question added by Rana Alnajjar , Web developer , Lebcards
Date Posted: 2016/03/21
Md Fazlur Rahman
by Md Fazlur Rahman , Procurement Specialist , Engineering and Planning Consultants Ltd

There are a few questions, how you can impress the interview panel. Let us see the two important questions?

1.     Who are you? or tell us about you?

2.     Why do you think, you are fit for this job? 

The question #1 is to be answered with reference to your (1) Education (2) Skill and (3) Experience. An employer is not/may not be interested to know your religion, or race or location of your residence or single or married or your height or your parents name as these have no relation to your performance in job

Question #2 is to be answered based on relevance of your skill and experience to the advertised job description of the company.

While answering the question, please try to incorporate the following skill/human values in your answer

1.     Working together (Team Player- no one can succeed without team work)

2.     Communication (This is the basic requirement of Modern Business World)

3.     Drive for Result (Getting the things done at any cost!)  

Anyone can easily find lot of Resources/Video Interviews in the Internet for Interview preparation

Questions ten most common during the conduct personal interviews and their answers:

1. What are your goals for the future? Or "Where do you see yourself five years from now?"

 It is one of the most common questions in job interviews. Media is not interested in knowing where the question will be literally but wished

 In measuring your self-confidence and the extent of your ambition and your concentration and your ability to upgrade, all of this in one question., That an answer like, "I see myself in the position of executive director of the company" that could cause the same damage, but the other way because this may put you in the developed image of the amounts in the trust to the point madness. You will get you disqualified on the spot, and the reason is obvious. Instead, tell them you see yourself live up in the company, do you see yourself and your skills as a result of your efficiency at work and your achievement of the tasks entrusted have evolved on your shoulders. Let them know that you see yourself able to take on more responsibilities and to deal with the biggest tasks more efficiently. You can also

Add you see yourself has acquired more qualifications and additional knowledge about your field.

2. What are the greatest weaknesses?

 This question may be tricky and needs a lot of deliberation before answering. We must answer this question wisely, and this will be through talking about is related to the skills of the job requirements. For example,

The employer will not care about the weakness of mathematical skills that you are applying for the post of editor or publisher. You can also talk about the skills that were not good in the past, but you've improved on. For example, perhaps you're shy

Formerly introverted but now I became more

Trust and love to communicate with people around you. You do this, you made your point turning the negative into a positive.

3. What are the stronger your strengths?

This easy-to another question is raised consistently during interviews. You can talk about your features that will help ensure the job you are applying to. You should not distracted and kept on talking about the strengths that relate in some way to the job requirements. Prefer not to talk about the extent of your strength as an artist when applying for a job in the field of sales or marketing. However, it should not be a severe one bravado when talking about his strengths. If you talk about a particular point of strength, it is better to have some examples to support your words.

 4. How do you deal with the pressure and job stress?

You should already be able to deal with stress and tension so you can answer the question. Also can not simply tell them how you find the pressure was terrible because it has become part of most jobs, one has to expect that it will face many filled with pressure and tension during the career track positions. Instead, give them a positive response and tell them that you are faced with much determination to end the task, but you can answer that pressure pushes you to work better where the greater the challenge the greater the efficiency shown by the performance of your business. Nevertheless, the answer varies from one person to another. You can also directly answer such as "I train to deal with the pressures," or "I deal with the pressure across the sit alone for some time and I analyzed the question in my head."

5. Describe the position / functional problem and explain to us how you can handle it?

Be A Pro does not boast when your answer to this question and moved away from the exaggerated praise and glorify your role in this position because the interlocutor can pay attention to this. Despite the absence of the typical answer to this question, you can cure a cautious manner. Want such questions that the control on how to behave in the future if you encounter a problem, based on its judgment that the previous experiences. Start a clear explanation of the situation and the timing of its occurrence and then told them do your part in it (the solutions provided by to address the problem). Be sure to be positive and easy to understand your answer.

6. What is your assessment of the success of the standards?

 That contained the answer to any numbers will be disqualified on the spot, where it is said that the greater the value of the salary that you require greater the degree of disapproval from conducting the interview with you. This is because your feedback not only highlighted their passion towards the job, but as a person and vice versa show greed concerned only with money, even though it was through his betrayal of his company. Must fit your definition of success of the company in accordance with the definition should not appear in his self-interest or the hostile policy of the organization, which seeks to work out. It is possible that the answer that you measure your success extent of your ability to accomplish the goals of short and long-term tasks assigned to it.

7. Why did you leave your last job?

This question needs to be answered very careful.

Better not to criticize your boss or former company because this might leave the impression they have a hostile you. Quite simply, they will sow the conviction that you are a person tongue lashing. You can tell them about your desire to look for the best opportunity, so leave your last job so give the same time to look for a new job without causing suffering former boss during this search. You can also be honest and tell them that he had been terminated your contract because the company re-established or re-construction of the administrative pyramid.

8. Why should we employ you are you, exactly?

This question is similar to one way or another the previous question, you will not only be required to just talk about your skills set that fit the job requirements because they also expect you to review your self-confidence and abilities. You can also be the answer to highlight your potential personal and explain why you are better than the rest of the applicants for the job option. Tell them about previous achievements in this area and prepared them mention your interest in the company and the job. 9. Why do you want this job?

 This is your chance, because the ideal show them that you have the skills they require group. You have to teach them that their possession of knowledge and experience will benefit the company if the job is yours, and how your experience confirm your words. You should also tell them about your understanding of the nature of the job and its requirements. If you do this will lead them to a message that you've in your homework of good research and show them that you're interested

Already this function. Never behave emotional way, and tell them how much you need for this job.

10. Tell us more about yourself *

You must be aware that it is conducting the interview with you already have your resume in their hands leaves, so there is no

Farewell to repeat key details about yourself such as name, age, gender and the name of your school or university .. etc. This unusual question is repeated constantly, although it seems an easy question but that you should pay special attention.

Should not be too long, your answer, it is definitely different from the answer to the question pans for "yourself" in primary school. You do not have only a few seconds where people know strangers about yourself, and even fascinated in your answer, this should be it

Be brief and graceful and paint the pompous image. Avoid repeating yourself, and only mentioning the facts that you would like your employer knows it. Conclusion, try to present your ID in your answer.

ACHMAD SURJANI
by ACHMAD SURJANI , General Manager Operations , Sinar Jaya Group Ltd

When working in an office in an administrative position, you will be expected to have a variety of talents that your employer will require from you on a daily basis. Many of these expectations will be discussed during the interview process, where you will be asked how you would deal with certain situations. Here are five common administrative interview questions that can help you get ready to impress your future employer.

Tell Me About Yourself...

This question is often dreaded during the interview process because it seems so open ended that you could really take it anywhere. After all, it can be difficult trying to figure out how personal you should be with the interviewer, or if they are just looking for professional answers. The best way to answer these type of administrative interview questions is to mix a bit of both. First, take the time to introduce yourself and your educational credentials. Then, talk about your professional goals and experience. And be sure to explain why you’ve applied for this job, and what your goals are for this role and this company.

What Are Your Strengths?

When you get asked what your strengths are during the administrative interview process, your quick go-to answer may be to talk about your ability to manage documents, answer phones and maintain a clean workplace in a high paced environment. Instead, consider taking this time to talk about strengths that you have as an individual, and how those will help you inside the office. For example, if you are great at time management in your personal life, this likely means you’ll be less stressed once your inside the office, which hopefully means you’ll be a more focused and driven employee.

What Is Your Greatest Weakness?

Add this to the list of questions you hate, but you know are coming. The great news is that if you know it’s coming, then you can learn how to word it correctly in order to make for a response that will impress your interviewer. When answering what your weaknesses are, you either way to do so by immediately turning it into a strong point, or the alternative option is to show how you can resolve that weakness. Often times a good way to do this is to tell your interviewer of a time when you can across a problem in the workplace, and how you were able to fix it in a professional and timely manner.

What Have You Learned From Your Mistakes?

Sure, it’s great if you can demonstrate that you’ve learned from mistakes. But if you go overboard, you may expose too much in terms of why those mistakes happened to begin with. The best way to answer this question is by leaving out how the mistake happened, especially if it’s your fault, but rather go into detail as to how you solved it and how it will help you from making the same mistake in the future. You can also pave the way for this question by saying that you don’t make the same mistake twice when the interviewer asks you about your greatest strengths.

How Do You Look Obtain Your Goals?

Your potential employer wants to see that you are interested in making their business better for everyone involved. Go into your interview with some sort of idea of extra certifications or classes you can take to become a better member of the team with your administrative duties.

Ammad Zia
by Ammad Zia , Office Manager , ENHANCED ENGINEERING & MULTI-TECHNOLOGIES CO.

Some of the important questions to be prepared are as below: -

  • Explain about yourself or Tell us about yourself?
  • What is your responsibilities?
  • Why you think you are fit for the job?
  • What qualities make you competent over other candidates?

Above are only few questions, however, interview questions depend upon interviewer and level of position. 

ghazi Almahadeen
by ghazi Almahadeen , Project Facilitator , Jordan River Foundation

Thank you for inviting ........ of Frequently Asked Questions What are your strengths and what are your weaknesses, what do you know about the company, what sets you apart from others until they are about us help you

Vikas Bachhuka
by Vikas Bachhuka , Sales Manager - Tire, Lubs & Batteries , ALI ALGHANIM & SONS AUTOMOTIVE CO.

You need to get prepared for question on

1) Your previous KRA.

2) Your educational background

3) Given a situation how will you handle administrative role.

4) Overall Experience

The questions I asked in my career when appointing subordinates for projects accounts:

1. Do you smoke.

2. Why do you consider yourself fit for this job.

3. When people suddenly fallen sick how do to able to cope with the given situation.

4. How do you plan your daily activity and action.

5. What are the functions of an administrator you consider.

6. What are the key behaviours you expect from your employees.

Salma Fakih
by Salma Fakih , Architect , -

If you are interviewing for an administration job, then there are certain interview preparation methods that you may follow in order to make the most of your interview for an administration job and ensure your best chances of securing employment. There is no "right" way to prepare for an interview for an administration job; rather, there are strategies that you can use to improve your interview skills. Follow these steps to prepare for an administration job interview.

Learn about the general job functions of the administration job. These include scheduling and recording appointments, maintaining both physical and virtual filing systems, organizing records, using database programs to input data and create data reports, running a multi-line phone system and preparing documents like interoffice memorandums, letters and emails.

 

Research the company. When preparing for interviews of any type, you should know as much about the company as possible before going on to interview. This shows the employer that you are motivated and interested in the company, not just desperate for a job.

Familiarize yourself with the job opening. Each employer has a different set of skills, qualifications and job functions they are looking for in an employee. An important part of preparing for interviews is studying the specifics of the job opportunity you are applying for. For example, 1 employer may value timeliness and regularity above all other qualities, while another may stress a desire for creative, out-of-the-box thinking and flexibility.

Prepare descriptions of your past work experience, qualifications, strengths and weaknesses. Keeping the specific job opening in mind, develop brief, concise explanations for these core interview staples.

Study your resume. You should be able to answer questions and expand on the information on your resume. Additionally, make sure your resume is up to date and reflective of the qualifications of an administrative assistant.

Practice your data entry skills. It is a common practice for employers to administer hands-on data entry tests to administrative assist applicants when they come in for an interview. This means that part of your interview preparation should include brushing up on your typing and ten-key proficiency, with timing and accuracy in mind.

Formulate answers for common administrative assistant interview questions.Be prepared to demonstrate your knowledge in the following areas:

  • You should be able to explain how you organize and manage a daily schedule, including what tools you use, how you set reminders and how you handle scheduling conflicts.
  • Customer service is often an important part of an administrative assistant's job, as you may be required to handle phone calls, serve as an intermediary between your boss and other business contacts and greet customers/clients.
  • As an administrative assistant, you may be asked to handle confidential information. Be ready to explain during an administrative assistant interview how you treat sensitive information, and what steps you take to safeguard it.
  • Multitasking is an integral part of being an administrative assistant, so prepare examples of how you manage a multitude of responsibilities at 1 time. Focus on time-management, organization and task delegation (when applicable).
  • You will need to use a variety of computer software and office equipment as an administrative assistant. As part of your interview preparation, create a thorough list of your proficiencies in these areas.

Bhakti Raghavendra
by Bhakti Raghavendra , Freelancer , Supreme HR Servives

A brief introduction of yourself?

What qualities I can contribute to the company?

Explain administration?

Roles and responsilities of administrator?

satheeshan purayath
by satheeshan purayath , FINANCE CONTROLLER , Emirates Meat ( Galadari EDAM ) L.L.C

your ability to work under presuure .

previous experience .

why are you interested in the job 

Muhammad Arslan Javaid
by Muhammad Arslan Javaid , Administration Assistant , Safe City Islamabad Project

What interests you about this job?

Why do you think you would do well at this job?

What has been one of your biggest achievements?

What salary are you looking for

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