Pro practiceExecutive Assistant practice interview
Diary and priority management, travel, confidentiality, anticipating needs and senior stakeholders. Practise the 5 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
A Pro practice interview, on the Pro plan from ₦5,000 a month billed yearly, or on Premium.
- Senior
- 20 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
An executive assistant manages a senior leader's diary, travel, correspondence and priorities, and often acts as their gatekeeper. You anticipate needs, handle confidential matters and deal with board members, clients and staff. The panel wants proof you can think ahead and protect the executive's time.
How to prepare
- Prepare an example of a time you spotted a problem in the diary or travel plan before it happened.
- Think through how you decide which meeting gives way when two important requests clash.
- Be ready to show how you handle confidential information and difficult people with tact.
- Know your tools for calendars, travel booking and document management well.
- Plan how you build trust with a new executive in the first weeks.
Common mistakes
- Sounding like a task taker instead of a partner who anticipates needs.
- Sharing details about previous bosses that should stay private.
- Having no example of pushing back politely when something does not make sense.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
5 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 5 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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