Administrative Assistant practice interview
Organisation, filing and records, office software, visitor handling and everyday admin support. Practise the 4 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- Entry
- 10 minutes
- 4 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
An administrative assistant keeps an office running: managing files and records, scheduling, handling visitors and calls, ordering supplies and using office software well. The panel wants someone reliable, organised and pleasant who does not need to be chased.
How to prepare
- Think of an example where your organisation saved someone time or prevented a mistake.
- Be ready to describe how you keep paper and digital files so anything can be found fast.
- Brush up on word processing, spreadsheets and email so you can say exactly what you do with them.
- Plan how you would handle several requests arriving at once from different people.
- Practise a calm, polite way of dealing with a difficult visitor.
Common mistakes
- Saying you are organised without giving a real example.
- Underselling basic skills like typing speed, filing and phone manner.
- Arriving late because of traffic, which undoes every claim about being reliable.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
4 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 4 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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