Personnel administrative assistant is a highly skilled job which is not easy to handle for all. One needs to persevere hard to make it to the post. Every year a number of students appear for the interview for the post of personnel administrative assistant but only a few talented ones of those are able to crack the interview.
Some of the sample interview questions are given below and their suitable answers are also given:
1. What is your experience as a personnel administrative assistant?
I have handled several work processes with great efficiency. I have also been successful in introducing and implementing new work processes and this resulted in increased work productivity. My work was really appreciated by my superiors. I even handled client printing demand forms and their filing. In my previous job I had to manage archive storage tasks and listen to the needs of my staff members to motivate them for increased work productivity.
2. Why should we hire you ahead of other candidates?
You should hire me because I have good educational qualifications and skills to perform all the tasks of effective personnel administrative assistant. I have done a complete secretarial course. Besides all these I have good typing speed and knowledge of MS word and excel. I also am an expert in record maintenance and filing different techniques.
3. Tell about the salary range you are seeking?
I feel that any amount of salary that suits my range of experience and knowledge is good for me. If you feel that I am a suitable candidate for this post, then I would readily accept whatever you offer, just for the reason that you all are much more experienced than me and also aware of the norms of this industry.
4. Tell about a time when you had to make a really quick decision without thinking of the consequences?
I had to make a really quick decision in the absence of few of mine superior officers regarding the delivery of an important project and I took a sensible decision that really stood up as a benefit for my company. I was really appreciated by my bosses and it gave me a lot of confidence and now I can work under any sort of circumstances.
These are some of the best sample interview questions. So don’t forget to prepare yourself well before going for the interview.
