☛ Can you describe a typical day(week) in this department?

☛ What are the responsibilities of this position?

☛ What are the strengths in this department? What are the weaknesses?

☛ What would your past assistants say was the best part of working for you? What would they say was the worst?

☛ What direction do you see the company going in the next five years? Do you feel that there are any threats to its success?

☛ Why did your last assistant leave the position? What were his/her strengths? What were his/her weaknesses? What is he/she doing now?

☛ What characteristics did your best assistant have? What about your worst assistant?

☛ How often are performance reviews performed? Who conducts them?

☛ What skills are most important to you in an administrative assistant?

☛ How do you reward and encourage the people who work in your department?

☛ Are there any ongoing production issues in this department?

☛ How have you dealt with personnel problems in the past?

☛ What are some of the biggest challenges for a person in this position?

☛ What is the most rewarding aspect of this position, in your opinion?

☛ Do you (Does the company/department) support memberships in professional associations, and continuing professional development?

☛ What would you describe as the role of the administrative staff in this office?

☛ Are overtime or weekend hours expected?

☛ What do you like most about working for this company? Are there changes you would make?

☛ What do you like least about working here?

☛ Do you encourage the department to work as a team, or concentrate more on individual contributions?