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OCTOBER 11, 2017

I have been in my role as an administrative assistant for about two years now. Is it a red flag if all your interviewers are running late? I recently had three interviews with a company that I was very excited about, until the actual interview process. The first interview was on a Monday and by phone.

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JANUARY 25, 2022

I never worked from home, as my role as a receptionist/administrative assistant isn’t conducive to that. I could demonstrate the skills and experience in an interview, but I don’t have any paper trail in my name to prove it. I am a woman in my mid-twenties. You can still list the job; it’s your job, after all.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2015

I used to do restaurant work, and I know this goes against every food safety rule out there. This can easily cause food poisoning, salmonella, and even E. I knew I would have some administrative work, but what I didn’t fully understand at the time of hire is that I’m purely an administrative assistant.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

I have been at my new job as an administrative assistant for just over two months. We recently interviewed someone who was qualified in ways we could evaluate in an interview, buy had a short work history with a couple of interruptions. Bring your hard copy to the interview if you happen to score one? Not at all?

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DECEMBER 22, 2015

(We’re in a small department–previously three, and now four, employees; all three of us report to my boss, but I am the most senior of the three reports and the other two provide administrative assistance to both of us. He recently interviewed for a new job and got the position. A few interview bites, no offers.

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DECEMBER 16, 2021

She just assumes I will bring some food for her parties. Should you say “I really want this job” at the end of an interview? I read an article today that says that at the end of the interview you should say ‘I really want this job.” I don’t doubt, though, that there are some interviewers who like it.

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MARCH 11, 2021

Everything else is basically low-paying retail and fast-food jobs. I got one interview with them five years ago. in my exact field, albeit in an administrative assistant capacity (which would be a step down from my previous compliance position). I thought I’d at least get an interview.

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