Receptionist Interview Questions

There are 7 different sets of questions for this title
31 Name a time when you identified strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to problems. What was the impact?
32 Provide a time when you worked in a rapidly evolving workplace. How did you deal with the change? (Make sure the candidate is flexible.)
33 Provide an experience in which you learned how to operate new office technology quickly and effectively.
34 Share a time when you willingly took on additional responsibilities or challenges. How did you successfully meet all of the demands of these responsibilities? (Make sure the candidate is a self-starter and can demonstrate some initiative.)
35 Share an example of when you established and accomplished a goal that was personally challenging. What helped you succeed?
36 Share an experience in which you successfully coordinated with others. How about a coordination effort that was not as successful?
37 Share an experience in which you effectively established work procedures and/or schedules and monitored the daily work of clerical staff.
38 Share an effective method you have used to schedule and confirm appointments for clients, customers, supervisors, etc.
39 What have you found to be the best way to monitor the performance of your work and/or the work of others? Share a time when you had to take corrective action.
40 Provide an effective method you have used to coordinate conferences and meetings. Share an experience.
41 Tell me about an experience in which you managed a successful project and/or effectively contributed to committee or team work.
42 Share an experience in which you successfully operated an electronic mail system and coordinated the flow of information.
43 Describe your experience taking dictation in shorthand and/or by machine and transcribing information. What methods made you successful?
44 Provide an experience in which you supervised and trained clerical staff. What methods made you successful?
45 Tell me about the last time you monitored or reviewed information and detected a problem. How did you respond?