I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Slack (Boulder, CO) in May 2022
Interview
I interviewed with a variety of other EA's and business leaders. All virtual, Zoom based interviews. There was a recruiter main point of contact and one of the EA's also extended herself to be available for questions and support during the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Variety of questions around time management and motivation.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Slack (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2022
Interview
The interview process was great! My recruiter consistently kept me updated and my interviews felt more like conversations. I initially met with the hiring manager(s) first, then a panel of EA’s, then the executives I would be supporting, as well as other informed professionals. The interview questions were thoughtful and the entire process was so streamlined.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me how you’d handle assisting a re-organization of a team
Initial phone screen offered and completed. Be mindful that a more “senior” Executive Assistant on the team you’re interviewing for must approve you passing to the next interview stage.
I am a non-Asian or Latin woman of color who interviewed for an EA role. I got the impression that my identity would have made the “senior” EA uncomfortable, which was most likely why I did not pass to next stage. Being too honest transparent about what I was looking for in a quality EA team of peers I’d have to work with daily also made them uncomfortable.
Useful to know: I interviewed prior to their new Chief People Officer joining. Hopefully, her presence there will spark inquiry into the Executive Assistant org’s hiring practices resolve bias in the process for future candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Phone screen with Recruiter was very swift - typical of smaller tech companies, who are early-stage public (post-IPO) entities.
Example of question asked: What kind of leader personality do you work best with?
They also asked about my ability to work well with a team of EA’s as they are “a tight-knit team”.
