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What this posting asks for
Level: Mid level — The posting asks for 4 years of experience.
Main responsibilities
- Support two Senior Executives with their respective administrative needs
- Build a strong working partnership with the Administrative Assistant supporting the Consumer Engineer Sr.
- Partner with the Leadership Support Team to coordinate needs across the wider Affirm team
- Own a piece of what you build: Our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) lets you buy Affirm stock at a discount.
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “We are looking for a resourceful, proactive, and detail-oriented Administrative Assistant to support three Vice Presidents on our Engineering Teams.” · “Reporting to the lead Executive Assistant on the Engineering Team, you will partner with your leaders, collaborate closely with the Affirm Leadership Support…” · “Familiarity working with engineering teams is desirable, but not required”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Teamwork and collaboration Core
In the posting: “Reporting to the lead Executive Assistant on the Engineering Team, you will partner with your leaders, collaborate closely with the Affirm Leadership Support…” · “Executives’ Product counterpart to proactively coordinate executive priorities, cross-functional meetings, strategic initiatives, and organizational planning.” · “Partner with the Leadership Support Team to coordinate needs across the wider Affirm team”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “From calendar management and travel planning to coordinating team meetings and events, you will be responsible for making sure the leaders are using their ti…” · “Calendar management, including scheduling meetings and deconflicting existing meetings, often across multiple time zones” · “Managing executive schedules to ensure sufficient time for task completion”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Adaptability and learning Core
In the posting: “Demonstrates curiosity and a growth mindset toward emerging AI technologies, with a commitment to continuously learning and applying AI tools to improve prod…” · “Flexible Spending Wallets for tech, food and lifestyle” · “Remote-first with flexibility built in”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted. - Stakeholder management Core
In the posting: “Reporting to the lead Executive Assistant on the Engineering Team, you will partner with your leaders, collaborate closely with the Affirm Leadership Support…” · “Support two Senior Executives with their respective administrative needs” · “Managing executive schedules to ensure sufficient time for task completion”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Leadership and mentoring Core
In the posting: “Reporting to the lead Executive Assistant on the Engineering Team, you will partner with your leaders, collaborate closely with the Affirm Leadership Support…” · “Partner with the Leadership Support Team to coordinate needs across the wider Affirm team”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “We are looking for a resourceful, proactive, and detail-oriented Administrative Assistant to support three Vice Presidents on our Engineering Teams.” · “Highly organized and resourceful, able to juggle and multi-task, with acute attention to detail and follow through”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Communication Supporting
In the posting: “Meeting preparation (such as calendar event creation, drafting agendas, creating slide decks, and communicating with meeting attendees in advance of the meet…”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Ownership and accountability Supporting
In the posting: “Ability to work independently as well as across various teams”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Data and analysis Supporting
In the posting: “Reporting to the lead Executive Assistant on the Engineering Team, you will partner with your leaders, collaborate closely with the Affirm Leadership Support…”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
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Practice questions
- Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
- If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
- Built from this posting (8):
- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
- Describe a time you worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? From this posting
- You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
- Describe a time your plans changed suddenly. How did you adjust? From this posting
- How have you used scheduling in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using budgeting. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
- Tell me about a task you took from start to finish without anyone asking you to. From this posting
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
- Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.

