Executive Assistant
Posted Aug 4, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you supported a CEO or senior executive whose calendar changed several times a day. How did you keep it under control?
What they are checking: Whether they have handled executive-level calendar churn before, not just routine scheduling for a manager.
Describe a time you made a decision on your executive's behalf without being able to reach them. How did it turn out?
What they are checking: Whether their independent judgment is sound and whether they know where their authority ends.
Tell me about a time you anticipated what your executive needed before they asked.
What they are checking: Whether they think ahead about the executive's day rather than waiting to be told, which is the core of this role.
How do you build trust with the Executive Leadership Team when part of your job is sometimes telling them no on the CEO's behalf?
What they are checking: Whether they can be a gatekeeper while keeping strong working relationships with powerful people.
This is a full-time, in-office role in Chicago with a lot of visibility. Why does supporting a CEO at a healthcare revenue cycle company interest you?
What they are checking: Whether they have thought about the business and the onsite demands, not just the title.
What would you do
Three executives each tell you their meeting with the CEO is urgent, and there is one open slot this week. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can protect the CEO's time by weighing priorities themselves instead of passing every conflict upward.
You see confidential board material about a possible deal, and a colleague asks you casually if anything big is coming. How do you handle that?
What they are checking: Whether discretion is instinct for them, including deflecting gracefully without hinting that something exists.
Late in the day, a board member calls upset that they did not get the meeting materials. The CEO is on a flight. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can calm a senior stakeholder, fix the problem fast and own the gap without blaming others.
About the work
This role is the main liaison to the Board of Directors. Walk me through how you would prepare for a board meeting, from the first reminder to the follow-up afterward.
What they are checking: Whether they understand board logistics, materials deadlines and follow-up, which carry real weight with directors.
You will sometimes write in the CEO's voice. How do you learn someone's tone well enough that people cannot tell the difference?
What they are checking: Whether they study how an executive actually writes and check drafts before anything goes out under that name.
What tools and systems do you use to keep track of follow-ups, travel, expenses and deadlines for a busy executive?
What they are checking: Whether they have a real, repeatable system for complex administrative work instead of relying on memory.
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