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What is your work schedule?
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Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision for your boss and what was the outcome.
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How does your previous experience make you qualified for this position?
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How do you manage your time?
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How do you think you will transition into this position?
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What do you like most and least about your current role?
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Why do you want to be an Executive Assistant?
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What is your biggest weakness?
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What drives you?
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What motivates you to work with us?
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How will you prioritize duties when multiple directors are requesting something all at once?
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How have you handled situations like this in the past?
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What is the hardest part of being an executive assistant?
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What is your favorite job and why?
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What are the qualities of a good assistant?
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Are you sure you want to be an Executive Assistant?
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How do you communicate with difficult managers?
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How did you handle a difficult situation at work?
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How do you interact with senior leaders?
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How do you prioritize multiple projects?
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What is your background?
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What unique quality would you bring to this company if hired?
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Can you tell me about yourself?
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Why did you leave your previous job?
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Describe yourself in three words.
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What do you want to be in future?
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How long do you plan to stay with us?
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How do you prioritize your tasks?
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What is your day to day in your current role?
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How do you react when someone points out a mistake you made?
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What kind of experience do you have?
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Would you be opposed to taking a test?
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What made you choose this field?
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What do you know about this company?
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Tell us about your experience.
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What are the top 3 qualities of an EA?
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What are three words your last employer would use to describe you?
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If I were to meet your best friend tonight and he/she didn't know I worked with you, how would he/she describe you in both a positive and negative light?
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How are you able to predict what executives need in order to be proactive in ensuring they're on top of their needs?
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What kind of work environment do you prefer?
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What types of software have you used?
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How do you stay organized?
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How would you handle a boss who doesn't communicate well?
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What do you know about us?
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If you could map out the most ideal next step in your career, what would it look like?
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What is one of your proudest accomplishments?
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What are you doing now?
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What are your reasons for applying to this position?
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What do you like about being an engineer?
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Do you see yourself as a manager in the next one year?
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How would you manage an executive’s calendar?
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Q: What do you find most difficult in your current job?
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Tell me about a bad day at work and a good day at work.
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How do you handle pressure?
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What do you know about our company and the products we sell?
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Tell me about the worst boss you ever had.
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How would you adjust to life in Washington, DC?
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What would you do if two things were due at the same time?
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How do you book your travel?
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How would your friends describe you?
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What was the most difficult situation you faced at your last job?
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Tell me about a time when you faced a challenge and how did you see it through?
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What is the most complex document you've put together?
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What are your skills that are relevant to this position?
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What is the most important thing to you when choosing your next career role?
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How do you deal with conflict?
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What is your work experience?
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What is your availability?
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Why did you apply for this job?
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What have you done to save your employer time and money?
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What are your strengths and weaknesses?
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How do you manage stress?
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What makes a good manager?
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How will you bring value to the company?
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How will you handle difficult personalities?
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What interests you in working with us?
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What makes you different from other EAs?
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What do you know about scheduling systems?
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What core beliefs do you possess that have been key to your relationships with your previous leaders?
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How well do you know MS Excel?
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How will you apply what you did in your last role to this role?
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What would you do if your secondary management were not meeting their deadlines to submit materials for mandatory staff meeting content?
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Have you organized events before?
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How would you handle three things going on at once?
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What are the pros of being an assistant?
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When did you have to say no?
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What attracted you to apply at KSU?
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How would your former CEO describe you?
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How much experience do you have writing and researching for grant proposals?
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What are you looking for in your next job?
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Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?
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What was the most challenging thing about your last project?
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Who had the biggest influence on you?
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What is your typical day like?
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What is the most challenging situation you have faced while working with your executives?
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How do you deal with people trying to get information out of you?
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What is your dream job?
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What is success to you?
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What would your previous employer say bad about you?
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What is your experience in booking travel and accommodation?
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What made you apply to Unity?
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What were your responsibilities at your last job?
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How do you handle a difficult employee?
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Tell me about a time when you felt challenged in your role and how did you overcome it for the greater good.
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What is your experience in this industry?
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What do you know about Netflix culture?
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How do you manage multiple workloads?
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How do you handle multiple tasks?
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What are your areas of improvement?
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What are your expectations from a company?
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Have you ever had difficulty with a workplace superior, either your own boss or someone in a position of greater authority, and how did you handle that?
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How do you prioritize work from different stakeholders?
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Why do you think we should hire you?
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If you are walking down the hall with a colleague, do you walk at their pace side by side, faster and ahead of them, or slower and behind them?
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Why Hired - what makes you passionate to join this team?
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How would you describe your previous company?
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What is something you should NOT do in this position?
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What kind of people do you work best with?
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How do you optimize your manager's time?
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How many years of experience do you have?
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What is your biggest strength?
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If one partner didn't like the other partner, and they came to you with conflicting directions, or if they came to you wanting to know what the other partner was doing, how would you handle it?
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How would you handle a mistake that caused a discrepancy?
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How would you handle a difficult client?
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Tell me about a time you failed.
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What is your past experience?
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What is the biggest mistake you have made?
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How would you coordinate a meeting with multiple attendees?
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How would you resolve conflicts in your current or previous employment with staff?
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What can you offer in the position?
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How do you think diversity helps Google?
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Why do you think you are a good fit for this position?
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What type of manager do you prefer to work with?
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Would you have a problem working extra hours?
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What is your opinion on your current supervisor?
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What is your salary expectation?
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How do you be inclusive of people especially in a culture where our employees are remotely everywhere?
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Tell me about a time when you had to turn a negative situation into a positive.
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What do you love about the company?
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What are your goals for this position?
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If you were hiring a Executive Assistant, what would be the qualities that you would look for in a candidate?
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Tell me about a time when you made a mistake at work, and how did you handle it.
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What were you hired to do in your previous roles?
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How do you handle supporting more than one manager?
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How do you prioritize conflicting work requests and still keep balance between your role supporting those managers?
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Please go through your CV.
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What kind of job are you looking for?
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Why are you interested in the healthcare industry?
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How will you work in a remote setting?
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What would your past employers say are your strengths?
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How would you handle a difficult situation?
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What are the responsibilities of an executive assistant?
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What is your attitude towards work?
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How do you take feedback?
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What challenges were you presented in your previous role and how did you overcome them?
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What is your career plan?
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What do you know about Palantir Technologies?
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What are the 3 skills that an Executive Assistant should have?
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What is the most important piece of critical feedback you've ever received?
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Why are you looking to leave your current job?
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Tell me about a time when you made an error in your work.
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What are three of your weaknesses?
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What was the most challenging task you've ever faced?
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Why do you want to work for us?
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What is your experience with Excel?
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What do you think this job is about?
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What is your ideal work culture?
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How do you work best?
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What is the worst decision you have made in your career?
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What makes you a better candidate than anyone else?
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Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a difficult situation at work.
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How do you encourage diversity in the workplace?
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How would you feel about supporting the region offices?
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What do you know about Acceleration Partners?
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What would you do if someone told you something in confidence which you felt the need to escalate?
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What are the responsibilities of your jobs on your resume?
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Why did you choose University of Chicago?
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How do you deal with competing priorities?
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When can you join us?
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How did you get attracted to the brand?
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What made you successful in your previous position?
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What do you like most about being an assistant professor?
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Are you willing to relocate?
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What is the earliest date you can start?
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What motivates you?
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Are you willing to work overtime?
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What do you miss about being an EA?
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What is the most important character trait you need to improve?
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When can you start?
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1. What drives you?
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I’m driven by the opportunity to help others and to make a difference in the world.