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Administrative Assistant at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
in Fairfax, VA

What do you like about working at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital?

"Having a quiet office, minimal interaction with strangers, and having quantifiable results of my actions"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"As long as you have interest in your work, Inova is an awesome place to work. For me, I was not passionate about the work I was doing. I just needed a job."

What don't you like about working at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital?

"I did not like the disorganization in some branches. I would have liked to work with people closer to my demographic. A lot of the work was mindless."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would be more organized, use computers more, and provide clearer more thorough instructions."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Administrative Assistant at Arizona State University
in Phoenix, AZ
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Administrative Assistant at Coldwell Banker
in Waltham, MA

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"A great learning experience in Real Estate."

What do you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"My team was great, and keeping busy and working independently was something I enjoyed here."

What don't you like about working at Coldwell Banker?

"Sometimes a manager would sidetrack me from my current work, but I learned how to multI task both of the tasks at hand"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Administrative Assistant at Robert Half
in Westborough, MA

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"I had a great experience working for such a large and successful company."

What do you like about working at Robert Half?

"I liked working for the company knowing how successful they were, and learning more and more about new software was enlightening."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Always be completely honest when interviewing, and put your best foot forward!"

What don't you like about working at Robert Half?

"The supervisor I had was a little unapproachable and that sometimes made it difficult to work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more open with communication with the admins there."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Administrative Assistant at DaVita
in Lakewood, CO

What do you like about working at DaVita?

"I like the people I work with because they're not catty."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Before you accept the job, make sure it's the one you want to work for the rest of your life."

What don't you like about working at DaVita?

"There's no room to move to other positions within the company, and your hours are based on how many patients your clinic has."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would communicate what I need and what's going on better."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Administrative Assistant at Devereux Foundation

What do you like about working at Devereux Foundation?

"Employee counter culture is good when the stress gets high"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared to experience some difficult things and react quickly"

What don't you like about working at Devereux Foundation?

"Unsafe environment, not a lot of employee advocacy, money is the bottom line, not effective treatement"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have more training and higher staff to client ratio to make it safer"

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Administrative Assistant at KPMG
in New York City, NY

What do you like about working at KPMG?

"There isn't a single thing I like about working here."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure you ask what the foreseeable workload will be for you."

What don't you like about working at KPMG?

"There is a complete breakdown of communication between major functions of the job, such as the help desk and IT help."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Pay more attention to how the work flow treats the staff."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Administrative Assistant at UC San Diego
in La Jolla, CA

What do you like about working at UC San Diego?

"It's a temporary position. I like the variety of the assignment locations and the connections made around campus."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Patience- it's academia and things tend to move very slowly in this kind of environment, but once you land the right fit it's a piece of cake"

What don't you like about working at UC San Diego?

"There is a lot of upheaval, often there aren't clear contingency plans in place to carry work through to the next phase, but people are willing to lend a hand when it is needed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would delegate more often; have clear and concise job responsibilities; have attainable goals to work towards"

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Administrative Assistant at Southern Wine & Spirits of America
in Louisville, KY

What do you like about working at Southern Wine & Spirits of America?

"It has a really great atmosphere and my work is appreciated."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Have a sense of humor and be able to organize yourself and be a self-starter, and you'll be fine."

What don't you like about working at Southern Wine & Spirits of America?

"I honestly can't think of anything. This is the best job I've ever had."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat the sales staff a bit better -- they're treated well but it could be better."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Administrative Assistant at Environmental Field Services
in Westfield, IN

What do you like about working at Environmental Field Services?

"I enjoyed creating and editing the company newsletter, as well as the safety flyers distributed every month."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"The administration here is wonderful. I truly enjoyed working with them, but you need to be ready to handle a bunch of guides who rely on a woman in the office to keep things running."

What don't you like about working at Environmental Field Services?

"The company was in the construction business, so everything in the office was fairly dirty and mice were a regular occurence in the warehouse at the back of the office."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hiring a sales rep would help to open more leads and projects for bidding."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Administrative Assistant at Fulton Bank
in Virginia Beach, VA

What do you like about working at Fulton Bank?

"The people are very nice. The work is not difficult."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Have experience, even though that's the same everywhere. How do you get the experience Apparently you have to temp around for 3 years."

What don't you like about working at Fulton Bank?

"As a temp who works full time hours for part time pay, I feel used. To actually get benefits and full time employment, I'd need 1-3 years experience so I can do the same job i'm doing now."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"New filing servers, hire more people based on unspecified work experience, mostly due to work ethic. Anyone can be trained."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Administrative Assistant at California Lutheran University
in Thousand Oaks, CA

What do you like about working at California Lutheran University?

"The people were really terrific to work with. Everyone came in with energy and focus."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It's all about the people. Understand that you are not there just to do a job, but to become part of the community."

What don't you like about working at California Lutheran University?

"The only thing I don't like about working here is that I'm a temp, which is to say that I'd love to work here full time on a permanent basis if there were the right position available."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would do very little differently, but mostly I would form a committee of students who work collaboratively with the dean's office to improve the programs we offer by giving direct and constructive feedback."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Administrative Assistant at Bank of America
in Buffalo, NY

What do you like about working at Bank of America?

"Teamwork, opportunity for growth, great manager, hours, latitude for making my own decisions."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Always look for opportunities where you can offer to do more and make an impact - your hard work does NOT go unnoticed."

What don't you like about working at Bank of America?

"The physical facility is horrible and no one wants to spend the money to make the working environment better."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Give all employees more latitude in making decisions that will help the company."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Administrative Assistant at Wells Fargo
in San Francisco, CA

What do you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"I like the benefits, the movement within the company, volunteer opportunities, and that there is no shortage of work."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask where the position will be, long-term. Don't get put in a job that won't let you grow your skills and experience."

What don't you like about working at Wells Fargo?

"There are too much ego and politics. It is difficult to change the existing culture."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"For the CEO, there should be more investment in company culture and team member communication."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Administrative Assistant at College of American Pathologists
in Washington, DC

What do you like about working at College of American Pathologists?

"it helps pay the bills, other than that, there's nothing I like about it."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"turn around, and walk out the door, you'd be better off at Starbucks."

What don't you like about working at College of American Pathologists?

"I dont know where to begin. All the executives are micromanaging, high maintenance, indecisive, difficult jerks."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would eliminate slow, old, inefficient ways of doing things, and would be decisive. I alos would show real appreciation for my employyees"

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 1 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
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