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Administrative Assistant at United States Department of State
in Washington, DC

What do you like about working at United States Department of State?

"I liked everything about the U.S. Department of State including the extensive travel to support visiting U.S. Dignitaries."

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

"Just relax, answer the interviewer's questions truthfully, be aware that written test requires correct grammar and spelling and be prepared for a panel interview."

What don't you like about working at United States Department of State?

"There was nothing I did not like about the U.S. State Department."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I have no suggestions for management. Their operational procedures are well established."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Administrative Assistant at United States Department of State
in Washington, DC

What do you like about working at United States Department of State?

"I enjoyed the extensive travel to support visits by U.S. Dignitaries such as then President Bill Clinton, First Lady Hillary Clinton, the late Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown, the late Secretary of State Warren Christopher and their entourage and journalists."

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

"Just relax, answer the interviewer's questions truthfully, practice on your grammar and spelling for the written test and panel interview."

What don't you like about working at United States Department of State?

"There is nothing I did not like about the U.S. Foreign Service"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I have no suggestions for management. They operate their agencies and embassies abroad very well."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Administrative Assistant at Harry B. Lucas Co.
in Carrollton, TX

What do you like about working at Harry B. Lucas Co.?

"My co-workers are very nice people and I enjoy their company."

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

"No advice to offer other than just be yourself and outline your objective."

What don't you like about working at Harry B. Lucas Co.?

"The micro-managing of simple duties and tasks while neglecting their own job."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Focus on their job duties to enhance the company's image."

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

What do you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"Fast paced environment, able to help candidates that were in need of employment, I enjoyed preparing for the Job fairs."

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

"Just be yourself, be prepared to have work added to your schedule of duties and try to remain a team player at all times."

What don't you like about working at Kaiser Permanente?

"Very repetitive, a lot of lay offs within the company the first year I was hired as a temporary employeee"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have more department meetings where you can exchange ideas and suggestions for the company."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Administrative Assistant at RE/MAX
in Georgetown, KY

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"It was a very relaxed enivorment."

What do you like about working at RE/MAX?

"I supported the realtors in the office. It was very laid back."

What don't you like about working at RE/MAX?

"There was not always enough to do. I read a book from time to time."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Administrative Assistant at Green Acres Baptist Church
in Tyler, TX

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"I loved working at the Church."

What do you like about working at Green Acres Baptist Church?

"It was a fun place to work. Employees were great."

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

"You will work hard for great people but low pay."

What don't you like about working at Green Acres Baptist Church?

"The pay was low. This is a not-for-profit type business."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to make the environment fun and pay employees better."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Administrative Assistant at Vanderbilt University
in Nashville, TN

What do you like about working at Vanderbilt University?

"Event planning. Interaction with students and faculty. Collaboration of ideas."

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

"Make sure you understand all aspects of the job and its ability to get you experience and a chance to move up."

What don't you like about working at Vanderbilt University?

"I dont like administrative work. I don't like sitting behind a desk all day. I need more creativity in my job. It is also a very political place to work. They don't pay well."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Change the structure of my position. Integrate more into the office structure."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Administrative Assistant at The Irvine Co.
in Newport Beach, CA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Highly demanding & fast-paced work environment."

What do you like about working at The Irvine Co.?

"I've made many friends that work for the company and have built nice relationships with them."

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

"Do a lot of research before you go in for interview, especially of the person & the team you will be closely working with."

What don't you like about working at The Irvine Co.?

"The company's executive team are very old-fashioned and are stuck in the outdated world of doing business and handling the number one resource for a company - its employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have managers take management courses to help them improve management skills."

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 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Administrative Assistant at Army National Guard
in Little Rock, AR

What do you like about working at Army National Guard?

"I work with the wounded warriors so its rewarding. I love helping the soliders."

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

"Be preapared to work because it's a non stop working position."

What don't you like about working at Army National Guard?

"I am a contract employee so we do not have benefits. There isn't a lot of support when it comes to employee issues or concerns."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To be more involved with the staff. Even though we are managed remotely, we would like to be more than just a paycheck."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Administrative Assistant at VisiKard
in Atlanta, GA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"wonderful"

What do you like about working at VisiKard?

"it is an exciting start-up, wonderful COO, great offices, location."

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

"be very assertive in your interview, and follow up regularly."

What don't you like about working at VisiKard?

"money is slow, but it is very good, and you can count on it."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"none, they are pros at this business, and I wish them much success"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Administrative Assistant at IU School of Medicine
in Indianapolis, IN

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"great interns, secretaries"

What do you like about working at IU School of Medicine?

"I was left on my own most of the time"

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

"make sure you understand who you work for and what you'll be doing"

What don't you like about working at IU School of Medicine?

"the politics were horrible and you had to know someone to get anywhere"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"don't be intimedated by people that work under you and know more than you"

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Administrative Assistant at Talbert Medical Group
in Los Alamitos, CA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"This job was interesting and the people were very pleasant."

What do you like about working at Talbert Medical Group?

"The work was interesting and I learned some new computer and other skills."

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

"I would suggest they be very interested in the medical field to interview here."

What don't you like about working at Talbert Medical Group?

"Their IT connections were poor and computers were often down."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Improve IT so computers don't freeze or go down so often."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Administrative Assistant at GTE Corp.
in Los Alamitos, CA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"This job was a pleasant job and I enjoyed customer service."

What do you like about working at GTE Corp.?

"I enjoyed Human Resources tasks and providing customer service to other employees."

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

"I would suggest they ask about how the department conducts communication meetings."

What don't you like about working at GTE Corp.?

"There is nothing I really didn't like about working for this company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest a more open door policy as it was occasionally difficult to communicate."

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

What do you like about working at New York University?

"The people here are nice, and the work load isn't overbearing."

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

"Be honest and show your true personality to make sure that you fit in with the upbeat culture of the university."

What don't you like about working at New York University?

"I sometimes get bored with not enough work to do."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would be more organized, and do things on time more often."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Administrative Assistant at United States Marine Corps

What do you like about working at United States Marine Corps?

"I like working for the US Marine Corps but good leadership is seriously lacking. You have to look for opportunities for promotion or growth but the leadership gets angry when you do."

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

"Be careful. There are leaders here that do not understand the meaning of the word. They are used to a military environment and behave as those this is it."

What don't you like about working at United States Marine Corps?

"Leadership in my organization sucks. People are promoted based on the amount of time they've been employed here and who they know, not by their abilities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would fire my current supervisor and hire someone with leadership skills. Anyone can boss employees around but it takes skill to actually lead."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
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