11/12/2025
โ๐๐จ๐ฎโ๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ.โ
Maโamโฆ this is a LIVE interview, not ChatGPT.com ๐
Today I had an interview for an ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ role that turned into a full red flag parade.
Let me set the scene:
โข She was ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ and literally forgot she even had an interview booked.
โข I still showed up calm, prepared, and ready to talk about the ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง and how I could support the company.
โข Then she starts firing ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ and super corporate โexam-styleโ questions that had NOTHING to do with what was in the JD.
โข I was honest and said:
โThese questions are new to me. I prepared based on the responsibilities in the job description.โ
โข And her response?
๐ โYouโre most likely using AI right now, thatโs why youโre not answering properly.โ
Her reason?
Because my eyes were โin one direction.โ ๐
Where exactly do you want me to look??
Youโre on my ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง.
You want me to stare at the tiny camera dot above you for 30 minutes while your face is on the monitor? Be serious.
I wasnโt using AI.
I wasnโt reading a script.
I was just not pretending to be prepared for a role I didnโt even apply for.
Hereโs the part people donโt see:
I was always being interviewed ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ founders, business owners, decision-makers.
Iโm used to questions like:
โข โCan you do this?โ
โข โAre you comfortable handling these tasks?โ
โข โHow will you support me and my business?โ
Not:
โข โLet me surprise you with unrelated finance questions and then accuse you of AI when you ask for clarity.โ
For the record:
Yes, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ to prep, organize thoughts and practice (like people use Google, templates, or notes).
No, I am not using AI live in an interview to answer your questions. I actually respect my own credibility.
If youโre going to interview an Executive Assistant, please understand:
๐ง We prepare based on the ๐ฃ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง you posted.
๐ Weโre focused on how we ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, not play corporate trivia.
โฐ We respect time. If youโre late, unprepared and defensiveโฆ we notice.
And this whole โyouโre probably using AI right nowโ line?
Thatโs not sharp.
Thatโs just a lazy way to avoid owning your own lack of clarity and preparation.
๐
๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ & ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฌ:
โข Candidates are professionals too.
โข We deserve respect, clear expectations and aligned questions.
โข And yes, we are interviewing YOU just as much as you are interviewing us.
If your first instinct is to shame candidates instead of communicate, youโre not ready to hire an Executive Assistant.