MOCK UP INTERVIEW

INTRO:

R: HI leslie can you hear me?

L: Yes , yes ms Rhea I can hear you

R: Alright so how are you today?

L: Nervous ( laughter ) super

R: Hows the weather in the area?

L: Its very windy

R: Its very windy?

L: Because I’m from Cavite and the weather here is a bit windy

R: So cold or really windy?

L: Its cold

R: Alright let start. Let’s see… I’ll give you insights after this mock interview OK?

INTERVIEW PROPER

R: HOW ARE YOU TODAY AND WHAT ARE YOU FEELING ASIDE FROM FEELING NERVOUS?

L: I FEEL EXCITED AND YOU KNOW WHAT IFEEL LIKE IT’S A REAL INTERVIEW. SO I PREPARED
EVERYTHING I KEEP ON READING THE QUESTIONS AND THEN I THINK WHATS THE DESCRIPTION FOR THE
VIRTUAL ASSISTANT. ASIDE FROM THE TRAINING THAT I HAD, I RECALL EVERYTHING

R: GOOOD THAT’S GREAT TO HEAR. SO CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE MORE ABOUT YOURLSEF? I DON’T
HAV YOUR CV SO MIGHT BE ABLE TO LET ME KNOW ABOUT YOU- SHORT

L: OK I AM EXTREMELY MOTIVATED AND CONSTANTLY I WANT TO DEVELOP MY SKILLS TO GROW MORE

PROFESSIONALLY. THAT’S WHY I KEEP ON ENROLLING ON THE SHORT COURSES. SO I ENROLLED
ALREADY ON THE BEGINNERS COURSE FOR THE FREELANCING, THE E-COMMERCE COURSE AND THIS
ONE THE GENERAL VIRTUAL ASSISTANT. AND I REALLY WANT TO KEEP ON PROGRESS ON MY CAREER.
ACTUALLY I WAS AN OFW BEFORE FOR 8 YRS AND THEN SETTLED DOWN HERE IN THE PHILS AND I
STARTED A FAMILY SO THAT’S WHY.

R: GREAT SO HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES ALREADY?

L: I WAS 3 YRS

R: SO HOWS 3 YRS IN THE PHILS HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO WORK WHEN YOU CAME BACK HERE

OR STARTED YOUR OWN FAMILY IMMEDIATELY?

L: I STARTED MY OWN FAMILY IMMEDIATELY AND THEN I GAVE BIRTH AND THEN AFTERWARDS I TRIED
TO APLLIED ALSO FOR THE FREELANCING FOR ONLINE HOME, ONLINE BASED WORK AND THEN BUT
THE THING HERE IS I PRIORITIZED MY BABY. BECAUSE NO ONE IS GOING TO TAKE OF HIM SO I DON’T
WANT TO TAKE OF HIM ASIDE FROM ME AND MY MOM. SO I PRIORITIZED HIM SO I JUST DIDN’T
PURSUE MY APPLICATION

R: ALRIGHT. SO YOU TOOK THESE COURSES SO YOU’LL GAIN SKILLS? OTHER THAN GAIN SKILLS FROM
WORKING FOR A COMPANY CORRECT?

L: YES YES

R: SO YOU’RE APPLYING FOR A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT RIGHT NOW ANS HOW WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE AND
THE SKILLS YOU GAIN FROM THESE COURSES RELATED TO BEING A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT>

L: OK BECAUSE VIRTUAL ASSISTANT IS LIKE, ITS ALSO LIKE AN OFFICE BASED BUT THE DIFFERENCEIS THE
SETTING- YOU’RE AT HOME- SO YOU HAVE TO BE MORE ATTENTIVE TO WHAT YOUR CLIENT WILL BE
ASKING AND YOU ALSO NEED TO BE PRO-ACTIVE ALSO

AND IN THE OFFICE BASED THE DIFFERENCE IS ITS MORE ALSO OF THE TRAFFIC IN THE PHILIPPINES IS

SO MUCH SO YOU’LL BE WASTING YOUR TIME FOR AN HOUR IN THE TRAFFIC GOING TO WORK AND
BACK HOMEAND HERE YOU WILL BE MORE PRODUCTIVE YOU CAN DO THE HOMEWORK AND ALSO THE
ONLINE JOB

R: YES THAT’S IT

SO ASIDE FROM YOUR SKILLS YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE PRO ACTIVE WITH ALL THE TASKS THAT YOU
HAVE RIGHT? SO ITS NOT ALWAYS THAT YOU HAVE A DAILY TASK BUT YOU HAVE ALWAYS TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE TASKS ARE FOR YOU

BUT MOSTY IN THE VA JOBS MOST ARE NIGHTSHIFT ..BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE CLIENTS ARE FROM THE
US OR CANADA WHEREIN THEY NEED TO START THEIR BUSINESS MORNING THEIR TIME SO WE NEED TO
WORK NIGHT SHIFT

IS IT SOMEHOW HARD TO STAY AWAKE IF YOU KNOW YOU HAVE YOUR BABY, FEEDING THE BABY AT
NIGHT ITS STILL VERY VERY HARD EVEN IF ITS OUR OWN FLESH AND BLOOD

SO WHAT ARE THE THINGS OR WHAT WILL YOU DO TO STAY AWAKE AND BE PRODUCTIVE AT NIGHT?
EVEN IN THE MOST LOWEST DAYS – WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR MENSTRUATION, THE BABY IS SICK YOUR
HUSBAND IS SICK SO OTHER STUFF

L: ME TO PREPARE FOR MY WORK AT NIGHT -I WILL SLEEP IN THE MORNIG. SO I WILL SLEEP IN THE
MORNING AND THEN SO I WILL STAY AWAKE AT NIGHT SO I WILL PREPARE EVERYTHING FOR MY WORK
AT NIGHT SO I WILL BALANCE IT IN THEMORNING SO I WILL BE MORE ENERGETIC AND READY TO WORK

R: YEP ALRIGHT . HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED THAT YOU HAVE A CO EMPLOYEE THAT IS NOT DOING THEIR
JOB AND AT THE END OF THE DAY THE TASK THAT IS ASSIGNED TO THEM WAS NOT FINISHED ON TIME
AND IT HAPPENED THAT YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE WHO IS CAPABLE OF DOING THE TASK. SO HOW WILL
YOU HANDLE THE SITUATION LIKE -“OOOPSS REA WAS NOT ABLE TO DELIVER THE TASK LESLIE CAN YOU
DO THIS ONE BEFORE GOING HOME”

L: OK BECAUSE IT IS A TEAM WORK SO WHAT IM GOING TO DO IS I WILL ASK THAT PERSON WHO WAS
GIVEN THE TASK I W ILL ASK HIM/HER WHAT SHE WILL NEEDED. WHERE ARE YOU NOW? MOST
PROBABLY I CAN HELP YOU, WE CAN HELP EACH OTHER TOGETHER SO IT WILL BE MORE ON TIMELY
MANNER WE CAN SUBMIT IT TO THE BOSS IN TIME SO I WILL ASK HER WHAT SHE NEED THEN I WILL
OFFER MY HELP

R: YES THAT’S IT, SO IF WE WILL BE ABLE TO ACCEPT YOU. WILL YOU BE ABLE TO WORK WITH US
LONGER SO HOW DO YOU SEE YOURSELF 3 YEARS FROM NOW?

L: 3 YEARS FROM NOW IM ASPIRING TO BE A TOP RATED FREELANCER

R: GREAT GREAT

L: I WANT TO BE ON TOP OF MY GAME SOIM LOOKING FOR A LONG TERM

R: OK SO LONG TERM JOB SO BASICALLY YOU’LL BE STAYING WITH US LONGER THAN 3 YEARS RIGHT?

L: YES MOST PROBABLY

R: SO OTHER THAT TASKS OF A VA YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED WHAT EXCITES YOU MORE
ABOUT THIS POSITION?

L: BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST TIME IF I GET HIRED THIS IS MY FIRST TIME TO BE A VA AND TO HAVE THE
POSITION THAT IS THE ONE THAT IS REALLY EXCITING FOR ME . AND I THINK THIS IS THE BEST ONE
BECAUSE IT’S A NEW LEARNING FOR ME A NEW PROCESS , A NEW PROGRESS AND LIKE WHAT I TOLD
YOU A WHILE AGO THAT IM EXTREMELY MOTIVATED I REALLY WANT TO DEVELOP MY SKILLS MORE SO
THAT REALLY SOUNDS INTERESTING AND EXCITING FOR ME

R: ALRIGHT GREAT SO IF YOU ARE GOING TO REPORT TO REPORT TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE OR MULITPLE
CLIENTS IN ONE COMPANY HOWDO YOU PRIORITIZE YOUR TASKS? FOR EXAMPLE YOU ARE ASSIGNED AS
THE VIRTUAL ASSISTANT OF THE CEO HOWEVER THE CEO HAS HIS OWN DESIGNER, HAS HIS OWN WEB
DEVELOPER SO OF COURSE YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH THEM RIGHT? SINCE YOU ARE THE RIGHT HAND
OF THAT CEO. HOW DO YOU PRIORITIZE YOUR TASKS

L: REGARDING ON THE TASKS I WILL FOLLOW FIRST THE HIERARCHY WHOEVER ON THE TOP
MANAGEMENT I WILL DO THAT ONE FIRST BECAUSE LETS SAY IF MY SUPERVISOR LETS SAY ASKED ME
TO DO THIS AND THEN THE PRESIDENT ASK ME THIS TASK. I WILL TELL MY SUPERVISOR THAT MAM MR
PRESIDENT ASKED ME TO DO THIS SO I WILL GOING TO DO THIS FIRST AND THEN AFTERWARDS YOURS
ALSO. BECAUSE THE URGENCY IT COMES FROM THE HIERARCHY AND AFTER THAT IF SHE SAY NO THEN I
WILL ASK HER MAYBE IF YOU COULD TELL TO THE PRESIDENT THATYOURE ASKING ME TO DO THIS SO I
CANT DO HER TASK LIKE THAT SO I WILL DO IT ON HIERARCHY BASIS

R: ALRIGHT SO THAT’S IT. THANK YOU LESLIE. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION FOR ME BEFORE I LET YOU
GO?
L: REGARDING ON THE TIMINGS IF IN CASE IS IT PACIFIC TIME … OR

R: SO YES WE ARE EASTERN TIME SO YOU’LL BE WORKING EASTERN HOURS

L: OK

R: EIGHTS HOURS PER DAY 5 DAYS A WEEK

L: OK

R: ALRIGHT

L: AND REGARDING ON THE FEEDBACK YOURE GOING TO GIVE ME YOUR FEEDBACK AFTER THE
INTERVIEW RIGHT?

R: YES I WILL