19/09/2026
One thing I’ve noticed many VAs overlook during interviews is the part where the client asks:
“Do you have any questions for me?”
And then we suddenly say…
“No, I think I’m good.” 😂
𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶.
𝘈𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.
𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧?
➜ It helps you understand what the actual job looks like.
The job description might say “Administrative VA,” but the actual day-to-day responsibilities could be much broader.
➜ It helps clarify expectations.
You want to understand what the client expects from you, what your priorities will be, and how they define success.
➜ It helps you assess the working relationship.
You’re not just looking for a job. You’re also looking for a client and working environment that you can realistically work well with.
➜ It helps prevent surprises later.
Questions about schedules, communication, workload, tools, deadlines, and responsibilities can save you from misunderstandings after you’re hired.
➜ It shows that you’re genuinely interested.
Thoughtful questions can demonstrate that you’re listening and already thinking about how you can contribute to the business.
𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗦𝗞 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧...
You don’t need to ask everything below.
Pick around 3–5 questions
that actually make sense for the conversation.
➜ 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗘
“What would my main responsibilities look like on a typical day or week?”
“What would you want me to focus on first if I joined the team?”
“Are there responsibilities that aren’t mentioned in the job description that I should know about?”
𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥
𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵.
➜ 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦
“What would success look like in this role during the first 30, 60, or 90 days?”
“What are the most important results you’d like this person to achieve?”
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 “𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘐 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨?” 𝘵𝘰 “𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘦?”
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦
𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴.
➜ 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧 & 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠
“Who would I be working with most closely?”
“How do you normally communicate with your team?”
“How often do you typically have meetings or check-ins?”
You can also ask:
“What’s your preferred communication channel for urgent matters?”
𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳.
➜ 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗪 & 𝗧𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗦
“What tools or platforms does the team currently use?”
“Do you already have SOPs and processes in place, or would you like the VA to help document or improve them?”
𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘣.
𝘐𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦.
➜ 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗜𝗥 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗦
One of my favorite questions:
“What is the biggest challenge you’re currently experiencing that you’d like this person to help solve?”
This can give you a lot of insight into why they’re hiring in the first place.
And if the client shares a problem that you’ve experienced before, you can connect your answer to it:
“That’s actually something I’ve handled before…”
𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.
𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮.
➜ 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦
Toward the end of the interview, you can ask:
“What are the next steps in the hiring process?”
Or:
“Is there anything else you’d like me to provide to help with your decision?”
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨:
“𝘚𝘰… 𝘢𝘮 𝘐 𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵?” 😂
𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗗𝗡’𝗧 𝗕𝗘 𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗦𝗞
There are also practical things you should clarify before accepting an offer, especially:
➜ Rate/salary and payment schedule
➜ Working hours and timezone
➜ Expected workload
➜ Overtime expectations
➜ Contract arrangement
➜ Paid or unpaid trial tasks
➜ Leave or time-off arrangements
➜ Communication expectations
➜ Monitoring or time-tracking requirements
➜ Tools and equipment requirements
𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯’𝘵 “𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.”
𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵.
𝘈 𝘓𝘐𝘛𝘛𝘓𝘌 𝘋𝘐𝘚𝘊𝘓𝘈𝘐𝘔𝘌𝘙 𝘉𝘌𝘍𝘖𝘙𝘌 𝘠𝘖𝘜 𝘜𝘚𝘌 𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘚𝘌 𝘘𝘜𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕𝘚
𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘰𝘯𝘦-𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘦-𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴-𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵.
𝘐𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸.
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺…
𝗗𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛
𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗝𝗨𝗠𝗣 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪.
𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳, 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳, 𝘊𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘝𝘈, 𝘰𝘳 𝘞𝘦𝘣 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦.
𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵. 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘣 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶.
𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦, 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴.
𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶.
𝘚𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸:
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