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Kimberly is a freelance writer and editor with a decade of experience in the education field, including her time as a pre-kindergarten teacher.
Explain how you decide which task needs your attention most when you feel torn between multiple projects. Assure the interviewer that you can be diligent when assessing your priorities.

Kimberly is a freelance writer and editor with a decade of experience in the education field, including her time as a pre-kindergarten teacher.
"I determine which project requires my attention by the number of hours we are behind and the project size. I am comfortable delegating tasks when needed, but I am also aware that this requires an additional commitment of hours from me. I have never underdelivered on a deadline."

Kimberly is a freelance writer and editor with a decade of experience in the education field, including her time as a pre-kindergarten teacher.
Prioritizing is a skill that requires practice. There are many approaches you can take. Here are some suggestions:
1) Make a list. By thinking through and writing down each item, you can see it on paper.
2) Mark what is urgent or essential. Take into account deadlines and meetings.
3) Order each task based on effort and estimated value, considering due dates and how long it will take to do each item (also considering how much time you have).
Show the interviewer that you have a system in place to think through what needs to happen and when. The better you can prioritize, the more productive you will be, making you an asset to their company!

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I keep track of my priorities by a four-quadrant method, which is URGENT/IMPORTANT, URGENT/NOT IMPORTANT, NOT URGENT/IMPORTANT, AND NOT IMPORTANT/NOT URGENT. This always helped me to create a priority list of all the projects I am working on.

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Wonderful! This is a great system that anyone in any industry could/should implement. You showcase excellent organization skills in this response.
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