Tell me about a time you reached a goal within a tight deadline. What did you learn from this situation that you can bring to our team at Boeing?
Excellence, accountability, and stability are all valued at Boeing. When you inevitably find yourself with a tight deadline working for Boeing, your interviewer wants to hear that you will be accountable for getting the work done and providing excellent results.
Imagine yourself racing to complete a project or task in this job at Boeing with only six hours left to reach the finish line. Whether you have experienced this type of pressure in school or the workplace, you understand the intensity. Before your interview, think about the steps you took in a situation like this to make a short notice project happen, and share the results in your answer.
"Last year, my current director came to me with a short notice design that a customer requested, and they wanted it within two weeks. Knowing that a typical new design from scratch could take four to six weeks, I immediately shifted around my current workload to accommodate this project and make it a top priority. The key to success organizing my full workload and prioritizing my work. I delivered the finished design in just eight working days, and my director and the customer were thoroughly impressed. If hired at Boeing, I would bring this same ability to meet tight deadlines while staying focused on my entire workload."
