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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
If posed this question during your interview with Bristol-Myers Squibb, know that the job you are being considered for will require you to juggle multiple competing priorities at once. Your interviewer needs to know that you have a methodical approach to prioritizing and tackling the workload required for this role.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"I will 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 these times will require additional hours from me. I keep projects and other work on track by utilizing project management software and my calendar to ensure that I have the necessary time blocked for work. Never have I underdelivered on a deadline."

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"The past three years in my current role have helped develop my ability to multitask and prioritize multiple duties and projects at one time. Success is found when I ensure that all of my time is used wisely. Right now, this includes setting aside time for checking email and voicemails and having other time set aside for my duties. When I have competing priorities, my thought process is to prioritize by the scope of the work, the stakeholders, and the deadlines. I'm also a person with a written list of daily ' to do's' that I update every evening before I leave."

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Before your interview with Bristol-Myers Squibb, consider how you prioritize your work when you have multiple tasks and projects you are working on. Assure the interviewer that you can be diligent when assessing your priorities by talking about tools, resources, and techniques you use to keep your work on track and on time at all times.

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An example would work here, as well. Have you recently had to set priorities when you've had multiple demands on your time? What were your priorities and why?
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