What do you do to plan and organize your day?
Being singularly focused is a strength, so long as you're able to shift gears and exhibit flexibility when the need arises. Employers ask this interview question to assess your approach to your work and to size up your skills, especially regarding time management, organization, and your ability to distinguish between urgent and low-priority tasks. Having a firm grasp of these skills allows an employee to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
Explore what methods you used to prioritize your work. Talk about the tools and resources you used to plan your work and stay organized on the job. Exhibit strong time management skills for prioritizing commercial importance and external influences on other priorities. Convey your ability to follow the chain of command, and know when to tap into the resources the job offers.
"With time management, you have to think several moves ahead and always have your eye on the big picture. So when it comes to planning and organizing my day, I have to have a clear idea of what I want that day to look like, and I plan accordingly the day or night before. From the moment I prepare my lunch, make sure my coffee maker is programmed, to folding and laying out my clothes."
