Department of Social Services Mock Interview
Practice 30 Department of Social Services interview questions covering case management, ethics, and client advocacy.
Question 19 of 30
Tell me about a time when you had to juggle your regular responsibilities and deal with a sudden priority?
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Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
"All the time. If everyone in every job never had to deal with things that break the routine and needed to be addressed immediately, it would be a very strange world indeed. Most recently, I was out in the field..."
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
Employers ask this interview question to evaluate your time management skills and assess your ability to distinguish between urgent and important tasks. Your answer to this question allows the interviewer to get an idea of how you'd manage and complete your work assignments should they hire you for the job.
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
Highlighting your time management skills, organizational skills, and your ability to maintain a healthy work-life balance can show employers that you are capable of performing efficiently while taking on multiple responsibilities. Explain how you re-prioritize your workload as needed. For instance, you could explain to the interviewer how you'd handle inheriting tasks amid other projects. Describe how mindful you are of urgency as you prioritize items in your workload.
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