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Question 29 of 30
Tell me about a time when you did not have enough time to complete all assigned tasks. How did you handle the situation?
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Jaymie Payne is passionate about talent acquistion and has nine years of experience in corporate and healthcare recruitment.
This question is designed to understand your ability to prioritize, organize and time manage your projects/assignments. Your answer also provides insight into your decision-making skills and how you react under pressure.
Be clear and concise when giving your answer, and be sure not to be negative or complain about colleagues or your manager in the response. Use this opportunity to highlight your ability to multi-task and explain your techniques for staying organized and setting realistic expectations. You can also focus on how you may have gotten other team members involved and delegated tasks to be more effective. Use this opportunity to showcase your communication skills!
Jaymie Payne is passionate about talent acquistion and has nine years of experience in corporate and healthcare recruitment.
"My job is fast-paced, and it's not uncommon to have multiple projects with conflicting priority levels. Typically, I plan my week out, prioritize, and create time blocks to ensure I have time to do certain tasks without interruption. As soon as I feel overwhelmed or fall behind, I meet with my manager to communicate my concerns. We discuss the current projects, and I get their feedback on priority and see if other team members can support some of the work."
Jaymie Payne is passionate about talent acquistion and has nine years of experience in corporate and healthcare recruitment.
"We were short-staffed last month and we were down two people on the team. I worked several hours of overtime to try and help the team keep up with the work until we hired new team members, but it still wasn't enough. I requested to meet with my manager every day at 4:30 pm, and we would discuss the day's tasks, what didn't get completed, and what was a priority for the next day. We worked closely to ensure we were on the same page as to what the focus was and we set realistic expectations around what could be accomplished in a day being so short-staffed. I took on what I could and then made recommendations on how the other tasks could be delegated and prioritized. It was important to remain calm and not get stressed out by the chaos and to focus on one task and one day at a time. This was an effective strategy."
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