"As a sales rep that spends the majority of my days on the road, staying organized and planning ahead are key to me being efficient in my work. I utilize Microsoft Outlook to keep my calendar up to date with client meetings, scheduled sales calls and company meetings. I also use the task organizer to keep a running to do list. Every Friday afternoon, I map out my travel plans for the following week to be as efficient as possible when it comes to miles traveled. If I have a scheduled sales call in a certain area, I try to pre-plan other meetings or cold calls in that same area while I'm in town."

"Multi-tasking and being a part of several projects at one time as a Financial Analyst requires a great amount of planning and detail to be as efficient as possible on the job. In my work, I continuously look for ways to be efficient. I have had all of the reports that I need automated so that I don't have to request them on a weekly, monthly or yearly basis. They are now automatically emailed to me at the intervals that I requested. I have templated all of the reporting I have customized and send out to various leaders in my organization and this has saved a ton of time and kept the colleagues that I report to very satisfied."

"When I was in college, I found several ways to be more efficient at organizing my time and priorities. I would determine which project required my attention by the number of hours it would take to complete and the deadline to complete it. I utilized a planner and a task organizer in Microsoft, and each week I created a dashboard of my tasks and priorities with color coding to help me stay on track. I frequently blocked time on my calendar for "distraction-free" periods where I closed out my email and put my phone away to allow focus time to complete tasks and projects."