We believe in strong work/life balance at Kimberly-Clark. How often do you take work home?

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Kimberly-Clark knows that a happy and refreshed employee is a productive employee. The company offers a strong benefits package for staff and flex work opportunities for some staff. Your interviewer ideally wants to hear how you strike a healthy work/life balance.

The majority of people will work overtime hours or take work home with them on occasion. Talk to the interviewer about how frequently to take your work home. If you take work home with you, express that it is due to overachieving, not procrastination or poor time management. Also, discuss how you maintain a healthy balance between your work and home life.

"During my undergraduate program, I was able to strike a great balance between my work and my personal life, and I feel confident in my ability to do this when I embark on my career here at Kimberly-Clark. I'm very organized and dedicate my time and resources to what's needed in my work. This gives me time for family, friends, and hobbies outside of work. Can you talk about how often your team takes work home with them?"

"Only occasionally. I make every effort to utilize my work hours efficiently so I only take work home when there is an extremely stringent deadline or emergency. I would say that, overall, I take my work home maybe twice per month. Now, that's on the execution side, but on the ideation side, I can tell you that I'm constantly thinking about new ways to do things, innovations to try, or new approaches to problems, so that 'script,' if you will, is constantly running in my brain!"

"I try very hard not to take my work home with me. It's very important to compartmentalize work and life and keep them separate so I can give each of them my full focus in the moment. That means I have to be very disciplined throughout the workday, stay focused, and use effective time-management techniques to help me maximize my performance. If I were to join your team at Kimberly-Clark, you'd quickly see that I can give 100% of my focus during working hours and come to work energized and ready to go every day."