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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
If posed a question like this during your interview with Northrop Grumman, you can be assured that the work you will be undertaking there will require the ability to multitask. In my experience, hiring managers want to understand how their top candidate prioritizes their work and ensures that no tasks get neglected.

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"If given a choice, I typically leave my documentation tasks for last. I like to spend my time with my customers, and anything to do with documentation during business hours takes away from my client-facing tasks. I understand the importance of it, though, and never put it off for the next day."

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"In my work, I tend to leave my email for last. I find that once I am in my email, it's a never-ending whirlwind of small replies and to-dos. For this reason, and to remain focused and productive on my project work for most of the day, I like to schedule my email time periodically throughout the day."

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Often, we will leave the tasks we don't like for last. Other times, we will mindfully move responsibility for last because it makes the most sense. Show the team at Northrop Grumman how you prioritize your work, and remember to answer the question directly when discussing which tasks you leave for last on your to-do list.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"During my undergraduate program, I've mastered prioritizing my work on a timeline and ensuring that my calendar allowed for work on all projects, assignments, and exams in priority order. That usually meant that the deadline furthest out got worked on last. On the job here at Northrop Grumman, I would likely bring this same approach and rely on my ability to stay organized and on-task."

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