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Work-Related Accomplishment Interview Questions

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Tell me about a project you completed recently that was ahead of schedule.

The interviewer would like to know about your project and deadline related accomplishments. Show that it is vital for you to meet and exceed work-related deadlines. Assure the interviewer that you can remain focused on a project and accomplish your goals ahead of schedule.

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How to Answer: Tell me about a project you completed recently that was ahead of schedule.

  • 9. Tell me about a project you completed recently that was ahead of schedule.

      How to Answer

      The interviewer would like to know about your project and deadline related accomplishments. Show that it is vital for you to meet and exceed work-related deadlines. Assure the interviewer that you can remain focused on a project and accomplish your goals ahead of schedule.

      Answer Example

      "In my current position I am expected to cold call 100 customers per week. Most of our associates will break this down into 20 per day, five days per week. What has attributed greatly to my success in this role is that I call 50 customers each day for the first two days and then have time to make additional calls throughout the week. This action equals a 25% surplus of cold calls to my portfolio. I am always ahead of target by going over and above that cold calling schedule."

      Admin

      "In my current role, I was given the task of migrating our payroll system to a new provider. I completed the project two weeks ahead of schedule allowing us to start the new service sooner."

      Manager

      "It drives me crazy, not being early. In my first job, at sixteen, I was told the adage, 'If you are not 10 minutes early, you are late', and it has stuck with me. I apply this same logic to how I train my team and their level of reliability. Gaining buy-in from my team is very important to me, and this is where I started with them. Every member of my team is early to client meetings, deliver their work before the deadline, and are eager to show up before ever being asked."

      Marketing

      "The majority of my projects are completed ahead of schedule. I believe that my clients deserve the best of me and I will work overtime when I can to deliver faster than expected. For instance, I had a client who was releasing their new brand strategy for January 1. The deadline was right around Christmas but, rather than stressing their team out by delivering on time and right around the holidays, I worked overtime every day for the first two weeks of December, to ensure timely delivery."

      Retail

      "Every month our store is given until the last Monday of the month to submit our inventory counts. This month I decided that my team would be better off having the count complete before the weekend rush hit. We submitted our inventory count by the Thursday afternoon. I plan to make this a habit every month, moving forward."

      Sales

      "I'm required to make 100 calls with 70 minutes talk time, and two appointments set daily. I prefer to set goals at about 125% to target. I never want to get myself into a situation where I cannot hit a simple metric like calls made or talk time, by being complacent. I cannot control if a customer shows up for a meeting that we've set, but I certainly can overachieve the call volume to attempt to mitigate a pipeline problem in the future."

      Teacher

      "I completed my quarterly student reviews five days ahead of schedule this last time around. I worked so hard and put my nose to the grindstone for a week. It was well worth the added effort not to feel the pressure of a looming deadline."

      Anonymous Interview Answers with Professional Feedback

      Anonymous Answer

      "In my role as a Finance team leader, there was a migration of task from my team to another; I had two months to clear the accounts and queries still pending before the hand over. I delegated some of my task to the rest of my team to have more time to focus in the accounts, as I knew pretty well the accounts and I was able to spot the reasons of the difference I could find. I finished the clearing of the pending job in less than a month and the migration could be done earlier than expected. This gave me the opportunity to have more time to provide a proper training for the new team."

      Cindy's Feedback

      Nice! Can you expand with details about how you achieved this feat? What organization skills did you use? How did you prioritize?
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