QUESTION 33 OF 34

Provide an example of a time that you had to quickly shift priorities?

The interviewer is asking this question because often in the scientific industry, high-priority items will come up unexpectedly or the urgency of testing may change. The interviewer wants to determine if you can multitask and shift your urgency from one task to another if needed. Talk about a time that you needed to change priorities in the workplace to accommodate a client's need.

"I often have to quickly switch tasks in my role. Recently, there have been some individuals on my team that have transferred to other departments for staffing shortages which resulted in our team having fewer employees. This change increased my workload and I have had to quickly move from analyzing data to performing lab requests to be sure that time-sensitive tests were completed."

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Provide an example of a time that you had to quickly shift priorities?

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