How do you prioritize your work?
Hiring managers ask this question as a way to evaluate your time management skills and to assess your ability to distinguish between urgent and important tasks. Your answer to this question allows the interviewer to get an idea of how you would manage and complete your work assignments, should they hire you for the job.
Highlighting your time management skills, organizational skills and your ability to maintain a healthy work-life balance can show employers you are capable of taking on multiple responsibilities and performing efficiently on the job. Before the interview, consider how you plan out your daily schedule and set deadlines for urgent and important tasks. If you create a to-do list first thing in the morning, explain how you list your tasks and rank them in order of their urgency and importance. This shows the interviewer your initiative and your ability to effectively organize your workload.
"I always communicate with my team lead about expected due dates for my assignments first. Then, I create my own, internal deadline based on my assigned due dates. Typically, I like to give myself at least a day or two in advance, that way I can complete my work and still have time to review everything thoroughly before turning it in to my manager for their input."
