Newspaper Editor Mock Interview

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Give an example of a time when you had to edit or write a piece under a strict deadline. How did you ensure that you met the deadline?

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Ryan Brown

Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.

Talk about your time management skills and any outstanding measures that you took, if applicable. Give details about your methods. End with a summary sentence that affirms that you'll be able to meet deadlines.

Ryan Brown

Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.

"There's a concept called Parkinson's Law: tasks take as much time as you give yourself timeI always look at the deadline and I fool myself into thinking the deadline is one-third sooner than it really is. If a deadline is in three weeks, I'll make finish it in two weeks. If it's due in 3 days, I'll do it in 1 or 2 days. This makes me work much more efficiently. It also builds in extra time for me, just in case it really does take longer than my own deadline. That's how I make sure that I meet every deadline that I'm ever given."

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