Question: What is your approach to effectively completing a number of tasks on any given work day?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

How do you plan to ensure you complete a number of tasks effectively?

Follow-up questions:

Question Details:

Question Type:

Knowledge/Skill Based

Skills:

Basic – Science and Logic,Management of Time,Systems Analysis

Abilities:

Cognitive – Originality,Cognitive – Visualisation

Other Factors:

Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Estimating Characteristics of Objects, Events, or Information,Interacting with Others – Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates,Mental Processes – Developing Objectives and Strategies,Mental Processes – Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work,Mental Processes – Thinking Creatively (Creativity)

Work Context (Person-Job/Team/Org Fit):

Job Structure – Handling Time Pressure,Job Structure – Structured versus Unstructured Work

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Attention to Detail,Initiative

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

If the candidate has a clear plan to distinguish between important, urgent and important, non urgent tasks.
You are looking for the candidate’s prioritizing, organizing and time management skills.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the candidate sounds over confident about multi-tasking but fails to explain how they do it effectively.

Sample Answer:

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Question Source: https://www.totaljobs.com/advice/most-common-competency-based-interview-questions