Question: Describe a time when you effectively planned and executed multiple tasks simultaneously and on-time.

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

What was the outcome?
What did you learn from the experience?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

Basic – Critical Thinking

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility)

Other Factors:

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

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Mental Processes – Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Analytical Thinking

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Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s flexibility when it comes to task assignments.
The candidate’s ability to multi task.
The candidate’s organization skills.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate’s lack of flexibility when it comes to task assignments.
Answers that reveal the inability to multi task.
The candidate’s poor organization skills.

Sample Answer:

Once I had to multi task because we lack manpower. Thankfully, I was able to pull it through by properly prioritizing tasks and effective organization skills.

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