Question: What would you do if you thought your workload was too heavy?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

Would you push some of your work for the next day? Why so?
What is your take on multi-tasking? How often do you multi-task?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Situational

Skills:

Basic – Critical Thinking,Complex Problem Solving,Management of Time

Other Factors:

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

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events,Interacting with Others – Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates,Mental Processes – Developing Objectives and Strategies,Mental Processes – Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

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

Interpersonal Relationships – Relationship With Supervisor,Job Structure – Handling Time Pressure,Job Structure – Structured versus Unstructured Work

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Handling Ambiguity

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

You are looking for candidate’s organizing, prioritizing skills, time management skills and working under pressure skills.
If the candidate has a structured plan like using to do lists or some similar online tools.
If the candidate provides examples from the past experience where they have done multi-tasking strategically.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the candidate does not have a clear plan and saying that they would cross that bridge when they get to it.
Displaying negative feelings towards multi-tasking.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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