Question: What is your approach to organizing and dealing with your workload?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

How Do You Manage Your Workload?

Follow-up questions:

Question Details:

Question Type:

Skills:

Basic – Critical Thinking,Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Basic – Science and Logic,Complex Problem Solving,Management of Time,Systems – Judgment and Decision Making,Systems Analysis,Systems Evaluation

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility),Cognitive – Originality,Cognitive – Speed of Closure (Thinking Speed),Cognitive – Visualisation

Other Factors:

Candidate Preparedness,Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Interacting with Others – Assigning Tasks to Others (Delegation and Direction),Interacting with Others – Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates,Interacting with Others – Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships,Mental Processes – Developing Objectives and Strategies,Mental Processes – Making Decisions and Solving Problems,Mental Processes – Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work,Mental Processes – Thinking Creatively (Creativity)

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

Interpersonal Relationships – Work With Work Group or Team (As a member, not a leader),Job Structure – Handling Time Pressure,Job Structure – Structured versus Unstructured Work

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Analytical Thinking,Attention to Detail,Handling Ambiguity,Initiative,Social Orientation (Work Alone vs Group Work),Stress Tolerance

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

You are looking for the candidate’s time management and prioritizing skills.
If the candidate gives example of a time when they handled heavy workload.
You are looking for the candidate’s proactive behavior, teamwork, communication and planning competencies.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the candidate has a complaining tone about the heavy workload.
If the candidate’s prioritizing skills do not sound relevant to your industry/company.
If the candidate shares an anecdote where they failed to complete the work in a given time frame.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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