Prioritization

Why prioritization interview questions rule

Employees who are awesome at prioritizing make the business-world go around. 🌎

Employees with great prioritization skills:

• Meet deadlines
• Manage their workload like a pro
• Use their time wisely and avoid distractions
• Love change
• Are stress-relief gurus
• Are ace at putting important stuff first

Prioritization interview questions

• How do you juggle multiple projects/clients?
• If you’re reporting to more than one manager, how do you prioritize your duties?
• Describe a typical day at work.
• How much time does X task take?
• How do you manage a busy inbox?
• If you missed a deadline, what would you do?
• What tech tools have you found useful?
• How important is delegation? When have you delegated like a pro?
• How would you deal with unexpected project changes?
• How do you deal with stress and create an awesome work/life balance?

Candidates to look for

• Super organized: Your ideal candidate will love plans and lists.
• They recognize an urgent task: Most jobs are important, but only some of them are time-sensitive. Look for people who get it.
• Time-lovers: Look for candidates who are obsessed with hitting deadlines and take time to understand a project’s requirements before diving in.
• Evaluators: Employees should be able to identify weaknesses and always strive for improvement.

Candidates to avoid

• Micromanagers: Controlling candidates find it hard to delegate tasks and get overloaded fast.
• Poor communicators: Great teams have great communication. Avoid candidates who can’t say what they mean.
• Small-picture thinkers: Employees who view projects as seperate to company values aren't great at prioritizing. 
• Procrastinators: Avoid candidates with poor concentration and lack of a “can do” attitude.