The appropriate way to arrange and manage your time is to write entire your activities on small sheets of paper and put them into a hat. Then, each and every half hour take out 1 of the pieces of paper and work on that task for the next half hour. If you do not complete it within that time, it’s alright, better luck next time. Once you are done, take a shift to the next piece of paper until you run out of pages, and then leave it for the day.

For whatever reason, interviewers do not like to hear this perfect or ideal answer at interviews. They need to hear something more “factual” that utilizes “time management qualities” and indicates that you really do “work.” When you are inquired how you decide to arrange and manage your time, you have to provide an answer that demonstrates you put thought into your organizational procedure.

Good Answer:

“First I develop a database of all of my present projects in Microsoft Excel that I upgrade as needed. Then I offer each project a priority score deployed on both estimated date of completion and order them by significance. I also utilize a highlight legend to keep the work systematic and organized. Then I try hard to complete parts of the list in sequence. The complete spreadsheet will be approachable by my supervisor so that they can monitor my procedure and see if it matches their expectations.”

Your answer does not require being this specific. Merely give the instances of what you do to organize your activities, and provide an answer that is thoughtful and fascinating.

Take Away Interview Tips:

• Give a true and real answer that demonstrates both organization and thought.