Could you tell us about a situation where you needed to prioritise two competing situations and how...........

Question

.........managed to overcome it

Hey guys. Im applying for a job, and was wandering if you could give me examples of when you have had to do this at work, so I can get a picture of what they want.

Of course my job invlolves prioritisgin, but am a bit confused as to what to put down.

Cheers

Answer 1

I am a 911 Telecommunicator and as you can imgaine I prioritize situations all the time. You follow the set policies of course, but there are times where you simply weigh the situations and decide wat you need to do. It might be based on the timelines that apply to the situations, or the people involved. It comes down to literally; what is more important.

Answer 2

Mark

When looking at prioritising it is necesary to take a number of things into account. These might include: * the impact on the organisation * the number of people it is likely to have an impact on * financial constraints * time constraints * corporate image etc. Hope this gives you an idea of where your employer is likely to be coming from. By all means email me if I can offer any further help.

Best wishes, J

Answer 3

How about an important piece of working with an approaching deadline where you need to complete the project and you being given another piece of work that's also urgent. How do you work out which is the most important? If you're too busy to do both can you get someone to help you? What questions do you ask the people who've given you the work to determine if one could actually wait - could you change the deadline...