Core java interview Questions You'll Most Likely Be Asked (Second Edition)

How do you stay organized when you have multiple
projects on your plate?
Answer:
The interviewer will be looking to see that you can manage your
time and work well - and being able to handle multiple projects at
once, and still giving each the attention it deserves, is a great
mark of a worker’s competence and efficiency. Go through a
typical process of goal-setting and prioritizing, and explain the
steps of these to the interviewer, so he or she can see how well
you manage time.
As an example:
I keep an ongoing list of tasks on a notepad and Outlook
calendar. Each morning when I arrive to work, I look at my
Outlook calendar and I review the written list of tasks that I had
added the day before on a notepad throughout the day, and
prioritize what needs to be done that day and what can wait. For
the tasks that can be done later in the week, I utilize the calendar
feature in Outlook to put tasks on specific dates, so a reminder
pops up prompting me to complete the task. Of the items on the
list that can not wait, I choose the quickest and complete those
first. Then I dive in to the more complex tasks. During the day
when urgent items arise that put me off my schedule, I revisit my
Outlook calendar and written list and constantly adjust

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accordingly. I also keep in communication with my team mates
and let them know if there are any items I could use assistance
with if they have downtime.
How much time during your workday do you spend on
“auto-pilot?”
Answer:
While you may wonder if the employer is looking to see how
efficient you are with this question (for example, so good at your
job that you don’t have to think about it), but in almost every
case, the employer wants to see that you’re constantly thinking,
analyzing, and processing what’s going on in the workplace.
Even if things are running smoothly, there’s usually an
opportunity somewhere to make things more efficient or to
increase sales or productivity. Stress your dedication to ongoing
development and convey that being on “auto-pilot” is not
conducive to that type of success.
As an example:
I am very good at my job and do find myself going in to “auto-
pilot” often. With that said, when I complete a project or task, I
take time to review the completed project to assure accuracy. If I
get the project done with downtime to spare after, I may try to test
out a different method of completion to see if there are ways to
improve the process. Sometimes there is and sometimes there
simply isn’t, however, I constantly find ways to utilize my time in
the most effective and proficient manner.