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When I have several projects
going on at once, I make

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internal deadlines for each
project and keep track of my

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progress relative to
these deadlines.

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I note all the due dates and
additional information about

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each project, such as to
whom I've delegated parts

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of the projects.

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I can tell at a glance when
internal deadlines

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are coming up.

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This system has been quite
useful for me for the past

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several years.

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I've never been fired, but I
have been laid off.

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The company I was working for
was in its fifth consecutive

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quarter of losses, and I was
the one in my department

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with the least seniority.

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When I was a freshman in
college, I was a typical

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freshman - concerned more
with my social life

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than my grades.

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I was a part of a group
project in a science course.

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I let my fraternity
commitments take precedence

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over my group.

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I let them down.

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When I saw how hard the rest
of the group had to work to

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make up for my part, I
decided then and there that

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I would never let
that happen again.

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Even though I earned a "C" in
the class, I retook the class

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because I knew I
could do better.

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This time around, I led the
group and we earned an "A."

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But more importantly,
I earned the respect

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of my peers.

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Though my supervisor rated me
as superior in all areas,

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he did note that I needed to
work more on delegating my

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authority rather than taking
on an entire project myself.

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I found that once I worked
on getting to know each of

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my co-workers on a more
personal level, I felt much

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more comfortable sharing
the workload.

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As a result, our department
was more cohesive than many

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of the others during the
last departmental review.

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That's a tough question...
One of my strong points is

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that I am assertive.

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When I want to say or do
something, I analyze the

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situation, then I
act accordingly.

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Another strong point is
that I love to learn.

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I enjoy reading, even
reading computer manuals.

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Now for my weakness... I guess
it would be that I sometimes

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get too involved in projects.

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I like things to be done
well, and I've been involved

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in many situations in which
if it was going to be done

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right, I would have to be
the one to do it.

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However, I have recently
discovered the art

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of delegation.

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The company I worked for
conducted annual

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performance reviews.

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Sometimes they would also
conduct a mid-year review to

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recognize outstanding
performance.

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On my first evaluation, I
earned excellent marks in

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all areas except
for delegation.

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I wanted to be deeply
involved in every project

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in the department.

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Once I got to know my
employees and co-workers on

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a more personal level, I felt
more comfortable in trusting

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them with responsibilities.

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I'm proud to say that on my
most recent evaluation,

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I excelled in all areas.

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My supervisor noted that
she was impressed with my

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delegating abilities now.

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About the only disappointment
I had was that I could not

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spend more time working on
my projects there.

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I succeeded at everything I
started, but I was finishing

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my education at night, so I
was not able to put in the

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overtime like I was used to.

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Because I could not do
everything myself, I learned

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how to delegate my authority
more effectively.

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I truly enjoy working with
computers and learning

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new software programs.

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That's one of the reasons
I was so interested

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in this position.

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My first big accomplishment
was convincing my manager

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that computerizing our
records would be a

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great timesaver.

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My second accomplishment was
getting through my first year

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with a 50% decrease
in staff turnover.

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My third accomplishment was
finishing my degree while

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working full-time.

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I maintained a high
grade-point average in

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college and never
missed a day of work.