#137 Time Management 2

Key Word

consolidate: bring together or unite things that were separate

Our offices had been spread among three buildings, and then we consolidated into one new high-rise.

 

contingency: something that might happen in the future

Most large businesses have cash reserves as a contingency for bad debts.

 

tardy: occurring, arriving, acting, or done after the scheduled, expected, or usual time; late.

Our boss loathes the tardy worker.

 

procrastinate: delay doing something until later, usually something that you do not want to do. (해야 할 일을 보통 하기가 싫어서) 미루다

He procrastinated and missed the submission deadline.

 

hover: 맴돌다

Customer traffic hovers around 50,000 visits/month

Role Play

Role A | Interviewer 

• Asks about how you manage the time of your subordinates and what you do if someone is preventing you from accomplishing your tasks. 

• Asks about how you handle a large workload and how you prioritize tasks. 

• Asks how you determine what is reasonable amount of time for a tasks. 

 

Role B | Interviewee 

• Explain how you handle work that involves others, how you manage teams, and how you delegate your tasks. 

• Explain how you divide your time and how you determine which tasks are urgent/important. 

• Explain how you assign time to each of your tasks. 

 

Time Management in an Interview Setting You are interviewing for a management position. In the first part of the interview, the interviewer poses several questions regarding your time management skills.

Feedback

Original: Today in the morning, I called to the travel agency several times.

Better: This morning, I called the travel agency sevral times.

 

Original: The airline requires me the email address the agency used in the booking.

Better: The airline required the email address the agency used when they booked my ticket.

 

Original: I think the work is the most time consuming thing.

Better: I think work is the most time-consuming thing.