Managing Conflicting Priorities

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In this particular scenario, I have been offered two internship interview opportunities in my target firms. The scheduled interview time for the first company clashed with the other dream company, thus testing my ability to manage conflicting priorities effectively. In this case, I would email the top choice firm indicating that I valued their invitation to the interview. This would entail notifying them of my commitments on Wednesday at 10 AM and requesting an interview session in the afternoon the same day. Negotiating the interview time would demonstrate that I value my top choice company’s invitation, thus creating a win-win situation where a fair compromise is reached (Emerald Works Limited, 2020). I would also explain to my top choice company that I had already scheduled a meeting with another organization and that rearranging the commitments would adversely impact my professionalism and rapport...