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Question 5 of 30 for our Computer Hardware Engineer Mock Interview

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Question 5 of 30

What innovations have you made?

Companies like to hire employees who bring new ideas, innovations, and improvements to their organizations. The interviewer will ask you about your previous innovations to determine what you've contributed to the organizations you work for in the past and to try to establish a metric, such as money or time saved, to determine its value. Having a story prepared for this question will enable you to demonstrate how you can help the company improve a process, reduce the time it takes to do something, or cut costs without compromising quality. This will differentiate you from the other candidates.

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  • 5. What innovations have you made?

      How to Answer

      Companies like to hire employees who bring new ideas, innovations, and improvements to their organizations. The interviewer will ask you about your previous innovations to determine what you've contributed to the organizations you work for in the past and to try to establish a metric, such as money or time saved, to determine its value. Having a story prepared for this question will enable you to demonstrate how you can help the company improve a process, reduce the time it takes to do something, or cut costs without compromising quality. This will differentiate you from the other candidates.

      Written by William Swansen on September 13th, 2021

      Answer Example

      "In my last position, I noticed that my team was producing redundant documents which detailed similar aspects of a hardware development project. It occurred to me that each engineer was working in their own silo and was unaware of what other team members were focused on. I researched several collaboration tools and recommended to the management team how we could reduce redundancy, increase collaboration among the team, and shorten the time it took to design a piece of hardware. Management agreed to a trial of the systems. We found that the software would be effective in accomplishing each one of these objectives. The organization implemented the collaboration tool and realized immediate benefits. We were able to cut hardware development times by 25% and reduce the cost to develop a new piece of hardware by 15%."

      Written by William Swansen on September 13th, 2021