Walk me through a work environment you've been a part of where interdepartmental communication and cohesion was necessary. How will this experience help you adjust to working for Boeing?

Boeing strives to 'innovate and operate to make the world better,' and that will require collaborating across teams and even time zones. Briefly share the circumstances of your example and heavily emphasize what went into making cross-functional teamwork a success.

"In my current position, I work on a cross-functional team to create, plan, and execute an annual company-wide conference. We have members from several teams working from several locations, so maintaining strong communication is key to the success of our collaboration. Given our busy schedules and locations, we have minimal opportunity to meet as a group. So, we schedule recurring meetings at a mutually agreed upon time, ensure that at least one representative from each team is present, and share full notes and follow-up on our shared drive. We maximize technology to facilitate smoother transitions and timelines by utilizing shared calendars, shared drives, and group chats in Microsoft Teams to stay connected. As a result, we're able to hit our targets and execute the event each year without hiccups."