"I was working as a consultant to help improve the hiring process for a growing business. When I learned that they didn't have an applicant tracking system and they didn't have the budget to purchase one, I helped create one for them to use until their budget allowed. This contribution helped to speed up the hiring process significantly for them and it is something that they continue to use to this day."

"I interned here at Boeing prior to my graduation. When I arrived, my team was working hard to complete a critical project. There was limited time for me to ask questions or expect others to guide me because they all had top priority tasks to complete prior to the implementation. I listened intently in meetings did my best to take on any tasks I felt I could complete successfully with minimal guidance. I was able to keep task lists updated, take meeting minutes, and I even brought snacks for everyone in the afternoons.

My teammates thanked me for jumping in the way I did. Taking on some of the smaller tasks freed them up to take breaks as needed and complete the more difficult assignments. Once things slowed down, they took the time to teach me and help me learn about working at Boeing. I thoroughly enjoyed my internship and I am excited to be interviewing for a full time opportunity."

"I have worked on a lot of teams over the years as a contributor and a leader. I enjoy working in teams and it is important to me to have a positive impact on every team I work with. I approach team settings with calm and positive energy. I help to keep everyone focused on the goals we need to meet, and as a team leader, I help to resolve conflicts and inspire healthy team based behaviors."

"I have made a positive impact on many of the teams I have worked with, but I am the most proud of the work I have done with my current team. Before I arrived, the members of the team had very little knowledge of the customers we support. They did not understand their business or the user personas of the end users. I shadowed our customer group and worked to learn their processes. I also met with several individual users to learn more about their working environment and responsibilities.

I put together a presentation with the highlights of what I learned and shared it with my team. I also authored user persona documents to help improve our ability to craft solutions with the user perspective in mind. We reviewed everything together and I even asked some of our customers to attend the session and answer questions from the team. The session I led was a huge success and it served to strengthen our customer relationships and the quality of the solutions we work together to create."

"I work within a project management office at my current company. I noticed that there were several major inconsistencies in the project chartering and roadmap approaches across our group. With the support of our director, I led an initiative to streamline our processes so that the information managed by our group was more consistent across projects.

My peers appreciated the templates and process guidance that resulted from my efforts. Everyone offered their feedback and we developed a more consistent brand for our group. We even received feedback from several senior stakeholders that the consistency helped them process project update information more efficiently."

"I work remotely in my current role. I noticed that a recurring theme in our reflection meetings was that we were not collaborating effectively. Our team lead put a number of process changes in place that helped, but I felt like I could do more.

I set up a series of lunch and learn meetings to help us keep our skills sharp and get to know each other better. We held the meetings monthly and we rotated presentation responsibilities. The leader of the meeting presented information about a technical topic, and then reserved the last ten minutes to share a bit about themselves personally. We learned some valuable technical skills, and we learned to connect with each other. These meetings are a lot of fun, and I look forward to collaborating with the teams here at Boeing if selected for the open position."

To help ensure that you can help foster Boeing's innovative atmosphere, try to give an example that shows you can think outside of the box and creatively solve problems. Your strengths and skills can help make you an asset, so put some thought into this question ahead of your interview. No matter how you answer, ensure that you can convince your interviewer that you can make a positive impact in the role that you are interviewing for by painting a full picture of the situation you talk about.