What are the important factors for you finding purpose in and being invested in your work? How can we help foster these factors?

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Fresenius Medical Care believes that for their employees to be productive, successful and happy in their work, they must be invested and engaged in their work. For this question, your interviewer is looking to take a deep dive into what makes you tick as a high functioning and successful team member if you were to be offered the position. Now is your chance to be open and honest with your interviewer about what you truly look for to be happy in your work and the it give you the chance to discuss what you look for and expect from a leader. In the end, make sure that your interviewer understands that you are highly motivated by the mission and values of Fresenius Medical Care.

"For me personally, happiness and success in my work come from me feeling a personal stake in the success of my department and the organization as a whole. Knowing that this Marketing Specialist position has direct influence on the sales and implementation of great life saving products would give me all I need for motivation to succeed."

"Throughout my career in engineering, I've always been highly motivated and invested during the times where I was given autonomy in decision making processes and daily routines to bring my expertise and skills to the forefront. In this position as a Senior Component Engineer, you'd quickly find that I am a self starter that is able to work both independently and with a team of experts in the field. From you as a leader, I'd like an open door policy to be able to bounce ideas off of you as well as you being able to approach me with ideas. Is this your typical management style?"

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"Throughout my career, I've always been highly motivated during the times where I was given autonomy in decision-making processes and daily routines to bring my expertise and skills to the forefront. In this position, you'd quickly find that I am a self-starter that can work both independently and with a team of experts in the field. From you as a leader, I'd like an open door policy to be able to bounce ideas off of you as well as you being able to approach me with ideas."