Talk about how you've adapted to a specific change in technology on the job in the past. What did you do to make things easier on yourself?

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In their 130 years of creating meaningful innovations, change has been the one constant at Philips Healthcare. If you take some time to read through the company's history on their website, it's easy to see what a pioneering institution in healthcare they have been. To help live their goal of delivering innovative products in a timely fashion, they expect all staff to be adaptable to inevitable technological changes on the job at all times.

Remember that your interviewer expects you to talk about a specific example where you've had to adapt to changing technologies in your work. They'll be keying in on your flexibility in your duties, knowing that results will improve with the new advancement. In your example, talk about your ability to learn new technologies and let your interviewer know that you are always open to adapting to new technologies in the workplace at Philips Healthcare.

"A couple of years ago, my organization implemented an advanced transport management software system. As we were working toward the rollout of the new system, my team realized the huge changes the new system would bring. Handwritten bills would be a thing of the past, and manual tracking of shipments would no longer need to occur. While some feared the changes it would bring, the new system made us much more efficient and allowed us to focus on customer-focused issues when internal things were automatically handled. To me, keeping an open mind to the change and working hard to train effectively on the system made the implementation as smooth as possible."

"Last year, my company implemented a new automated process in our final assembly, and this new automation significantly changed my day-to-day job duties. When my leadership announced the coming change, I was curious about what the new technology would improve and what my job would look like once implemented. Once I learned that I would receive advanced training in operating the new machine and be doing less manual hand work, I was excited and eager to learn and start the new job. I learned some great new skills that I can bring to work here at Philips Healthcare."