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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
While I can get a good feel for a candidate's education based on their resume and application materials as an HR professional, as a hiring manager, I want to hear how a candidate feels their education has prepared them for the role they are interviewing for. Because Philips Healthcare spans many different subspecialties of healthcare, their teams want to ensure that their top candidates have the training and education to be successful in the job they are hiring for.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"As you can see from my resume, I have a bachelor's degree in music education, but I went back to graduate school for my MBA. I think the musical part of my brain keeps me creative, but I have the finance, accounting, and consultancy skills needed to succeed in this role at Philips Healthcare."

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"I have a degree in biology and thought I wanted to go on to medical school, but I discovered I enjoy and understand the business side of health care. I started taking classes in business and management and did an internship in the corporate office of a hospital system. I'm confident that this combination of experiences will give me a solid foundation for a position at Philips Healthcare."

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Take a few minutes to walk the interviewer through your college work, graduate work, or any skill development opportunities you have had throughout your career. To seal your answer to this question, emphasize how your overall education path has prepared you for success in the job you are interviewing for at Philips Healthcare.

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My biomedical engineering coursework has given me a solid foundation to work in a manufacturing position, and I have supplemented my STEM courses with entrepreneurship, supply chain, and management courses to become a more well-rounded professional. Additionally, my experience in the healthcare industry will help me to make greater connections with customers to ensure that we are delivering a quality product.

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You certainly sound like a well-rounded professional! The points you make are excellent, and you do a great job highlighting the variety of skills you can bring to any new opportunity. Consider tweaking your wording a touch to ensure that the response feels highly targeted to the unique opportunity with Philips Healthcare.
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