We are driven by data our work and use data to create meaningful solutions for our customers. How have you effectively used data in your previous work?
According to the Philips Healthcare website concerning their strategic focus, their purpose of improving the health and outcomes of others comes down to taking operational data and transforming it into results in the field. Phillips Healthcare takes action on available data from their customers to continually innovate their products to be the best available on the market in their industry.
"In the marketing world, my work has always involved analyzing data from marketing campaigns to determine what worked and what failed and use that information moving forward on projects. In my current role, we started a heavy campaign for social media marketing a few years back. We rolled out the campaign on many platforms and used analytics to measure clicks on our advertising and feedback surveys from new customers on where they heard of us. In the end, two social media platforms significantly outperformed the others, and we moved forward with those platforms."
"As a welder, technology sure has changed the way I look at my work and the quality of work I produce. The engineering and design team I work with provides quality and work efficiency reports on every project we work on collectively. With that data, I can analyze the efficiencies in my processes to work smarter towards a higher output and better quality in the end."
They will be looking to hear that you are data-driven; you should ideally provide an example or two of how you've used data in your prior work. This may take some thinking before your interview to come up with a relevant and creative example. Talk about how data analysis may be necessary for the role you are interviewing.
Community answers are written by other candidates practicing this set. Reading how others frame the same question is one of the fastest ways to sharpen your own.
Anonymous Answer
Throughout my undergraduate education, I have taken a lot of laboratory classes that have encouraged me to effectively analyze and draw conclusions from data. Additionally, I am currently using data to determine the feasibility of my senior design project through systematic testing of our thermometer for COVID19 temperature checks.
Rachelle's Feedback
Terrific approach. It sounds as though you are highly data-driven and experienced in this realm. If you can, I suggest including a statement at the end regarding how this experience will help you succeed at Phillips Healthcare. Draw a connecting point between the laboratory classes and the senior design project to the potential benefit if you are hired for this opportunity.
