"I was working with clinics in my territory to promote our medical devices and heard that our competitor was offering a better product that was more tech-savvy. I brought this feedback back to our R & D team, but I also had an idea to differentiate ourselves from our competitor's product. I researched how to engineer something like this, even though that is far out of my scope as a salesperson. I was then put on a project team to explore developing this upgraded product. Our team was able to research, design, and launch a product that my physicians were so excited about. It was the most challenging and rewarding experience!"

"In college, we were given an assignment to create a marketing proposal for a local business. I did a mix of traditional and digital. I had seen a new technology mentioned the day before on a blog I subscribe to, and even though my project was due in two days, I decided to research everything I could find on this new automation technology. I didn't sleep the night before the project was due, but adding this new technology made my project stand out."

Before your interview, consider a time you challenged yourself to be creative and innovative on the job. Walk through your motivation to do this, why it was beneficial, and how willing you were to step outside of your comfort zone to do this. As you talk about the positive results of your action, make it clear that you'll bring this same mindset to work at Philips Healthcare.