"From a very young age, my creative brain led me to a career in engineering, and I've found an immense amount of satisfaction in my career up to this point in helping to design and create some wonderful products. In all honesty, my desire to join Philips Healthcare is to move to a product line in healthcare. I would take great pride in knowing that the products I work with have a positive impact on patients suffering from life-threatening illnesses and diseases. If hired for this position, you'll find I'm self-motivated to do my best daily. If you allow my creativity and knowledge to shine, you'll know you made the right hire for this position."

"To be inspired and motivated in my work, it is important for me to work as part of a larger team with succinct goals in mind. I am an achiever, and setting goals helps me stay focused with my eyes on the prize. In my current role, I thrive on having customer satisfaction survey data, and I set my own goals for achieving rates. If hired here at Philips Healthcare, what would you see as some goals I could work toward in my first year on the job?"

Your research on the company and the job you are interviewing for will pay dividends as you answer this question. Speak from the heart as you describe which aspects of the job appeal to you the most and will motivate you to bring your best to work every day. Then, it's okay to discuss how you prefer to be managed as long as you reiterate how this makes you a more productive team member.