At Siemens Healthineers, we need outside the box thinkers to continue to innovate our company so we can stay competitive in the medical device industry. Tell me about a time you thought about something differently or proposed a new way of doing something
The interviewer wants to learn about your creativity and ability to come up with new ideas. Share with the interviewer your idea, but also if it was executed and how the situation turned out.
"I started at my company with a staff who had been there a long time. I'm a big believer in Lean Six Sigma principles and I saw a ton of waste in our process. I took some time to get to know the people and learn the current process fully, but then I suggested new ways to streamline our operations such as consolidation vendor agreements, leveraging some of the global contracts we have and have people 'own' more of their own process instead of handing it off to others. Because I had built relationships with the people in the department first, they were more open to the change. Within the first year, we were able to produce 30% more revenue with no added staff because of the changes I recommended."
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Anonymous Answer
I did change the way documents were issued to other departments. This project would go further but unfortunately, due to company closure, it has been stopped. I achieved a 90% paper use reduction by introducing this new method.
Stephanie's Feedback
This is a great specific example, but I suggest developing your response a little more by adding some additional details. You want to give your interviewers a full picture of what this project was and how you used Innovation and out-of-the-box thinking.
