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Here at Stryker, we firmly believe in an inclusive culture and we put a lot of effort into diversity and inclusion efforts. Are these things important to you? If so, why?
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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.
With over 52,000 employees around the world whose products impact more than 150 million patients annually, Stryker remains committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts to ensure that they foster a culture where their workforce is strengthened. With great programs that promote the hiring of military veterans and the Stryker African Ancestry Network, your interviewer wants to hear that you will exemplify the same DE&I values if you emerge as their top candidate. Come to your interview ready to discuss why their inclusive culture speaks to you and all of your experiences working among a culturally diverse team.
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"The prospect of coming to work for a company like Stryker with an international presence in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe is very exciting to me! As you can see from my resume, I've been working for an international company for the last six years and it has been an amazing experience working and collaborating with professionals from all over the world. The power of many different thought processes, mindsets, knowledge bases, and backgrounds coming together to do better things is what helps a business reach its full potential and I was so glad to read about the commitments that Stryker has made to these efforts. Your Operation Smile program takes this viewpoint the extra mile and is something I'd love to help with in the future."
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In my experience, my customers have been a diverse melting pot. I am of Latin descent and speak Spanish fluently, and this has served me well as I can make connections based on commonality. Cultural differences significantly improves a corporate atmosphere because it makes it a fun place to work as well as a place to learn from each other!
Rachelle's Feedback
I like that you added in how you can relate to others based on your own culture and diversity experience. Good answer!
Anonymous Answer
Diversity and inclusion are one of the driving factors as to why I chose a field in HR. Bringing positive change to those who have barriers or are disadvantaged in specific ways has always been one of my passions. It is equally important to me that future company culture drives inclusive efforts in every practice.
Rachelle's Feedback
Asking for diversity and inclusion efforts from your employer is a great way to show how important this is to you "” a very good answer.
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Feeling a sense of belonging is one of the most basic human needs, according to Maslow's hierarchy. Yet, to this day, it can be overlooked by the simplest oversight. As a person who cares about how we make people feel at work and what they experience at work, fulfilling this most basic of needs through diversity and inclusion is one of the reasons working for Stryker is so important for me.
Rachelle's Feedback
This answer is perfection! You are so right, and your answer is very well crafted.
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Everyone has a different upbringing and experiences in life that have made them into who they are today. It is important to rely on everyone in the teams' skills as they may see things differently than me and can provide a better solution to the task at hand.
Rachelle's Feedback
Diversity in experience and opinion is critical when it comes to reaching an end goal. Great response!
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As a curious person, I have always been interested in traveling and working within a diverse organization. As per my previous experience in a Pharma company what I love the most is to have the chance to learn from colleagues with different perspectives and opinions, with different cultural backgrounds. With the ideal of belonging to a bigger family making a significant impact on others' lives, inclusion is key to me to keep on learning from others.
Cindy's Feedback
Right! Being open and always listening is a great way to practice inclusion.
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I think that at the end of the day we are all human beings that crave the same things from life, to love and be loved, supported, and feel as part of a community. I feel that diversity is very important, we all have different backgrounds, experiences, and expectations from others. Diversity allows for creativity and innovation to take place within a team. I think inclusion is important because it is the cohesive glue that keeps the team from breaking apart. A team has a better chance of being successful being diverse and having everyone on the team practice inclusion, while being genuine.
Amanda's Feedback
It's clear that you appreciate a diverse and inclusive work environment. You can make this answer more impactful by sharing an example of how a team with diverse experience or perspectives helped you solve a complex problem using an innovative solution or how inclusion has improved your team's work environment.
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These are important because it allows everyone from different backgrounds and cultures to have a voice and share their unique perspectives. We live in a society where everyone is commingling - whether, at a sporting event or the supermarket, our country is a melting pot. It would make sense as well that a rich and diverse work environment reflects the very population that we're catering to.
Amanda's Feedback
This is a response you can build on to give it more impact. Consider talking about how incorporating diverse perspectives and voices helps you to feel confident that your voice and contributions are valued. You can also talk about how an inclusive environment makes it possible to build trust among team members and incorporate diverse perspectives to solve problems and overcome challenges.
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