Stryker Gallup Questions WITH |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS
What does being competitive mean to you, and how competitive are you? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Being competitive means that I am focused on
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winning. This can mean winning independently or as a team. On a scale of 1-
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10, I would rank my competitiveness at an 8. I like to compete internally,
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creating small personal milestones and connecting them to a time limit. For
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instance, if I complete the data entry for 50 new customers in under three
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hours, I reward myself with a quick coffee break. I often carry on this internal
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competition throughout the day until all of my tasks are complete. When it
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comes to being competitive in a team setting, I spend most of my time
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uplifting my coworkers and helping them succeed. When my co-workers win,
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so do I.
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Tell me about a time you felt successful. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Last year, I
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made Presidents' Club for reaching the top 10 for sales revenue generation
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out of 500 territory sales reps. I felt a lot of pride in my hard work and was
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thrilled to receive this accolade. Overall, I feel the most successful at work
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when I exceed my goals and targets
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What is the kindest thing a boss has ever said to you? How did the
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compliment make you feel, and did you agree with the praise? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔I recently completed a client project one week ahead of
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schedule. My client was so impressed that they wrote me a glowing review
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online that my company published on its website. The review discussed my
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prompt communication, phone and email etiquette, and strong organization
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and time management skills. I agreed with the praise, and it felt wonderful to
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, have my hard work recognized. It can be hard for me to accept compliments
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at times. I am a naturally humble person; however, it does feel nice to earn
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verbal recognition for a job well done.
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How do you define success? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔To me, achieving the
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milestones I set for myself that positively impact my professional and personal
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life. At the end of the day I want to be able to provide for my family and
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give back to my community. So, it motivates me to hit milestones and
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overcome challenges in my professional life.
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How competitive are you? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔I am very competitive.
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Growing up playing sports through college, you don't settle for 2nd place.
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That carried over to my professional career. I want to be elite and recognized
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as one of the best.
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Do you hate to lose - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔I do hate to lose. I operate on
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the mamba mentality, so I prepare in a way that sets me up for success.
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However, I do think there is a lot to learn from failure.
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Do you communicate well? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔I do, I think over
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communication is useful in the med device industry. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Are you a quick thinker? Give an example of when you had to use these
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skills- - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Yes, you have to be especially in an OR
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setting. I remember supporting a case, where a surgeon was using a foot
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pedal that controlled irrigation for visibility. The foot pedal malfunctioned and
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he wasn't able to see what he was operating. Instead of causing a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
commotion and stopping the case to troubleshoot the foot pedal. I ordered
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the scrub tech to create a 1to1 solution in a syringe, and replace the tubing
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ANSWERS
What does being competitive mean to you, and how competitive are you? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Being competitive means that I am focused on
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
winning. This can mean winning independently or as a team. On a scale of 1-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
10, I would rank my competitiveness at an 8. I like to compete internally,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
creating small personal milestones and connecting them to a time limit. For
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
instance, if I complete the data entry for 50 new customers in under three
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
hours, I reward myself with a quick coffee break. I often carry on this internal
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
competition throughout the day until all of my tasks are complete. When it
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
comes to being competitive in a team setting, I spend most of my time
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
uplifting my coworkers and helping them succeed. When my co-workers win,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
so do I.
|\ |\
Tell me about a time you felt successful. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Last year, I
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
made Presidents' Club for reaching the top 10 for sales revenue generation
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
out of 500 territory sales reps. I felt a lot of pride in my hard work and was
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
thrilled to receive this accolade. Overall, I feel the most successful at work
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
when I exceed my goals and targets
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is the kindest thing a boss has ever said to you? How did the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
compliment make you feel, and did you agree with the praise? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔I recently completed a client project one week ahead of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
schedule. My client was so impressed that they wrote me a glowing review
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
online that my company published on its website. The review discussed my
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
prompt communication, phone and email etiquette, and strong organization
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and time management skills. I agreed with the praise, and it felt wonderful to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, have my hard work recognized. It can be hard for me to accept compliments
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
at times. I am a naturally humble person; however, it does feel nice to earn
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
verbal recognition for a job well done.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
How do you define success? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔To me, achieving the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
milestones I set for myself that positively impact my professional and personal
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
life. At the end of the day I want to be able to provide for my family and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
give back to my community. So, it motivates me to hit milestones and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
overcome challenges in my professional life.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
How competitive are you? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔I am very competitive.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Growing up playing sports through college, you don't settle for 2nd place.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
That carried over to my professional career. I want to be elite and recognized
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
as one of the best.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Do you hate to lose - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔I do hate to lose. I operate on
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the mamba mentality, so I prepare in a way that sets me up for success.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
However, I do think there is a lot to learn from failure.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Do you communicate well? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔I do, I think over
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
communication is useful in the med device industry. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Are you a quick thinker? Give an example of when you had to use these
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
skills- - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Yes, you have to be especially in an OR
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
setting. I remember supporting a case, where a surgeon was using a foot
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pedal that controlled irrigation for visibility. The foot pedal malfunctioned and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
he wasn't able to see what he was operating. Instead of causing a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
commotion and stopping the case to troubleshoot the foot pedal. I ordered
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the scrub tech to create a 1to1 solution in a syringe, and replace the tubing
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