How to prepare for your job application

If you’re interested in working for us, it’s worth preparing properly for each stage of your job application. This will help you to sell yourself and to ensure that you make best use of both your own time and ours. So take a few moments to look at the tips we’re offering via the links on this page.

Each company has its own preferences in terms of how applications — and candidates — are presented, and Philips is no different. For example, we like resumés to consist of no more than 2 pages, and we want to get a good picture of your capabilities and ambitions. If you don’t tell us about them, we won’t know.

Even if you don’t find the perfect job this time round, we’ll keep your resumé for further reference for a year or two in case a more suitable role comes up. So make sure your application mentions the kind of areas you could be interested in both now and in the near future.

Tips for resumé/CV
Two pages of A4 should be more than enough for you to give us an overview of the essentials: your personal details, education, work experience, successes and ambitions. But these two pages should also give us an idea of what you’re like as a person and whether you’re right for the role.

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Tips for covering letter
Can you make yourself sound like someone we’d be foolish not to interview? Yes, provided you give us compelling reasons as to why you’d be the best candidate for the job. You should also convey your interest in the role, and awaken our interest in you as a potential colleague.

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Tips for interviews
There’s no real substitute for a face-to-face meeting, so be prepared to show yourself at your best. Having got this far, there’s no sense in spoiling your chances. So take a look at the tips we’ve provided to cover all aspects of the interview, from tough job-related questions to the correct body language.

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