What it does: Philips is a manufacturer of consumer electronics, electronic components, lighting equipment, household appliances, medical imaging equipment, and computer and telecommunications equipment
Mission: To improve people's health and well-being through meaningful innovation
Size and presence: In 2021, Philips employs around 80,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries (including around 800 people in its Australia-New Zealand operations)
Best known for Formerly known as one of the largest electronic companies, but is currently a global leader in innovative health technology
The good bits: Flexible working arrangement and work-life balance
The not-so-good bits: The workload can be too technical and overwhelming at times
Frederik Philips and his son, Gerard founded Phillips & Co in 1891 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. In the 1910s, the company’s breakthroughs in X-ray tubes marked the origin of Philips' involvement in health technology. In the 1980s, it remained at the forefront of consumer digital technologies.
In Australia, Philips opened its first office in NSW in 1927. In 1992, Philips donated a new lighting system for the Harbour Bridge in Sydney. Their regional sales and support offices are located in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Adelaide.
Over the past 10 years, Philips has undergone a transformation to reshape its portfolio and become a focused health technology company. It is highly active in segments that offer significant potential for growth. For more than 130 years today, Philips has continued to improve people’s lives with ground-breaking innovations that resulted in approximately 57,000 patent rights.
As a technology company, Philips innovates for people with a consistent belief that there is always a way to make life better. Innovations are driven by customer and consumer needs, aiming to help people to live healthily and prevent disease, to give clinicians the tools they need to make a precise diagnosis and deliver personalized treatment, and to help the patient's recovery at home.
However, they rarely innovate in isolation and partner more and more with start-ups, health providers, universities (university hospitals), or other companies. Because meaningful innovations remain at the heart of everything they do, employees are valued in all aspects of diversity. Leveraging differences makes them more creative and innovative. Differences are their strength.
The diverse and inclusive workplace will bring the proven benefits of enhanced innovation, greater performance, and employee satisfaction. By representing the customers in all their diversity in their own teams, they can best anticipate the needs of their customers, now and in the future.
To view their open vacancies, you need to access their Career site. Once you submit your application online and they receive it, you will get a confirmation email. If you are shortlisted, you will hear from their team about an interview. This is your opportunity to find out more about the role, the team, and Phillips. If they decide to take things further, you will move on to a second interview.
The second interview will be with your potential manager or team. Depending on the role, team, and location, the number of interviews varies. As soon as the final interview has taken place, they will meet internally and make the decision. If you succeed, they will send you an offer. There will be some final paperwork and setting up on your start date.
Employees are encouraged to develop their careers, leveraging opportunities across Phillips’ global network of offices in over 100 countries. The company also provides various mentoring programs and access to a broad range of education and learning topics curated by Phillips University.
Philips Australia provides the following benefits for their employees:
Health and Wellness:
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Philips Australia gives back to the communities through the Philips Foundation which has supported more than 70 organisations through its grants programs. It currently works closely with 24 strategic partners across the country.
It also partners with charitable projects and organisations delivering holistic education opportunities. They focus on programs that help young people build skills and confidence through participation in a combination of education, social activities, and sports.
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