You might have recently graduated from one of the well-known engineering schools such as MIT or Cambridge. All the years of perseverance and hard work have earned you great-looking test scores. You might even have a very impressive looking CV. This is not enough however. You will still need to go through a grueling interview process.
Because of the lack of prior experience, you would probably not know what to expect at the interview. If it was one thing that they left out of the course curriculum, it was how to successfully pass an interview. As a result, a lot of applicants are unsuccessful. This article will go to over most commonly asked questions, so don’t worry.
Firstly, you will be asked about your character as well is your talents and what you do best. The key here is that they want to know what sort of engineer you are to become. If you’re ever asked what type of engineering work interests you, never answer “I don’t know”, or “anything”. If you say this, you’re going to fail the interview for sure you.
Within a mechanical engineering firm, most individuals work on specialized tasks. It is never general. As an example, some engineers spend time in the office doing design, while others spend entire days at a manufacturing plant. There are many other variants of this but you get the idea.
Your future employer will also want to know about your fluency with engineering computer software. An example question you might be given is “what do you like most about this software, and what are the worst aspects about it?”. Prepare yourself for some really in-depth questions here, and provide equally detailed answers.
One really important trait that most applicants should have is “customer service”, as almost all firms depend on customer satisfaction to survive. You might consider mechanical engineering as a “design” discipline but there a big part of these firms is the business side. Having happy customers is the lifeblood of every company, and it pays the bills. Thus, you will be required to either have or be able to learn customer service skills.
Being a good team player is what companies will look out for in you as well. This is because engineering is mainly a team-based industry and nothing is ever done solely by one individual. It goes without saying, interviewer will be trying to learn more about you. He or she will want to know if you have any problems getting along with other people.
On a last note, it is important that you personally keep up with the latest in your industry as well as the technology. Most of what you learned in school would be outdated, so it is important that you stay fresh with the latest happenings in technology and in your field. Keeping up to the times as they say, is crucial and employers will be looking out for this pro-activeness in you and will fire questions at you accordingly.