What do they ask at engineering interviews?

[Anonymous No.1699816]

I’m interviewing for entry level manufacturing engineer position, what they’ll ask me?

[Anonymous No.1699817]

>>1699816
if its truly an entry level job they will ask what programs you are familiar with using.
That's about it.

[Anonymous No.1699825]

>Are you retarded?
>Can you speak English?
>Do you mind if we paid minimum wage?
>Would you work overtime?

[Anonymous No.1699827]

>>1699816
bro just tell them you smoke rocks and can get them bitches. nerds love bitches and dream of hitting a fat rock.

[Anonymous No.1699845]

10+ years experience

[Anonymous No.1699994]

>>1699825
Minimum wage for engineering? Are you serious?

[Anonymous No.1700025]

>>1699816
They'll ask you if you know why manholes are round. Philosophical questions like that mostly.

[Anonymous No.1700090]

>>1699994
Are you? Most entry level engineering jobs know you absolutely need the experience to get anywhere and exploit that.

[Anonymous No.1700129]

>>1700025
>. Philosophical questions like that mostly.

that has nothing to do with philosophy retard

[Anonymous No.1700149]

>>1700129
What is the reason though?

[Wayne Lambright No.1700156]

>>1700149
A round manhole cover cannot fall through its circular opening, whereas a square manhole cover could fall in if it were inserted diagonally in the hole. Circular covers don't need to be rotated or precisely aligned when placing them on the opening. A round manhole cover is easily moved and rolled.

[Anonymous No.1700162]

>>1700156
Yeah, that's cool, but if I drive down the road and see one with a line painted on it because it's in the middle of the road, and the line isn't lined up anymore it bugs me.

[Anonymous No.1700172]

>>1700090
>Are you? Most entry level engineering jobs know you absolutely need the experience to get anywhere and exploit that.
It sounds to me like you got absolutely fucked over somewhere, because no entry level engineer should be making anywhere near minimum wage.

[Anonymous No.1700176]

>>1700172

When I entered a fabrication and assembly factory as a high school educated housekeeper and handyman I was earning more than minimum.

I would have bust my ass laughing know that the new guy in the office doing all those drawing with the degree was earning less than me.

[Anonymous No.1700180]

>>1700176
Even sophomore-year engineering interns make significantly above minimum wage in my experience.

[Anonymous No.1700181]

>>1699816
If you can wipe your own bum and manage to go at least half the interview without drooling you will be fine.

[Anonymous No.1700190]

>>1700181
i have a masters in chemistry and my gf is always telling me how disgusting my skidmarks are.

i'm like bitch you piss blood and mucous and smell like fish sometimes. suck a (my) dck

[Anonymous No.1700222]

>>1700176
>I would have bust my ass laughing
Well if you want to catch a beating

[Anonymous No.1700223]

>>1700190
Yours is more disgusting mainly because it's rooted in your own laziness

[Anonymous No.1700233]

>>1700223
ok but when i have been in the field for 3 days eating nothing but coffee and spicy fried chicken and i have to fart, is it really my fault?

[Anonymous No.1700236]

>>1699816
if you have to ask this youre not ready to be an engineer.

[Anonymous No.1700246]

>>1700233
Murican race needs to be exterminated

[Anonymous No.1700248]

>>1699816
bro you arent going to get the job at your first interview. go apply to literally 100+ companies. you will get better at interviewing with practice

[Anonymous No.1700255]

>>1700248
>bro you arent going to get the job at your first interview. go apply to literally 100+ companies.
This is highly situational advice, really depends on the field and location. Some places are positively starving for manufacturing engineers.

[Anonymous No.1700299]

>>1699816
(1/2)
I just graduated and got a job. Before that I had three internships. It may be different depending on your location or culture (I live on east coast USA) but here's a few tips from my experience:

They won't ask you to solve problems (find the von mises stress in this I beam etc.) during the interview unless they're assholes or you are working for a cutting edge company but they may ask general questions to make sure you aren't retarded. For example, my second internship was in the aviation industry and they asked me to explain in simple terms how a plane flies. 50/50 you'll be interviewed by an HR person who doesn't know anything about engineering.

Google something like "top 20 interview questions" and have a few sentences for each question; practice answering them with a friend. See if your Uni has resume workshops or mock interviews.

Do a little research on the company and ask them to explain more. I like to start off by introducing myself briefly and them asking them if they can explain more about the company, their position and what the day-to-day is like. It takes the pressure off you and allows you to think of better responses when they ask questions later in the interview.

[Anonymous No.1700302]

>>1700299
(2/2)
They'll probably ask about your education, your internships or other experiences, what software you know (solidworks, autocad, etc.), what your specialty is (structures, fluids, manufacturing, etc.), and what big problems/projects you solved/faced in school and internships. They may ask your what your biggest weakness is. I tell them I've had trouble speaking in front of groups in the past but my presentations in classes have helped me and blah blah ive learned so much.

They'll also ask you what your ideal job is or what you want to do as an employee: I just tell them the same things they said about the company/day-to-day when I asked them about it at the start of the interview. They don't want to hire an engine designer who dreams of being a paleontologist.

Make sure you have a few questions for them ie what do you think i will find surprising if i start working here? What qualities do your best employees have? Is there anything about me or my resume that you think I could work on to be a better candidate?

You won't have much negotiating power being entry level but dont settle for something you aren't interested in or that pays shit. Remember to ask about benefits and weigh your options.

Good luck!

[Anonymous No.1700305]

>>1700248
>bro you arent going to get the job at your first interview
this is some serious brainlet cope.

[Anonymous No.1700312]

>>1700090
You're earning more than minimum at the uni already. How would anyone drop AFTER getting the actual degree? Sounds rather like exceptional retards than the norm to me..

>>1700255
Then the advice still applies. Take multiple interviews and go with the best offer.

[Anonymous No.1700320]

>>1699816
They know you are inexperienced and will ask you about relevant coursework, and why you're particularly interested in this branch of your respective field

[Wayne Lambright No.1700354]

>>1700162
>I drive down the road and see one with a line painted on it because it's in the middle of the road, and the line isn't lined up anymore it bugs me.
You might have a mental illness. Seek therapy.

[Anonymous No.1700422]

>>1700156
Hey Wayne buddy, you got website listed twice. Other than that that's a pretty impressive invention list.

[Anonymous No.1700426]

>>1700190
What the fuck is the relation between working in chemistry and skidmarks? I'm graduating soon and that's making me a tad scared

[Anonymous No.1700569]

>>1700354
All I said was that it bothers me, not that I carry a long steel bar and I stop and get out and fix it, or that I write a letter to the city. I see it and I think, "They could've at least tried." You're a prick and a dumbass, and you need to leave.

[Anonymous No.1700604]

>>1700222
>enginerd wants to throw hands with someone who lifts more than drawings everyday
Lol

[Anonymous No.1700774]

>>1700162
We need to replace covers with shapes of constant width to prevent both problems.

[Anonymous No.1700795]

>>1700156
BRILLIANT!

[Anonymous No.1700882]

>>1700604
>Implying im my job

[Anonymous No.1700892]

>>1699816
Depends on what you are making. I work in manufacturing. Expect lots of generic interview questions, specific examples of problems you solved, getting along with people, etc. My company pushes Lean and the Toyota Production System pretty hard, so be ready for questions about that. I work in controls so I got questions about PLC programming. Some of our maintenance team gets basic practical tests like how to read a micrometer or a wiring/hydraulic diagram.

[Anonymous No.1701294]

>>1699816
>are you an engineer or an enginfar

if you don't answer correctly they beat you to death with a wrench

[Anonymous No.1701333]

>>1700426
>little to know hi gene
>wide and lose anus from working with chemicals like Olestra

[Anonymous No.1701696]

>>1699816
>Dealing with people is probably the biggest problem you face, especially if you are in business. Yes, and that is also true if you are a housewife, architect or engineer. Research done a few years ago under the auspices of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching uncovered a most important and significant fact - a fact later confirmed by additional studies made at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. These investigations revealed that even in such technical lines as engineering, about 15 percent of one's financial success is due to one’s technical knowledge and about 85 percent is due to skill in human engineering-to personality and the ability to lead people

[Anonymous No.1703194]

>>1701696
Nah, dont listen to this anon guy. Just be good at what you do and you will make money. The gooder you get the more money you will make.

Thats the honest way though. The Carnegie way is how you make good money in capitalism by tricking the other monkeys into giving you money rather than earning it by having good technical knowledge.

In Australia really skilled engineers with no people skills earn $150,000.

[Anonymous No.1703231]

>>1703194
Really skilled includes the people skills you retard
So saying with no people skills after it is just dishonest

[Anonymous No.1703234]

>>1703231
Nope. What I said is true. Skilled technical knowledge will get you very far. The "social" element is modern day buzz.

I personally know engineers who are complete nerds and dont fit the company culture but earn great wages.

Sheldon Cooper from big bang would be a good example of that kind of shit.

[Anonymous No.1703301]

>>1703234
You're retarded with complete zero social skills you wouldn't get through the interview process

[Anonymous No.1703720]

>>1703234
Um no, sheldon cooper needed a safe space to function properly and also he is a fictional character. If you do any kind of field work or networking you need to learn to talk to people.

[Anonymous No.1704258]

I always asked:

what reference books do you find yourself referring to a lot?

what do you build? anyone in an engineering position that doesn't make knives, do woodworking, hot rod cars, etc, never seemed to work out very well.

did you grow up on a farm? farm kids know how to get shit done.

tell me the coolest thing you learned in engr school.

we had a basic written test, like simple a pulley problem, different size gears and resulting speeds

[Anonymous No.1704651]

>>1701696
babbys first self improvement book

I'm a complete retard in interviews and always managed to get the job.

[Anonymous No.1705906]

>>1699994
Carl Zeiss metrology Maple Grove Minnesota is famouas for this.