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140: Most common questions for job interview of electrical engineers

Preparing for a job interview questions as one of the interview techniques will help the job seeker as well as the employer to make a better choice with more accurate answers that have been pondered for a longer time than a short interview meeting.

Structure of interview (common):

Note: If you submit a resume before the interview, some of the following questions may not be asked.

Personal information

  • Personal profile
  • Type of visa and work permission
  • Distance from workplace to home

Education and background

  • Status of university education
  • Training courses
  • Articles or research works
  • Strengths and weaknesses
  • Short and long term goals
  • Main specialty

Work experiences

  • Employment history
  • Job duties in the last positions
  • Explain some of the projects which you were involved
  • Pros and cons of your last positions

Skills and abilities

  • Office softwares
  • Electrical engineering softwares
  • Special skills and qualities for workplace
  • Language skills
  • Driving license

Interests and Motivations

  • Reason for leaving the previous job
  • Reason for choosing the desired company
  • Your qualifications for new desired position which you are applying for
  • Personal factors that you think will set you apart from other candidates
  • Motivations that lead to success at new position

Behavioural questions

  • Share examples for below challenges:
    • How to manage and prioritize a large volume of assigned tasks within a short time
    • Important and tough decisions under pressure and quickly
    • Your reaction after you know that you made a mistake
    • How to deal with problems with colleagues
    • Raising an uncomfortable subject with your manager
    • Teamwork experience

Technical questions

Technical questions are depend on the relevant job positions as below:

  • Sales engineer
  • Design engineer
  • Supervising engineer
  • Commissioning engineer

Special working conditions:

  • Possibility of trips outside the city, province or country
  • Shift work
  • Providing the personal car

Contractual conditions:

  • The minimum wage requested
  • Working hours (full time, part time)
  • Job rewards and benefits

Delivery of documents - upon request

  • Resume or CV
  • Cover letter
  • Recommendation letters

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