For anyone interested in becoming an engineer, or anyone who already is, they should be prepared for one question when they pursue their career, and enter the job market. One of the most popular, as everyone will know, is the "Where do you see yourself in ten years?" question. While this may make your palms sweat, its not the most popular, or the most important question in the interview. Instead, based on research, this question is more about your confidence level in your attributes, or a test of ego. In other words, it tests your ambition. This is by know means a question you should blow off, but again is not the question you should prepare for.
Assuming you hit the books in college, and didn't sleep through class, you should be able to nail the next set of questions as well. These are straight out of the textbook, and are asked for the exact reason that you think; to see if you are a bonehead or not. After nailing the question about internal combustion engines or how a battery works, you'll stand up, shake hands, and be done with your interview. "What?!" you ask. "I thought you were going to tell us the most important question an engineer can poss-". Stop. You've already answered it. It was the first question when you walked in the door and sat on the office chair, shaking uncontrollably. "Hey, how are you doing?". Yup, that one. A stereotype among engineers is that we are awkward, quiet, nervous, edgy... nerds. Thats not true for everyone, but it is something that is widely looked an by interviewers. A calm, collected, confident answer is what the interviewer is looking for. An engineer with people skills, and confidence is the only engineer they will hire.
Writer: Pat Wilkinson
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