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41⟩ Phone Based Estimator interview questions

☛ What are you expecting from this firm in the future?

☛ How well did your college experience prepare you for this job?

☛ What are three positive character traits you don't have?

☛ Do you prefer to work in a small, medium or large company?

☛ Who was your favorite manager and why?

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42⟩ Strengths and Weaknesses Based Estimator interview questions

☛ How do you see your job relating to the overall goals?

☛ What has been your most successful experience in speech making?

☛ What do you believe are your key strengths?

☛ Who else have you applied to/got interviews with?

☛ When was the last time you were in a crises?

Answer all Estimator interview questions honestly and stay focused throughout the hiring process. Provide truthful answers to Estimator interview questions and exude confidence when speaking.

Ask a friend or relative of yours to help you practice answering Estimator interview questions.

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43⟩ Do you know what makes a product successful?

Basing on the monetization, these questions give you the chance to prove your personal try. Do not show extremely your optimism and pursue the unreality. Give your answers the reality.

It is useful to predict a five to ten- year- scenario of expectations in order to gain your targets that you set up and it is the period of time to see how your plans and targets are performed.

Therefore, the quality of the product and marketability of the mentioned industry need to be highlighted. This will help you to achieve the interviewer’s attention and insurance to you personality and you can get the honest and long- term goals.

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44⟩ Tell me how would you estimate the weight of the Chrysler building?

This is a process guesstimate where the interviewer wants to know if you know what to ask. First, you would find out the dimensions of the building (height, weight, depth). This will allow you to determine the volume of the building. Does it taper at the top? (Yes.) Then, you need to estimate the composition of the Chrysler building. Is it mostly steel? Concrete? How much would those components weigh per square inch? Remember the extra step: find out whether you're considering the building totally empty or with office furniture, people, etc. If you're including the contents, you might have to add 20 percent or so to the building's weight.

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45⟩ Video Based Estimator interview questions

☛ Where do you see yourself in five years time?

☛ Situation in which you had to arrive at a compromise.

☛ How did you react when faced with constant time pressure?

☛ What were the responsibilities of your last position?

☛ What negative thing would your last boss say about you?

Never use any adjectives for these sort of Estimator interview questions. Make sure your eye contact with the interviewers during the interview. Give several reasons and include skills, experience and interest.

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46⟩ Basic Estimator interview questions

☛ How did you prepare for this work?

☛ A team experience you found disappointing.

☛ Do you have any questions for me?

☛ How would you describe your work style?

☛ What are you looking for in terms of career development?

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47⟩ Tell me do you have an estimating assignment from the past that you feel you did not complete well?

Well, never faced that worst situation, mayb once when we were in a group and project dead line was so close to submit.

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48⟩ What is reserve analysis?

This is used in monitoring the status of management and contingency reserves so that the project does not suddenly run out of budget.

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49⟩ Suppose while a project is ongoing, you realize that an error in your cost estimate of one of the primary resources needed to complete was unaccounted for. What would you do?

Once an error is noticed, you should quantify the impact on the project and report it to the senior management. This error would definitely affect the cost baseline. While we should always try to avoid mistakes, they do occur and it is our professional responsibility to report them to the management especially when it has a financial implication to the project.

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50⟩ What is cost performance index (CPI)?

This is a measure of the cost efficiency of budgeted resources expressed as the ratio of earned value to actual cost. A CPI of 1.0 means the project is exactly on budget, that the work actually done so far is exactly the same as the cost so far. When CPI is greater than 1.0, it is under the planned cost and when it is less than 1.0, it is over the planned cost.

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51⟩ Tell me in short what are three positive things your last boss would say about you?

It’s time to pull out your old performance appraisals and boss’s quotes. This is a great way to brag about yourself through someone else’s words: “My boss has told me that I am the best designer he has ever had. He knows he can rely on me, and he likes my sense of humor.”

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52⟩ Tell me why do you want this job as estimator?

This question typically follows on from the previous one. Here is where your research will come in handy. You may want to say that you want to work for a company that is X, Y, Z, (market leader, innovator, provides a vital service, whatever it may be). Put some thought into this beforehand, be specific, and link the company’s values and mission statement to your own goals and career plans.

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53⟩ Explain me what was the most difficult estimating assignment you have faced? How did you get through?

Cost Controlling a running projects for more than a one year, Revised the Book of quantity, Studied the contract and the agreements.

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54⟩ Explain me as a cost estimator you must pay attention to the smallest detail. What would your previous manager have to say about your attention to detail?

My rule is to check the results with design and inspect the outcome of resources. Verify with previous factors and common mistakes. Justify and improve.

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55⟩ Tell me in what ways, could you improve as a cost estimator? What can you do to improve in those areas?

Pay attention to the smallest detail, meetings with the concerned people.

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56⟩ Brick walls are measured in sq. m if the thickness of the wall is A. 10 cm B. 15 cm C. 20 cm D. None of these.

Option A

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57⟩ Suppose after a series of analysis, you realized that your project is ahead of schedule but under cost. What does that tell you about the project?

First, the analysis carried out is the earned value analysis. Being over schedule and under cost simply means you have completed more work than you should have below the planned cost for that project phase. Yes, that’s great news, but you should also begin to look and analyze the risk using the risk indicators in order to determine if there was an oversight.

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58⟩ Do you know how many square feet of pizza are eaten in the United States each month?

This is a classic guesstimate question where you need to think aloud. And so first off you round the U.S. population to 300 million people (it's actually about 315 million but rounding will be much easier and your interviewer will not score you lower for rounding). Then estimate how many people eat pizza. A decent educated guess is two out of every three people, or 200 million. Now let's say the average pizza-eating person eats pizza twice a month, and eats two slices at a time. That's four slices a month.

If the average slice of pizza is perhaps six inches at the base and 10 inches long, then the slice is 30 square inches of pizza. So, four pizza slices would be 120 square inches (30 times 4). Since one square foot equals 144 square inches (12 times 12), let's assume that each person who eats pizza eats one square foot per month.

Since there are 200 million pizza-eating Americans, 200 million square feet of pizza are consumed in the U.S. each month. To summarize: 300 million people in America, 200 million eat pizza, average slice of pizza is six inches at the base and 10 inches long or 30 square inches, average American eats four slices of pizza a month, four pieces times 30 square inches equals 120 square inches (one square foot is 144 square inches), so let's assume one square foot per person, and thus one square foot times 200 million people equals 200 million square feet of pizza a month.

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59⟩ The brick work is measured in sq metre, in case of A. Honey comb brick work B. Brick flat soling C. Half brick walls or the partition D. All the above.

Option D

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60⟩ what would you like to be doing five years from now?

The safest answer contains a desire to be regarded as a true professional and team player. As far as promotion, that depends on finding a manager with whom you can grow. Of course, you will ask what opportunities exist within the company before being any more specific: “From my research and what you have told me about the growth here, it seems operations is where the heavy emphasis is going to be. It seems that’s where you need the effort and where I could contribute toward the company’s goals.” Or, “I have always felt that first-hand knowledge and experience open up opportunities that one might never have considered, so while at this point in time I plan to be a part of [e.g.] operations, it is reasonable to expect that other exciting opportunities will crop up in the meantime.”

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77 Estimator Questions And Answers

41⟩ Phone Based Estimator interview questions

42⟩ Strengths and Weaknesses Based Estimator interview questions

43⟩ Do you know what makes a product successful?

44⟩ Tell me how would you estimate the weight of the Chrysler building?

45⟩ Video Based Estimator interview questions

46⟩ Basic Estimator interview questions

47⟩ Tell me do you have an estimating assignment from the past that you feel you did not complete well?

48⟩ What is reserve analysis?

49⟩ Suppose while a project is ongoing, you realize that an error in your cost estimate of one of the primary resources needed to complete was unaccounted for. What would you do?

50⟩ What is cost performance index (CPI)?

51⟩ Tell me in short what are three positive things your last boss would say about you?

52⟩ Tell me why do you want this job as estimator?

53⟩ Explain me what was the most difficult estimating assignment you have faced? How did you get through?

54⟩ Explain me as a cost estimator you must pay attention to the smallest detail. What would your previous manager have to say about your attention to detail?

55⟩ Tell me in what ways, could you improve as a cost estimator? What can you do to improve in those areas?

56⟩ Brick walls are measured in sq. m if the thickness of the wall is A. 10 cm B. 15 cm C. 20 cm D. None of these.

57⟩ Suppose after a series of analysis, you realized that your project is ahead of schedule but under cost. What does that tell you about the project?

58⟩ Do you know how many square feet of pizza are eaten in the United States each month?

59⟩ The brick work is measured in sq metre, in case of A. Honey comb brick work B. Brick flat soling C. Half brick walls or the partition D. All the above.

60⟩ what would you like to be doing five years from now?

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Home Construction Estimator

77 Estimator Questions And Answers

41⟩ Phone Based Estimator interview questions

42⟩ Strengths and Weaknesses Based Estimator interview questions

43⟩ Do you know what makes a product successful?

44⟩ Tell me how would you estimate the weight of the Chrysler building?

45⟩ Video Based Estimator interview questions

46⟩ Basic Estimator interview questions

47⟩ Tell me do you have an estimating assignment from the past that you feel you did not complete well?

48⟩ What is reserve analysis?

49⟩ Suppose while a project is ongoing, you realize that an error in your cost estimate of one of the primary resources needed to complete was unaccounted for. What would you do?

50⟩ What is cost performance index (CPI)?

51⟩ Tell me in short what are three positive things your last boss would say about you?

52⟩ Tell me why do you want this job as estimator?

53⟩ Explain me what was the most difficult estimating assignment you have faced? How did you get through?

54⟩ Explain me as a cost estimator you must pay attention to the smallest detail. What would your previous manager have to say about your attention to detail?

55⟩ Tell me in what ways, could you improve as a cost estimator? What can you do to improve in those areas?

56⟩ Brick walls are measured in sq. m if the thickness of the wall is A. 10 cm B. 15 cm C. 20 cm D. None of these.

57⟩ Suppose after a series of analysis, you realized that your project is ahead of schedule but under cost. What does that tell you about the project?

58⟩ Do you know how many square feet of pizza are eaten in the United States each month?

59⟩ The brick work is measured in sq metre, in case of A. Honey comb brick work B. Brick flat soling C. Half brick walls or the partition D. All the above.

60⟩ what would you like to be doing five years from now?

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