☛ For what advice or assistance do fellow engineers turn to you?

☛ Tell me about the most challenging technical proposal you’ve ever written.

☛ What factors would you consider in building an engineering department from scratch?

☛ How do you communicate priority projects with a team of other engineers without making them feel overwhelmed?

☛ Describe a specific engineering project that you were responsible for that required a lot of interaction with a variety of people over a long period of time.

☛ What do you get out of engineering that you couldn’t get from any other kind of work?

☛ Describe a typical day out in the field in your last or present job.

☛ What media contacts do you have that would help us market our technical products/services?

☛ What step-by-step criteria do you use to make difficult decisions that involve other engineers?

☛ To whom did you turn for help the last time that you ran into a major technical problem, and why did you choose that person?

☛ Give me two examples of technical decisions that you had to make on your last job.

☛ Tell me about a time when you had to make a difficult decision that affected the entire engineering department.

☛ In the field of engineering, priorities often change quickly. Give me an example of a time when that happened. How did you handle it?

☛ How can you best use your engineering education and prior work experience to help our company grow?

☛ How long have you been looking for an engineering spot? Have you had any job offers yet? If so, why are you still looking?

☛ Tell me about a time when you had to take disciplinary action with an engineer who reported to you.

☛ Tell me about the last time you lost your temper in the field.

☛ What personal characteristics do you feel are necessary to be a successful engineer?

☛ What single technical skill or ability is your best asset?

☛ What kind of hours did you typically work in your most recent engineering job?

☛ What kinds of information would you request or require before you felt you could do justice to a project assignment?

☛ Describe two specific technical contributions you would expect to make during the first six months on the job if you joined our company.

☛ Tell me about a time when you surpassed all expectations by going “above and beyond” for a client.

☛ What have you specifically done to make the work of the engineers who report to you easier?

☛ How do you feel about the workload in the engineering department on your present or previous job?