01. Question: Tell me about yourself.

I was born in 1988 in Tunisia. I grew up in Tunis and went to high school there. I have completed my

university education in National school of engineers of Tunis in the field of mechanical engineering. After I

graduated from university in 2013, I applied for the engineering department of Magmet, Nabeul. After a couple

of interviews, I got the job and after one year. I have worked in Mazraa as a maintenance manager for 1 year

after that I have applied for a project engineer In Techniplast industy , I have worked in eight projects until

now and the biggest one was three plastic parts for the costumer Porshe. Project took eight months to

complete. In the meantime, I made many trainings in project management PMP and Lean Six Sigma. This is

my background in brief.

1. Tell me about the most challenging engineering project that you have been involved with during past year.

2. Describe the most significant written technical report or presentation that you had to complete.

3. In your last engineering position, what were some of the things that you spent the most time on, and how

much time did you spend on each?

4. What do you enjoy most/least about engineering?

5. What new engineering specialty skills have you developed during the past year?

6. Do you have any patents? If so, tell me about them. If not, is it something you see yourself pursuing and

why or why not?

7. Think of a specific engineering project when you answer this question. What could you have done to be

more successful in achieving your goal(s)?

8. Describe a time when you confronted a problem that really tested your engineering know-how.

9. What is your overall career objective? Do you see yourself working in engineering ten years from now? If

not, what do you think you will be doing?

10. Give me an example of a time in which you were effective in doing away with the constant emergencies

and surprises that engineers often face.

11. Describe a time when as a member of the engineering department, you were instrumental in building a

good long-term relationship with another department within the company.

12. Tell me about your greatest success in using the principles of logic to solve an engineering problem in your

last job.

13. Give me an example of a time when you applied your ability to use analytical techniques to define

problems or design solutions.

14. To what extent has your engineering background required you to be skilled in the analysis of technical

reports or information?
15. Describe a time when you used your engineering knowledge to solve a problem for which there appeared

to be no answer.

16. Tell me about a time when you became aware of a hazardous workplace condition. How did you handle it?

17. Tell me about your experience in dealing with routine engineering work. How do you keep from getting

bored?

18. I expect the engineer that I hire for this position to be precise detailed oriented in everything he or she

does. What checks and balances do you use to make sure that you dont make mistakes?

19. Give me an example of a time when you had to teach a skill to other engineers.

20. Some of the best-engineered ideas are born out of an individuals ability to challenge, others ways of

thinking. Tell me about a time when you were successful in do this.

21. On your last project assignment, what problems did you identify that had been previously overlooked?

22. How has your present or last engineering job changed while youve held it?

23. If I offer you a position as an engineer with us, how do you plan to get off to a jackrabbit start?

24. Give me an example of something that you have learned from a mistake that you made on a job at a client
site.

25. Tell me about a time when a project team effort that you were involved in failed.

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

27. Tell me about the most challenging technical proposal youve ever written.

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

29. How do you communicate priority projects with a team of other engineers without making them feel

overwhelmed?

30. 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.

31. What do you get out of engineering that you couldnt get from any other kind of work?

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

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

34. What step-by-step criteria do you use to make difficult decisions that involve other engineers?
35. 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?

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

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

department.

38. In the field of engineering, priorities often change quickly. Give me an example of a time when that

happened. How did you handle it?

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

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

you still looking?

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

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

43. What personal characteristics do you feel are necessary to be a successful engineer?
44. What single technical skill or ability is your best asset?

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

46. What kinds of information would you request or require before you felt you could do justice to a project

assignment?

47. Describe two specific technical contributions you would expect to make during the first six months on the

job if you joined our company.

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

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

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

51. Tell me about the most challenging engineering project that you have been involved with during past year.

52. Describe the most challenging written technical report or presentation that you've had to complete.

53. Describe an experience with a difficult client. How did you handle the situation? What would you have done

differently?

54. Tell me about your greatest success in using logic to solve an engineering problem.

55. Give me an example of a time when you applied your ability to use analytical techniques to define

problems or design solutions.

56. What checks and balances do you use to make sure that you don't make mistakes?

57. Do you have any patents? If so, tell me about them. If not, is that something you see yourself pursuing in

the future? Why or why not?

58. What engineering skills have you developed or improved upon during the past year?

59. Which software packages are you familiar with? What is the most interesting thing you know how to do

with one of these packages?

60. What are you doing to stay current with the latest technology?

61. Describe any situations where you took initiative or displayed an entrepreneurial approach.

62. Give me an example of how you applied your problem solving skills to a design challenge.

63. Share an example of how you have applied your skills to on-site work.

64. Describe your most successful engineering project. What enabled you to achieve this success?

65. What about on-site work is most challenging for you?

66. What software Do You Really Know?

67. Are You Keeping Pace Technically and Technologically?

The half-life of knowledge for mechanical engineers is shrinking What are you doing to keep current in

technology?

68. Can You Solve Problems with Your Hands as Well as Your Head?

Its one thing to tackle engineering problems in a theoretical, cerebral context. But often youve literally got to

get your hands dirty to make something work the way its supposed to.

70. What have your achievements been to date?

71. Are you happy with your career-to-date?

72. What is the most difficult situation you have had to face and how did you tackle it?
73. What do you like about your present job?

74. What do you dislike about your present job? (Slow decision-making processes etc)

75. What are your strengths? (Ability to learn quickly, determination to succeed, positive attitude, your ability

to relate to people and achieve a common goal)

76. What is your greatest weakness? I know my team think I'm too demanding at times - I tend to drive them

pretty hard but I'm getting much better at using the carrot and not the stick"

77. Why do you want to leave your current employer? Looking for a new challenge, more responsibility,

experience and a change of environment.

78. Why have you applied for this particular job? PMP

79. How does your job fit in to your department and company?

80. What do you enjoy about this industry?

81. Give an example of when you have worked under pressure.

82. What kinds of people do you like working with?

83. Give me an example of when your work was criticised.

84. Give me an example of when you have felt anger at work. How did you cope and did you still perform a

good job?

85. What kind of people do you find it difficult to work with?

86. Give me an example of when you have had to face a conflict of interest at work.

87. Tell me about the last time you disagreed with your boss.

88. Give me an example of when you haven't got on with others.

89. Do you prefer to work alone or in a group? Why?

90. This organization is very different to your current employer - how do you think you are going to fit in?

91. What are you looking for in a company?

92. How do you measure your own performance?

93. What kind of pressures have you encountered at work?

94. Are you a self-starter? Give me examples to demonstrate this?

95. What changes in the workplace have caused you difficulty and why?

96. How do you feel about working long hours and/or weekends?

97. Give me an example of when you have been out of your depth.

98. What have you failed to achieve to date?

99. What can you bring to this organisation?

100. How do you ensure you dont make mistakes on the job?

I think communication is essential to avoid mistakes, and can even help to spot them. During a recent project,

I was having trouble understanding the feasibility of a technical drawing Id been sent to work on. And because

email chains can often get messy and confusing, I set up a face-to-face meeting with the team to talk it

through. Not only did we manage to get on the same page, we also ended up catching a mistake, potentially

saving hundreds of hours of the teams time.

101. Whats your favourite/least favourite part of engineering?

My favourite part has to be the practical elements of the job, especially when I solve problems hands-on to

make a machine work. Im not always a massive fan of the tedious paperwork side of things, but I also

understand that its key to the smooth running of any project. You cant have one without the other.

102. Give me an example of a time youve combined practical and technical ability in a project

Learning about risk management was part of my degree, but I never had to use it until a couple of months ago

when a plot of commercial land my team and I were working on was damaged by large-scale flooding. I had

to put my skills into practice fast, and learn as I went along. Eventually, we fixed the problem, and our quick

thinking was even able to save the company money.

103. What skills and abilities do you think are essential for an engineer?
Obviously excellent problem solving and communication skills are absolutely vital for any engineer. But I think

good judgement is also really underrated. Even with all the right training, you need the experience to tell

exactly whats needed for a project not to mention have the bravery to ask for help or go back to the

drawing board when things arent working.

104. What are the three key challenges for our industry today and how can these be tackled effectively?

105. Do you have any certifications?

106. Tell me about the projects you have managed.

107. Which project management software and tools do you prefer using? Why?

108. What project management methodologies are you most familiar with?

109. How do you plan a schedule for a project?

110. How do you allocate resources?

111. How do you handle office politics?

112. How do you prefer to provide status updates?

113. What is the best way to set up and manage an interdepartmental team?

114. How do you motivate a team?

115. How do you handle a team member who isnt productive?

116. When was the last time you didnt delegate? What happened?

117. What was the most challenging about your last project?

118. What was the least challenging about your last project?

119. How do you monitor and manage risks to the project?

120. How do you start a project?

121. What do you spend the most time doing each day?

122. Tell me how you schedule projects and establish timelines.

123. What is the most complicated project you have managed? How did you handle it?

124. How do you close a project?

125.Have you worked on a project that failed? What happened?

126. What was your most successful project?

127. What is the largest number of projects you have handled at any given time?

128. Do you prefer working on a single project or multiple projects at the same time?

129. What dont you want to work on?

There are always bits of jobs we dont like, but project managers typically work on the projects that they are
assigned. Its fine to have preferences, but youre looking for someone who can respond to business needs
even if that isnt their top choice of project.

130. If you had to rate project management as a career, from 1-10 how would you rate it?
This will show you how they value their career and whether they see themselves progressing in a PM role. Ask
them why they chose that rating.

131. Whats the most important thing for a project manager to do?

It will show you their priorities and whether they have actually thought about what a project manager does. It
will also demonstrate whether they are a good cultural fit for your team. If you have a strong focus on process
and they think the most important thing is to be flexible and adapt processes as you go, then you probably
wont get on.

132. What do you spend the most time doing each day? gets out and visits clients most days of the week

133. What criteria are you using to find your next job? green credentials, career progression, work/life balance,
working for a big brand

134. What creative problem solving techniques do you use? About fishbone diagrams , 5 whys

135. What is one skill a project manager needs to succeed?

Project managers must have a diverse range of abilities, but I would say most importantly they need to be
flexible. This can mean being able to quickly adjust to taking on a new direction to better execute a project or
to meet a new deadline. Or it could mean being adaptable to work with an array of personality types. In this
role, sometimes you will need to react quickly and strategically so being able to adapt to new circumstances is
necessary

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