Interview Skills

Prepared by Dr. Sudesh Manger

Self Evaluation
• How your present and past experience relate to the
position
• Your current and future career goals
• What skills and expertise you have to offer
• The skills that you would like to develop or improve
• Location, salary, and lifestyle priorities
• Kinds of people and environments you prefer
• Past experiences you want to highlight such as volunteer
work, hobbies, travel
 Motivation questions: Why do you want
to work in this industry?

Competency-based questions: Tell me

about a time when you proved... skill
Question
Categories Scenario-based questions: What would
you do if…?

Strengths-based questions: Do you find

deadlines motivating or inspiring?
 Describe something you omitted from your resume and
how that would make you a good fit for the position.

What are you doing to stay current with the latest

technology?

Interview What appeals to you about working for our company?

Questions
Why did you select civil engineering as your field or
major?

What will be the biggest challenge for you with this

position?
Do your background
research
• Do some thorough research into the organisation
• Make sure you know what is going on in the
industry you're applying to
• Re-read the job description, paying close attention
to what you’ll be doing on a day-to-day basis
• Use all of this research to help put into words what
interests you about the job
• Think about what experiences you would like to
talk about
• Think about your career ambitions too, both in the
immediate and distant future
 Yourself at a Job Interview

What to Say When Keep Your Focus on Your Be Prepared for Remember
You Meet the Hiring Introduction Short Qualifications and Follow-Up Manners Matter at
Manager and Concise Skills Questions Job Interviews
 Be Be polite to everyone

Watch Watch your body language

Watch Watch your real language

Manners You Review Review your own resume

Need
Prepare Prepare for standard questions

Prepare Prepare your wardrobe

Don't Don't badmouth your former employer

badmouth
Focus
If you are asked to describe a
On presenting a positive and
in enthusiastic tone
Find specific, rather than
general, examples
Think about three or four key
points that you want to make
weakness, mention lessons
about your personal
learned
characteristics
Focus on experiences that
demonstrate flexibility,
adaptability, responsibility,
progress, achievement,
creativity, initiative, and
leadership.
Don't appear desperate

Avoid Avoid Being Too Nice.

Be Be Confident/Comfortable Being Alone

Avoid Avoid Being Too Available

Learn Learn To Let Go

References:
• https://www.thebalancecareers.com/engineer-interview-questions-20
61441

• https://targetjobs.co.uk/career-sectors/engineering/475312-engineer
ing-interview-questions-and-how-to-answer

• https://www.thebalancecareers.com/how-to-introduce-yourself-at-a-j
ob-interview-2060581

• https://www.inc.com/suzanne-lucas/10-interview-skills-you-need-to-g
et-hired-and-how-to-improve-at-them.html