EEVblog #27 - More Engineering Job Interview Tips!

[Indianmalujl]

I like this guy haha Whats your weakness? My enthusiasm !! Awesome, about to pull this for my interview 4:00 pm.

[dubmdub]

you fire me up! what is that electric equipment? send me message I'll show you my dads electronic collection.

[Khmerv3]

OMG CHRISTIAN BALE!!!

[TheEPROM9]

These tips could also be adapted to other jobs.

[EEVblog]

@TheEPROM9 No doubt!

[lack76]

hey man great advice thanks I'm gathering material now to show an employer

[sdfgkjioeg90]

hi Dave, it's really great video! it's very useful for the new graduates like me ^_^

I just want to help me to find some convincing answers to these questions, please:

1. Talk about your self?

2. Talk about your ambition?

3. Why do you want to work for this organization?

4. Explain how you would be an asset to this organization?

Thank you so much Dave.

[EEVblog]

@sdfgkjioeg90 Classic stupid HR questions! I'll have to do a blog on this!

[tamyboy1]

hy Dave, good tips about engineering job tips,

I am in my final year of Uni, your tips are a good reminder of many things,

I do make things in my spare time,

1- how would you take them to the interview ? in a cart ?

2- Who much do you pay for PCB manufacturing ? It is expensive, do you have any suggestion for students ?

Thanks

[EEVblog]

@tamyboy1 Use ITead studios for low cost pcbs. Take your stuff in a briefcase or something. Blank example PCB's I take in a zippered A4 folder.

[tamyboy1]

@EEVblog thanks

[hussain935]

hi!

i am an undergrad doing mechanical engineering.

i'm impressed by your video.

Do you have some specific tips for mechanical engineers?

And i'll be starting my F.Y.P in 2,3 months ,would you please share spme journals or magazines wher i may get my work published?

Thanx!!!

[EEVblog]

@hussain935 No idea, sorry. I'm an EE, not an ME.

[MewesK]

If someone can actually fulfill all this tips he will get hired instantly. The main problem is that there aren't enough people like that.

Disclaimer: This statement is based on experiences in the IT industry. But I guess it will apply to other industries as well.

[EEVblog]

@MewesK They are the minority in the electronics industry too.

[jortijn]

You are 100% right thank you for the great tips

[vnp77777]

i signed to say.. Man i love you,, i lke your language :)

[rifatchimique]

Hi Dave,

ur EEVblog was really helpful (although my background in chemical engineering). I did a terrible mistake yesterday's interview. the engineer interviewing me asked me abt salary and I replied if they gonna count my masters as experience (bcoz my master is from environment, and the company is mining & materials)

why I asked?

I feel terrible,I even told him, dont u want to hire a chemical engineer who also knows abt the env?& I think I lost my chances,do I have any way out to recover??

[mdoub]

"Reh-SHU-may"

[calpitoc]

It's a stupid question, give them a stupid answer. Haha!

[sonicase]

try not to say "you know" at an interview :P

[scancool]

Dave you pretty famous on the engineering community by now, has anyone you interview recognize you?

[EEVblog]

@scancool I've been pretty well known for a long time if you can call it that. Even decades ago I would turn up at an interview and they already knew me from my magazine projects.

[scancool]

@EEVblog thats awsome thumbs up!

[ovi1987]

Although your video is good...I don't quite understand why you constantly keep judging top scorers!!! getting uni medal...dean list means nothing? this is not true...your degree matters...for a lot of jobs you cant even apply without appropriate grades....top engineers were top students from top universities...

[Films4You]

Soory this is a bit Spammy of my but I feel it may help to Google "I work very hard"

[djdangerousmusic]

Awesome!

[wazii6]

great video i would like to see video for student like me just starting i wanna know what is the most intro job in enginnering so i can pay my way up

[drivenbyfate]

Haha its rare to have more than 3 interviews at one company...I have 5 this Thursday. It seems a bit ridiculous.

[shodanxx]

love the mythbuster shirt ;)

I would say , show up at the 2nd interview with a geek t-shirt

if I worked in electronics and I saw someone with that shirt he'd get extra point before he even opened his mouth !!!

also people always comment about your accent but it's not your accent, it's your off the scale enthusiasm !!!

these vblogs are the best on youtube, they're as good as "nurdrage"'s chemistry vblogs

seriously, keep up the good work !!!1one

[WomblingFreely]

Be nice to the person on reception too, you may find out they are actually the HR monkey covering for someone, especially if its a small company. Happened to me, they ran the interview half an hour later, I got the job too.

[Raheel197]

Dave thanks for the tips... will definately use them for my interveiw this monday

[EEVblog]

@Raheel197

Good luck, keep us posted!

[mohimohi1983]

What accent is this?

[Raheel197]

@mohimohi1983 Australian.... how can you not tell? :S

[souzzzzza]

This is the best youtube channel there is!! :D

Thanks for the tips.

[pogi09282805724]

@souzzzzza damn ryt!!

[bnjmn532]

Dave. i wanted to say thanks for the informative videos. i used a few tips for an interview i had yesterday for an Electrical Engineering position at a Roofing manufacturing company. The tips paid off. I was selected for the internship! Keep up the work with your blog.

[EEVblog]

@bnjmn532

Awesome work!, glad it worked for you.

[Strube09]

Great views, great videos

Keep it up... Starting to inspire me to make my own EE Blog.

[The2ndclory]

I've seen so many people say it, as well as yourself, but your enthusiasm cracks me up. Is that how you really are all the time? Great videos BTW.

[FailureToKeep]

Hey! thanks for the tips! It is really a scary idea that you may not answer some of the technical questions in an interview. if under in this situation, prove to the interviewer that you are willing to learn. thanks! Im really thankful. I am also thankful to "jobseeker revolution" video. Help me alot. everyone should also check it. :)

[foxkidcmm]

Dave,

Everyone who interviews with me should see this video. If someone came in, followed your plan, and actually knew something, they would be hired, and I would rejoice finding them.

I tend to take changes with people, and overall the results are a much stronger staff. When people come in with gear they've built, and show eagerness to tackle any problem, I have never gone wrong.

If someone follows your interview plan and the company is turned off, it's probably a boring company. :)

[EEVblog]

@foxkidcmm

Yeah, if they don't like you showing your stuff etc then they usually ain't worth working for!

[kchida1980]

i wish i could give this video 6 stars! Dave - where and how have you acquired most of your technical skills? In academia? Books? Forums? Workplace? All of the above?

[EEVblog]

@kchida1980

All of the above over 30 years or so.

[yoyomin]

nice video.

[broaff2]

awesome

[Afrotechmods]

Dave Jones for PM of Australia!

[Andlier]

I love this video blog!

[aaopwner]

It would be cool if you just made an episode completely about RF, describing common RF terms from a technical perspective with examples and etc.

Just a thought for the youtubers...I think it may be useful to a lot of people.

[japroach]

I didn't think another job interview clip would be enjoyable. I couldn't have been more wrong, good stuff.

[emus1attack]

Thanks again for another great episode, this will really help me out in a few years once I'm out of school(Junior in High School right now). Can't wait for the next show!

P.S. I like the shirt.

[Twistx77]

Thank You!!!

[gk123434534]

Good one Dave! :)

[calibeck]

I think this is the only ECE video blog. Very informative vid. Thanks!

[Olwe90]

'Engineering guys don't ask like..wanky questions'. Here here mate.