There are various type of questions asked during an interview of Engineering Placements. The questions vary on their stream of engineering. The interview can be taken by technical team and then by HR or can be mixture of
Technical & HR Team.
The students can practice interview by visiting various websites/ portals available or even the college training teams can prepare them by taking mock interview sessions.
Types of interviews for Engineering Placements
- Telephonic Interview
- Video Interview
- Face to face Interview
- Technical Interview
Telephonic Interview – These interviews are taken as a part of screening process. These are mostly conducted by HR team to test the motivation and the interest of the candidate applying for the job.
Video Interview can be a live interaction with the candidate over any platform like Zoom, Google meet, etc where the recruiter asks the question and the candidate has to answer them in front of a camera etc.
Face to face Interview is one of the common methods used in campus placement drives. It is usually the final round of discussion when the previous rounds are conducted virtually.
Technical Interview are mostly conducted for engineering students to judge their technical skills and the knowledge of their subject.
A few basic questions which are asked during an interview are
Tell me about yourself?
Why should we hire you?
What are your weakness & strengths?
Why do you want to join our company?
What interest you for this job?
Where do you see yourself after 5 years?
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How can you prepare yourself for these types of questions?
- First and most important read the Job Profile carefully before applying for the job.
- Visit the website of the company and note few important things about the company like their product, their clients, their turnover etc.
- See reviews about the company on Glassdoor etc.
- This research will help you in putting your words for – what interests you for this job.
- Make changes in your CV as per the need of the profile you are applying for.
- Prepare an answer for you ambition in your career in near future and long term goal.
At the end of the interview the interviewer will give you an opportunity to ask few questions, so it’s a good idea to have questions ready with you. Choose questions that you actually want the answer of and which demonstrates your interest for the position.
