Wow, why do you hate women?!

Yeah seriously just start with -ing then move everything else around.

NO that's sexist

Howard, didn't you go to a technical school as well?

ime "engineers are bad at writing" is a myth perpetrated by lazy engineers who don't want or think they need good writing skills.

Obviously, you hate women also.

My language skills were quite poor just a few years ago. I worked at it, and now they are satisfactory.

Have you?

My wife can do that too...but with vibrators not compressors

Chil out. I'm sure they don't expect engineers to do well with words and crap.

Thats a little harsh.
She gets paid less for being a woman.
Shouldn't the hiring managers therefore lower their language skills threshold since shes a woman?

Good luck MLYLT.

I worked as a network engineer for ten years. Just accepted a job doing data entry for state health insurance eligibility programs. The job market in my corner of N. California is brutal. But it's where my kids are.

I'm renewing my CCNA tomorrow and this test has become an absolute bitch since I took it last. Cisco has dropped the hammer on entry into this ****. But I have to have a valid certification to get looked at despite my experience.

/rant

seriously good luck, wish I could just make anagrams and get certified. /bitchysarcasm

i dont think this really shows any skills at problem or puzzle solving. i would say if you created and executed the series of tests after studying how the compressor was designed and built then that would be important. but hearing some vibrations and guessing at the problem at best points to simple experience and if not then is just plain old luck.

"...engineers are brilliant..." Should be an undertitle IMO

I have another interview with a company in east Texas down the road from where I'll be moving in with my sister. I kinda want to stay in the Dallas area, so I'm not to thrilled about it. I could be close to home and all my family,but it feels like everything is in slow motion there.

I also just got an email for an interview with another company in Dallas. Yay!

fpy

Mlylt,

Congrats on seeing some positive movement on the job search front!

Her current one is pretty much perfect tho...

So I got a rejection email yesterday from the company where I failed the test. I was feeling kinda stupid and down about it; talked to me therapist and he wants me to get tested for dyslexia lol

Other Interviews lined up:
Yesterday: Phone interviewed with a company 3hrs from Dallas for a Quality Engineer position. The interview was kinda tough; they ask how I would set up and run a quality program, and what were the worst and best situations involving quality Ive ever faced.
My response to the first was: I will begin with setting up a set of procedures and standards for every facet of the manufacturing process, they will be general and will be edited for each product line. I would then have all personel trained on the procedures and implement a checks system to make sure the procedures are being followed and the standards are being met. Response to the second one: On one of my fuel gas conditioning skids, the bolts were specially made and coated ($30K for all the bolts on the skid), and the shop sanded and stripped the coatings off of the bolts to paint them the same color as the skid, we had to replace them all.
They also asked what the most important aspect of a quality control program is, and I said the people. I explained that you could have all the procedures in place, but if the people executing them couldn't understand them or be trained then your program will fail.
Any suggestions on how I could have answered these differently? Ive never worked as a Quality Engineer.


Interviews for next week:

Mon: Interview with one of my previous clients at my last job for a Testing Engineer Position

Tues: Interview with Johnson Controls for a Project Engineer Position!

Wed: Interview with a company that designs and builds aircrafts for a Project Engineer Postion


Im most excited about the Johnson Controls interview.

Just got a call for a second interview with the first company; they must have liked my answers.
I have an interview almost everyday next week!

Mlylt,

Sounds like good progress on a number of fronts. Congratulations and good luck!

Yeah seconded. Given the number of posters ready to jump in when she does something stupid I'm a little surprised only El D posted a response to the good stuff.

mlylt,

Here's a topical story you can bring up when interviewing @ Johnson Controls to show your knowledge of the company. Good luck!

Seriously tho, I knew some engineers who worked @ their Holland location when I lived in Michigan & they seemed to enjoy it there.

My limited experience is more in safety management than quality, but your answer to the implementation plan seems very 'top down.' Any plan to implement quality procedures should have employee feedback as the first part of the plan, not just because they are at the coal face, but because their buy-in is essential to making a program work.

When asking you for situations, you should give an example that you handled really well. Having to change the bolts doesn't sound like that, but I would elaborate on your reaction to the situation in any case.

For the last one, "people," is the right answer, but it's more about getting them to buy-in and take an active role than about ability to be trained in the procedures. Your answer starts with 'people,' but really means 'clarity of procedures' and 'training.'

I may be off here because QA may be a different kettle of fish, but hopefully that is some useful feedback.

Yep. My math/sci skills were average at best there, but my writing/speech skills were well better than average. I was a bit of an outlier.