Pre-screens that attempt to minimize consumption of a candidates' time is a
good thing.
What if the candidate logs in to answer one or two questions that evaluate
engineering judgment and/or problem solving? Perhaps you have to consider
that the "knowledge of..." stuff cannot be used as a first-pass screen.
This is best evaluated in-person.
I have had several interviews that focused on knowledge (facts) questions -
useless if it is something that can be looked up by a 2-second computer
search of the a standard or on-line data. The more obscure the knowledge
element, the more likely that it can be rapidly found with access to the
correct documents. With exception of one company, I am glad that they
('fact-based' interviewing companies) passed me up or I passed the company
up. A fact-based interview is shallow. Problem-solving interviews indicate
depth of thought by both the interviewer and the interviewee. Realize that
the superior candidates will also evaluate the interviewers.
The best compliance-related questions that have been posited to me follow:
1. After a few minutes discussing the circuit in a schematic - 'What is the
method that this converter uses to detect overload, how would Type-Test it,
and why?'
2. Is this code safety-critical? Why or why not?
3. Provided simple fly-back converter schematic and PCB layout and WV table
and calipers - 'Evaluate the spacings and provide general component
requirements for the circuit node outlined on the schematic'.
4. 'Do you prefer Agilent or R/S? Why?'
Brian
-----Original Message-----
From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org]On Behalf Of Kevin
Robinson
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 11:38 AM
To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: Interview Questions
Hello All,
I have recently been tasked with writing a set of questions that job
candidates would need to answer at the same time they apply for a
position requiring knowledge of product safety evaluation, testing
and practices. These questions would serve as an automated pre
screening mechanism. Questions like "What does the term creepage
distance mean?" would be perfect , however the challenge that I am
facing is finding questions that the answers are not easily found
using Google. If anyone has any product safety related questions that
they would not mind sharing, I would greatly appreciate it.
Kevin Robinson
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