Practice 25 Burns & McDonnell interview questions covering technical expertise, project delivery, and employee ownership culture.
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Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
They want to know whether you want to work specifically for them, and why that is, as opposed to trying to land a job anywhere. So familiarize yourself with why Burns & McDonnell prides themselves as a great place to work, whether it's the employee rewards they've received, or that you'll have an opportunity to work "across disciplines and industries, integrated engineering services form our foundation. With a consistent focus on innovation, you'll design the systems and structures that build our world."

Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
The biggest badge of honor Burns & McDonnell advertises is that they are a "100% employee-owned company. We make this place great! We get to shape and inform how our company operates because we're owners. This business decision makes us a great place to work for all and a remarkable place to build a career, and we invest in our most important resource-our people. But being employee-owners means we all foster a culture of ownership, where each of us has a vested stake in the success of our company and one another." Keep this in mind when answering this question.

Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
"One of the main reasons I chose to pursue this opportunity here is the fact that the company is 100% employee-owned, that everyone is a stakeholder in the company's success, and everyone has a voice. Also, the opportunities for innovation and career advancement are huge draws for me."
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