Automotive Emission Systems Engineer Mock Interview
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Are you more interested in theoretical research or applied research?
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Carilee Moran is a retired automotive engineer with 30 years of experience writing and editing technical reports.
This question is most relevant to PhDs, but could apply to interviewees at any educational level. The interviewer wants to avoid a mismatch between your expectations and the reality of the job on offer. There are few things sadder than a theoretician trapped in job where he is just implementing someone else's basic science discoveries, or watching a guy who loves taking the basic science and making it reality trapped in a labyrinth of speculative modeling. You have nothing to lose by being honest and everything to gain.
Carilee Moran is a retired automotive engineer with 30 years of experience writing and editing technical reports.
"I got a PhD because I thought it would prepare me well for just about anything. I would have a narrow expertise about one thing, but a broad scientific foundation. As you can see, my dissertation involves quite a bit of actual lab work, and I love working in a hands-on environment. The description of the job that I'm interviewing for here today says 'Advanced Development.' That sounds perfect to me. It combines the opportunity to use all the engineering and scientific discipline I learned in school with an opportunity to pursue specific technology goals and useful products."
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