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Can you describe the most challenging engineering project you have ever worked on and how you overcame the obstacles you encountered?
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This question has two parts. The first is to understand the scope of the work you do and the challenges you face in the role of an IT engineer. The second is to learn about your problem-solving methodology and how you approach challenging issues. The project you describe should align with the needs of the organization you are interviewing with. The steps you used to overcome the challenge should be systematic and applicable to similar challenges you are likely to face if hired by this organization. Make sure to give credit to other team members and outside resources that helped you resolve the issue to demonstrate your teamwork skills.
William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
"The most challenging IT engineering project I worked on involved migrating a data center to a hosted cloud environment. This required a great deal of planning to ensure that the migration occurred without any loss of data or a reduction in the organization's productivity. My team and I outlined each step of the migration in great detail and leveraged the resources of the hosted cloud organization during the planning phase. We followed the plan and had contingency plans in place when executing the migration if an unforeseen issue occurred. The migration went smoothly and was performed over a holiday weekend to avoid downtime for the business users. We provisioned backup and redundant systems, so no data was lost. Migrating the data center to the cloud saved the organization almost 50% of its annual operating budget."
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