Metallurgical Engineering Mock Interview
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Are you more interested in pursuing a technical track or a managerial track in your career?
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Carilee Moran is a retired automotive engineer with 30 years of experience writing and editing technical reports.
Every corporation needs both technical gurus AND strategic geniuses. An organization full of nothing but CEO-strivers would be non-functional. Who would do the work? Do some thought experiments about what it would be like for you to mostly concern yourself with people-management in a technical field versus mainly concerning yourself with the science/engineering aspect, but never being allowed to make the big strategic decisions. In the interview, just tell the truth, while keeping in mind that if you are applying for a managerial job but you answer that you want to be on a technical track, your resume is probably going to the bottom of the pile. Make sure your answer is a good fit to both you and the job for which you are interviewing.
Carilee Moran is a retired automotive engineer with 30 years of experience writing and editing technical reports.
"Providing a technical track for advancement in parallel to the management track really recognizes the contribution of science and engineering to the overall success of a company. I am glad to learn that The Company has dual tracks. That is a really important factor in attracting and retaining top technical talent. I am just getting started with my career, and in my opinion, the best foundation for managers in a technology company is a solid understanding of its products and the science behind them. I am not really sure if I want to be a manager. Maybe that would feel right to me after I got my feet under me and mastered the technical aspects of the product lines you develop and manufacture. But for now, I want to stick with a technical focus."
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