<p>Hi CCers,</p>
<p>I am having my first ever interview in couple of days for a summer engineering internship.</p>
<p>I feel kind of nervous. </p>
<p>How should I prepare and what kind of questions should I expect?
And for those of you who have had interviews, could you share your experiences? And is there any good web resources for prepping interviews.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot,
ausguy</p>
<p>If it's an engineering internship, it will most likely be a technical interview. So be prepared to be grilled for 45mins to 1 hr about everything you've put on your resume. </p>
<p>What kind of things are you going to be doing as an intern? That might give you an idea of what you need to review. KNOW YOUR STUFF. Don't be afraid to ask questions during the interview. Have a list of questions you want to ask the interview ready so you can ask them after he or she is done grilling you. Go to the company's website and read up on the company, show that you are interested and you know the company's background and culture.</p>
<p>If you are a EE/CE major, I can give you some more details as to what to expect. Otherwise, I'll just offer the above general tips.</p>
<p>thanks for your input, morfinx.</p>
<p>my major is EE</p>
<p>Read up about the company... sounds odd but it'll make you more comfortable. Plus, the company I worked for this past summer asked me questions about their company to me. Have an idea of a salary. They may straight out ask you what you want to make... they've done that to me before. Like morfinx said MAKE A LIST OF QUESTIONS! It those ackward silences you can ask questions... it'll make you look interested and you'll find out answers to questions that you really may have.</p>
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thanks for your input, morfinx.</p>
<p>my major is EE
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<p>You are welcome. What is the company and position (job description) and what year are you?</p>
<p>The company is Valero Energy.
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valero_Energy%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valero_Energy</a>
I am junior.</p>
<p>Job Description:
Electrical Engineer Intern - supports Electrical Engineering in VPP site certification preparation. Develops area classification drawings for the various process units. Corrects and updates electrical single line drawings. Supports the Electrical Engineering staff in developing electrical safety standards. Corrects and updates electrical maintenance records. Becomes familiar with the refinery electrical power distribution system.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Ah yes I know of Valero, good company. Of course, review any classes you've taken in the area of Electric Power. If not, then I would review all of the relevant EE classes you've had so far, especially electrical circuit theory. </p>
<p>It may not be an entirely technical interview in your case, since you are a junior, you probably have not had a lot of specialization classes yet. So also prepare for "behavioral" questions. This site has some good examples:</p>
<p>I myself have an on-site interview this weekend, so good luck to the both of us ;)</p>