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San Onofre Interview
jdpierce:
Next week I will be testing and interviewing for San Onofre. I am very excited about this opportunity, but unfortunately I am coming in out of town and this is a big "roll of the dice" for me. I am looking for any assistance that anyone may be able to give me to prepare mainly for the interview. I am not to concerned about the tests as I have been studying the examples and have been in the industrial maintenane field for 13 yrs, including my 6 yr tour in the navy as a nuke. It's the interview that I am looking for any assistance with. Not that I give a terrible interview, but going after this job is going to cost a bit and I want to be as prepared as I can possibly be.
I have searched "situational interview questions", though most of the example questions seem to tend more towards the buisness end. Gone over my own expierences and tied them into how they would relate to plant operations. Gone over questions for the end of the interview. I have gone over my own strengths and weakness', that I could give around 3 to 5 of each, explaining how they effect my work and how I cope and strenghthen my weakness'.
As you can see, I have been doing a good amount of research but I never know what I could be missing.
I appreciate any and all help.
Thank you very much.
heavymetal atom:
Being prepared for the situational questions ahead of time helps a lot. Your extensive maintenance experience should provide you with plenty of relevant examples to give them, which will give you a leg up on those who are fresh out of school or the navy. Just make sure that you nail the "procedural compliance" question which they will undoubtedly pose. It's a Go/No Go kind of thing, so make sure that you get it right. If you have any questions feel free to PM me as I've interviewed for several of these AO positions recently.
-Tim
Creeker:
One technique that I used that seemed to impress them during my interview for an I&C position was learning ahead of time plant events... I read the news releases related to the plant, and their trips in the several years past. For instance, they had a unscheduled outage for an abnormal noise in a S/G, and when they asked me for examples of work controls I had used in the past, I was able to bring up FME practices, citing the shutdown they had had for the abnormal noise, and the effects of other FME problems Navy related. As I had several different plant events I was able to bring up throughout, it showed that I had done my homework related to their site. (Got the job, BTW)
Additionally, they commented afterwards that I had an attitude of looking forward to their next question, enjoyed the interview, and had a relaxed demeanor throughout. Plus injected humor, when appropriate. The guys who interviewed me were extremely easy going and relaxed, so I easily followed suit. Hopefully your interview will be likewise.
Best of luck,
Bill
JustinHEMI05:
Maybe google STAR interviewing technique/method and behavioral interviewing instead of situational. Might be more representative of the questions you are going to be asked. Believe it or not, you are likely not going to be asked anything that seemingly has anything to do with nuclear power. You are going to be asked things like;
"Tell me about a time you disagreed with a Managers decision, and how you handled that."
"Tell me about a time you led a team to solve a problem."
ETC.
I like this site because it simply explains the STAR interview and has a nice list of questions.
http://www.quintcareers.com/STAR_interviewing.html
Good luck and keep us posted!
Justin
Laundry Man:
Tell me about the time your manager boss etc. was giving the wrong information out and you knew it was wrong. What did you do? Did you stop and correct the person? My answer was not to interrupt but to get with said person and explain that the information being distributed was incorrect and we decided if such event ever happened again, this is what we would do.
LM
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