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San Onofre Interview

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jams723:
Congratulations, good luck!

jdpierce:
Well, I guess my interview didn't go as well as I thought.  Thank you all for your help and support.  Maybe next time I can write some good news.

JustinHEMI05:
Keep your chin up and soldier on!

Justin

IPREGEN:
Most interviews used the BEI type of questions these days. This is the case in the business (non-nuke and nuke world)
You can Google BEI to learn more about it but here are some representative questions

Sample Interview Questions:

    * Think of a problem person you had to deal with, describe the situation and tell me how you handled it.
    * Describe a situation in which you felt it was necessary to break company policy or alter procedures to get things done.
    * Can you give me an example of when you came up with a clever way to motivate someone?
    * Tell me about an important goal you've set in the past and how you accomplished it.

The following is a list of typical questions that you may be asked at a BEI Interview. Do not attempt to learn answers off by rote but be prepared for these types of questions, usually (but not always) mixed in with technical ones.

    * Think of a problem person you had to deal with, describe the situation and tell me how you handled it.
    * Give me an example of a colleague/ vendor/ customer who was hard to communicate with and tell me how you handled it.
    * Describe a situation in which you felt it was necessary to break company policy or alter procedures to get things done.
    * Give me a general description of your responsibilities in your current or last job.
    * Tell me about something you've done in your job that was creative. Think of a specific example. Tell me exactly how you handled it.
    * Tell me about a time you made a quick decision you were proud of.
    * Tell me about an important goal you've set in the past and how you accomplished it.
    * Do you know the expression 'to roll with the punches'? Tell me about a time when you had to do that.
    * When you had to do a job that was particularly uninteresting, how did you deal with it?
    * Tell me about a time when an upper level decision of policy change held up your work. How did you handle it?
    * Describe a situation in your last job where you could structure your own work schedule. What did you do?
    * Tell me about a time when you've stuck to company policy or procedure, when it might have been easier and more effective not to.
    * Think about a problem you might have had in being decisive, and tell me how you handled it.
    * Describe a time when you had to communicate some unpleasant feelings to a supervisor.
    * What's been your experience of dealing with poor performance of subordinates? Provide an example.
    * In your current position, what sort of decisions do you make without consulting your boss?
    * Can you think of any major obstacles you had to overcome in your last job? How did you deal with them?
    * What types of things have made you angry, and how did you react to those situations?
    * You've told me a lot of your strengths for this job. But I need to get a balanced picture and get some knowledge of where you might need some improvement. Describe for me a time when you made a mistake that illustrates your need to for improvement.

DelayedNeutron:
Don't feel so bad jd, I thought I did well on the interview also. I'm an ex-Navy Nuke, with 4 years of commercial electrical maintenance experience, a Physics degree, and I am working as a Nuclear Equipment Operator at another plant (over 2 years) and I still didn't get hired.  Makes me wonder???  ::)

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