Metallurgical engineer Interview Questions in United States
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Metallurgical Engineer interview questions shared by candidates
1. Tell me more about yourself? 2. What's your strength and Weaknesses? 3. Why do you choose Asarco?
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I worked 30 years for Raytheon Missile System as a product Specialist and prototype Specialist, the pasted 7 year's I'm working on our family ranch as a manager, operating, organizing , adding value to the place, doing landscaping I like working indoor and outdoors and like getting the work done. Less
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2. My strengths, have good work ethics, Integrity and honesty is very important to me, work independently and as a team, highly motivated individual with a commitment to the safely and well-being of others. My weakness, Tendency to put too much pressure on myself, need to say no more often 3. Why do you choose Arsarco ? I wanted to do something different , after working 30 years for Raytheon and working 7 years as Ranch Manager, I always wanted to come back and work for asarco since they gave me my first job after graduating from Ray High School . Less

Do you have any kids?
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I'm pretty sure this question is illegal to ask in a job interview. As far as I'm aware questions about age, marital and family status are off limits. Less
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They can and do ask anything they da#n well please at the restaurant the night before the official interview. All is fair in love and war, and this is not love. They still eat dirt either way. Less


Describe two projects in brief on your resume.
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Briefed about two of my projects mentioning my contribution and achievements

In a scenario, how did you manage time and were you happy with how you managed time
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Answered it from experience



Tell me a time where people were reluctant to follow your idea
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answer in STAR format (situation, task, action, result)


Mostly for the position available, they required someone who is acquainted with some coding/MATLAB as well as has worked on preparation/characetrization of thin films. They asked whether I was familiar with MATLAB-C++, checked my background (schooling and college). Some bit of technical question related to semi-conducting properties and mostly why was I focussing to get into core companies rather joining somewhere else.
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They seem to be interested in offering only to 1-2 candidates, preferably M.Techs coming though GATE, and they actually found in the end someone who has worked on thin films (he also had 2 years of work ex prior to joining IIT though not in the related field). Less