Interview For School

What type of interview and exactly what type of help are you looking for?

I just have about 10 questions about the job and how much you enjoy it and stuff like that. I also need a full name, place of employment, job title, date of interview, and a phone number OR email adress. My teacher might have to talk to you if he thinks I'm making this stuff up. Anyways, here's the questions:

1. What is the title of this job or career?

2. What are the responsibilities of this job?

3. What is an average day like for someone who has this type of job?

4. What are the average earnings for someone just getting into this type of job?

5. What are the average earnings for someone who has experience in this job?

6. What education and training is needed to get a beginning job in this field?

7. What education and training is needed to advance in this field?

8. To what extent does this job involve working with people, data, and/or things?

9. What are advantages of this type of job or career?

10. What are disadvantages of this type of job or career?

11. Do you ever get sick/tired of your job?

12. What is the average cost of schooling for someone looking to get into this career?

Thanks a lot if anyone does this. I need it by the 19th. Thanks.

1. What is the title of this job or career?

• Title is "Facility Engineer" (keep in mind titles don't mean much)

2. What are the responsibilities of this job?

• Manage maintenance staff, upkeep of facilities and grounds, continuous improvement efforts leading to cost savings, improved safety, improved throughput, research new trends and how they apply to our operation

3. What is an average day like for someone who has this type of job?

• Review work of maintenance personnel from previous day, plan next days maintenance work, project review and management of any open projects such as new machinery, upgrades to equipment, cost savings intiatives, handle daily production issues that deal with maintenance or engineering (broken components, things not working correctly), calling on vendors and consultants based on projects and status, provide input to other departments regarding production and quality

4. What are the average earnings for someone just getting into this type of job?

• Ave starting salary for an individual just graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering is roughly $50,000/yr US

5. What are the average earnings for someone who has experience in this job?

• Ave earnings for a degreed engineer in this field is $70,000 - $90,000 with 7 - 10 years of experience

6. What education and training is needed to get a beginning job in this field?

• BSME ( Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering), BSCE (Civil Engineer)

7. What education and training is needed to advance in this field?

• MBA, MS (master of science in specific field), continuing education courses such as management development, communication skills, etc

8. To what extent does this job involve working with people, data, and/or things?

• It's exclusive to dealing with people, data, and things. Everyday you will deal with people in some form. (discipline, brainstorming, delegating) You make decisions based off of the data you have. (ROI - return on investments, capability analysis, etc)

9. What are advantages of this type of job or career?

• Money is good, freedom of creativity, high levels of responsibility, very involved with many parts of business, meeting new people and building networks, designing new things or improving on existing designs

10. What are disadvantages of this type of job or career?

• Hrs can get long for new product launches or equipment installs, can get boring unless company is doing well, projects can get put on hold if money is tight

11. Do you ever get sick/tired of your job?

• Yes, it's natural. Trying to find a balance between life and work is the key. What makes you happy? Find that and do it. Find ways to make work interesting or to stay engaged (training, tradeshows, etc...)

12. What is the average cost of schooling for someone looking to get into this career?

• Depending on size of university - $30,000 - $70,000. If you're considering engineering, make sure they are ABET accredited!!!

Hope this helps. If you need more info, contact me at vida@trostel.com

Thanks a lot! I still need your full name, place of employment, and phone number OR email. Thank's for all the help!

Michael Vida

Trostel Ltd

vida@trostel.com

Sweet, thanks a lot.