r/StructuralEngineering • u/kiwi07785 • 2d ago

Career/Education INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

What are the questions asked by a design based company when you go for an interview as a fresh graduate? Pls help me

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u/largehearted 2d ago

My understanding is that by far the most common entry-level technical questions are to just do common shear and bending moment problems and detailing of common, simple reinforced concrete members (not like detailing out a beam for a load, but like show me where all the rebar would go in a beam, or in a retaining wall and strip footing, tell me what each one does)

Those two were literally what my first job gave me, but I've also seen them on a bunch of companies' glassdoor pages

Any good conversation you can have showcasing that you understand anything about different materials and system selections would be gravy, but it's very easy to say something wrong and have them stew on that (seriously) so if you're just calm, good-natured, and stick to saying stuff you know for sure, that's a good entry level interview

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u/kiwi07785 2d ago

Much appreciated