I just got a call tonight from the college I will be attending next fall. It was a student who's currently attending, and he was surprisingly sociable and not completely awkward (unlike every other call I've gotten from other colleges). He seemed interested in my plans for next year (clubs I...
Hi everyone, this is my first post but I hope someone with knowledge in this area could give me som pointers! I'm a 4th year Aeronautical Engineering student, and i have been invited to an interview for a summer placement internship. I'm just wondering what sort of things go on at these...
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I have an onsite interview with Intel for a process engineering position. I believe this position is mainly for college graduates. I am graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering in May 2008. I am quite nervous about the interview and want to be as prepared as I can be...
I interviewed with a national lab three days ago (in California). I just got an offer today, when they said it would take at least a month to evaluate the candidate. I was in the process of writing my TY notes to the interviewers until I got an e-mail for an offer.
So, what exactly do I say in...
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I'm going on Monday for an interview in Atlanta for Georgia Power's Distribution EIT program. They emailed me monday and just gave me the exact time. Monday at 8am. This is my first interview. I have another interview early january for Kysor warren as entry level Design engineer...
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http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~scdiroff/lds/NewtonianMechanics/Yo-yo/Yo-yo002.gif
similar to the situation in b. except the string and force P act from the edge of the yoyo rather than from an inner spool
A force (P) is applied to the string horizontally which is attached to...
I had an interview last friday, for the possibility of a job after I graduate in april. I was wondering how long I should wait without hearing from them before I send them an email/give them a call. Which should I do? Email or phone? And what do I say when I talk/write to them?
All the...
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I am in the process of applying for a graduate scheme as a nuclear engineer in some company. This company accepts graduates from electrical, mechanical engineering, physics etc. I myself will soon obtain M.Sc. in Engineering Physics.
In one of the stages I will have to go through...
hello, I am currently taking an engineering class and am doing a field report on aerospace engineering. I am required to do an interview with a professional, so if someone in the aerospace engineering field is willing to answer some questions I would be very grateful. if you are willing...
A question that was asked in a Microsoft Interview:
There are 4 women who want to cross a bridge. They all begin on the same side. You have 17 minutes to get all of them across to the other side. It is night. There is one flashlight. A maximum of two people can cross at one time. Any party who...
For my university english class I am required to write about an interview I find online. So, I thought I could make this more interesting by writing about an interview related to my major(physics). So if someone would be kind enough to give me a link to an interesting interview of someone in...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/21/60minutes/main3286690.shtml
I wanted to know what people thought of his interview, I'm from Egypt which had it's share of problems with Iran but I believe he's a reasonable man and I definitely give him more credibility than bush and his administration.
I thought this was an interesting interview. There are two parts - in streaming video, or as text.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec07/greenspan_09-18.html
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec07/greenspan_09-19.html
According to Greenspan, this may be the last...
The interview with a poltergeist thread reminded me of this, and I thought I'd share. :smile:
http://www.satirewire.com/features/satire-jeevesinterview.shtml
So, what do you normally wear?
A nice suit with pants and jacket? Just pants and shirt?
What kind of pants?
I'm applying for position in Finance and in Accounting firms.
Thanks.
Hello everyone I'm alittle confused on what I should do. I have a job interview coming up march 12th with a manager at IBM in NC. But I just got another phone call today, from another Manager at IBM in a different location, this time Florida.
I really want to go to NC but if I can't get...
IBM interview thursday! tips? Also do you know what a "soft copy" means of a resume?
Hello everyone!
exciting news, I got an interview for IBM's Software Group on Thursday. He told me to do 2 things before the interview, sign up at IBM and e-mail him a "softcopy" of my resume. Does anyone...
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Ive been to a assessment yesterday and they tossed this question at me.
A Helium balloon is floating free in a car. The brakes are applied hard. What does the balloon do? Why?
I told them that I think it will move slightly to the front of the car as the balloon still has the...
I like to toss a problem at interviewees to see how they think. My new question is so simple if looked at correctly, but so very counterintuitive that I caught a freshly minted PhD with it today.
A space vehicle with two thrusters is depicted below.
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I'm finishing my M.Sc. degree in physics, my focus being on string theory, and I have an interview with Intel in 3 weeks. The position involves improving the efficiency and performance of their microprocessor chips. I want to come to the inerview prepared.
I know a lot about Quantum...
This one surprized me. Clinton unloaded on Wallace, the Republicans, and Fox news. It was about time. This is a 15 minute video.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,215445,00.html
i need to interview an engineer for a school project could sombody answer my questions?
1. How many years of schooling did you have to go through to become an engineer?
2. What kind of things do you do on a daily basis while on the job?
3. What was the hardest thing you’ve had to...
At the site Gene Expression (GNXP) they regularly do 10-questions-for interviews with notable thinkers and this latest one, http://www.gnxp.com/blog/2006/07/10-questions-for-steven-pinker.php, is with the author of the Blank Slate, Professor at Harvard, and important figure in the Summers...
Has this video been discussed on this forum?
Reference:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2812084192530401757
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7774302182564094167
so i just had an interview friday afternoon, I think it went really well and I realllllly hope I get the job. I've never made a thankyou phone call before, but I think i should to help give myself the best chance at this job. what should I say to him ? (other than thankyou :rolleyes: )
Hiya,
Today we had a rally on our campus against racist violence. The last few months in Belgium have been marked by a series of incidents, the worst of which was the murder of three people last week in Antwerp by an 18 year old boy who was apparently inspired by racist propaganda.
As one...
I'm a junior and I gave out some resumes during the career fair in the fall semester for a summer internship. I got an email on Thrusday from Cummins (awesome company) asking me to send them my schedule so they can set an interview time. I sent them an email right back but they didn't reply...
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I applied for a phd and have an interview next week on the 10th. To say I'm nervous would be a huge understatement as the last time I had an interview there for undergrad admissions it didn't go so well.
My research interests are solid state quantum computing so I'll be interview by...
http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people4/Ekman/ekman-con0.html
A nice, wide-ranging interview with psychologist Paul Ekman, who's done ground breaking research on facial expressions and emotions. The interview was conducted on camera and you can watch it from the website (~1 hour), or you can...
Im looking for a nuclear engineer to interview for a paper I am writing. Just wondering if anyone here would be willing to do this. Interview would be done by email. I am looking for some general opinions on the future of nuclear power in the US nothing too indepth. Let me know if you could...
Hey, I'm looking to interview a physicist to interview for a research paper. All you have to do is answer the following six questions.
1. Can you give me a description of your job?
2. What's the education needed to become a physicist?
3. What are the benefits of being a physicist?
4...
Please read, it's for a PLTW term paper!
Hello, I am a high school student enrolled in the PLTW (Project Lead the Way: Principles of Engineering) Program, and I was instructed to do a term paper on any type of engineering. I have chosen aerospace engineering, and I am required to conduct an...
These three riddles appeared during a certain Microsoft job interview.
The interviewer would watch how the interviewee responds to these riddles. Even if they didn't get the answer, the interviewer wants to see how they think as they explain the steps they're making to TRY to solve it. Some...
I have qualified in the national level of NTSE. My interview is sheduled in July/August 2005. I wanted to know what kind of questions are asked and what should be my preparation?
I'm in need of an interview with anyone filling the job description of a physicist. Just a few basic questions about the education required for the job, characteristics of people in the job, the type of work done, availability of jobs in the field, etc. Anyone with a degree in physics and an...
I need to interview an astronomer for a high school project. At the astronomy.net forums, another member recommended these as a good place to find one.
Any takers?
If we have any members who grew up with Mr. Wizard and who might be interested, it was just announced that the good eighty years old Wizard has agreed to do an interview on Coast to Coast AM. I'll post a link to this thread when they announce the day and time...
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Well I applied for this summer research position at my university. It's for 8 weeks and I would be investigating the structure of Antimony phosphate glasses using 31P solid state NMR. So I'll be making glass samples then analyse them by solid state NMR using J-coupling and dipole-dipole...
Need Help: Looking for college level proffesor or someone "qualified" to interview
Im doing my senior project on Rail Guns and as a requirement I need to interview "qualified" people, asking them questions pertaining to my project. I'm looking for atleast one person to interview, 2 would be...
At least a few months ago--I think within the past year--I read online an interview with Brian Greene in which he was cited as saying physics is the greatest of all human endeavors. I need a quote from it for a paper I'm writing. I searched for the article, but I can't find it. I believe the...
Video of Bill O'reilly and Micheal Moore debating!
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,127236,00.html
BAM, just click the video option, follow the directions and voila, the best debate ever. No one concedes anything, nothing is changed and it rules.
Hi there everybody. I heard an interview recently, that was done with Michio Kaku ([PLAIN]www.mkaku.org[/url]) and InfidelGuy (www.InfidelGuy.com) - you can listen to the interview on the frontpage in case you need a reference for my question.
The interview was basically about String Theory...