What Really Goes on in Engineering Job Interviews?

[@manuelcruz8263]

I believe the equation at 3:00 is not right. The equation is P=RI^2

[@TamerShaheen]

Yes, you’re right! Thanks for catching that

[@victorwade2343]

@@TamerShaheen Still, not bad for coming up with the intuitive solution off the cuff! A simple google search would produce the desired verifiable results. (Not always an option during an interview!)

[@loganl9108]

@@TamerShaheen Can't you also do V^2/R?

[@xingzheli7431]

@@TamerShaheen Also, it should be P = dQ / dt instead of P = Q, since heat is a change in energy rather than rate of change in energy.

[@omarothman688]

yep that's correct@@loganl9108

[@JasonGoodison]

Well done in the interview. I didn't understand a thing - but I loved the transparency

[@fareehafaiyyaz8475]

Same😂

[@tilmanrilling343]

Hi, I am mechanical engineer from germany and currently also job hunting with not to much professional experience. Seeing your process and that i am not alone getting rejected all the time really helps me not taking it personal and keeps me optimistic and enthusiastic about future Interviews. Great work 🤗

[@toomflussiggrillanzunderfu8828]

Have you looked into producers of pharma machines? I think they are recruiting right now a lot.

[@marnixvanderlinden6116]

How did it workout for you?

[@phillipgoat00]

I applied to 7 companies and been rejected by every single one of them. I have a job but I am going to get laid off soon, so no biggie. This video was so good man, honestly I am so excited about my next interviews in the following weeks.

[@TamerShaheen]

Good luck!!

[@lordpengz16]

@@TamerShaheen Hey question. Do you get an interview for most applications you send or is it very few?

[@PakmanPulse]

Salam Tamer - I think that being laid was a blessing in disguise for you. As a viewer these videos are probably the most interesting, entertaining and informative videos of yours I've watched. I believe that at the end of this process you will be better of for it and be grateful to have gone through a novel experience that makes your life more interesting. Its funny how quickly circumstances can change. I remember watching your day in a life videos a few months ago and being inspired to work harder while I was looking for an engineering job. Alhumdullilah I have been blessed with a job now that I'm very happy with and that I couldn't imagine landing a few weeks ago but now YOU are on the job hunt. Life is fickle like that. I know regardless of what happens you are destined for great things insh'Allah. Keep up the great work not just for yourself but for the millions you inspire now and in the future! P.S. I'm surprised at how technical your interview questions are. Mine were not so technical, maybe because I was applying to entry level positions?

[@TamerShaheen]

Happy to hear your working at a job you enjoy! But thanks for your kind words :)

[@matthewgage3738]

You might wanna rephrase that first part

[@ZAGAD-i2x]

​@@matthewgage3738 Lol so true

[@lasangrecibaeno]

I am proud of you, Tamer, and you inspire those of us who are studying engineering. Yes, you did make some mistakes in your equations which likely resulted in your not being selected for one or more of the jobs; but your engineering knowledge and ability to recall it are absolutely amazing. Those were some tough questions, and I don't know how you kept your confidence up after receiving all those rejections. I'm not going to lie, I would have been feeling like perhaps I should have chosen another career major (lol). However, you are showing us that persistence is key and to never lose confidence in yourself and your undeniable worth. You were definitely born as an inspiration for the world, Tamer, and I would love to meet you one day. I feel like I could just sit with you and talk about engineering concepts all day and never be bored. Good luck on your interview(s), and I hope that the next update will inform us that you got the job.

[@rupture012]

Dude thank you so much and it's so nice to see this transparency when it comes to you finding a job and it's fun for me to think of these engineering interview questions too :)

[@h2pillai]

Thanks for documenting these hard times Tamer, not very people are open about this process. Really useful for young and experienced professionals

[@omaraly5128]

Hey Tamer, as a recently graduated mechanical engineer, I can safely say that I would not have done half as well as you during those interviews haha. But that makes me confident in you finding a job because you’re genuinely a great engineer man 👌🏽

[@kda3113]

If this guy can't get a job how am I supposed to get one. It's over.

[@berrex5152]

Yup the game is rigged. I might drop out lol

[@robertduarted]

Since 2009, I have not found a job in engineering here in the US. I might try looking for a job in mecico to gain some experience. Will take a $cut to obtain experience.

[@Rockstarskar]

@@robertduartedScrew these companies, when I graduate college and I can’t get a job I will just launch my own startup.

[@JamaunWindham]

@@robertduartedhow can’t you get a job? Did you not do an internship in the summer??

[@MelisaAlfonso-d2w]

thank you for documenting the hiring process. I am currently looking for a job with no prior work experience and it has been thought, but seeing that the process is tedious and challenging for everyone encourages me and does not make me feel alone.

[@Huey-f8l]

I love how you go over the questions and do the wrap up at the end

[@mohamadkhalil2351]

Thanks Tamer for letting putting your interview experience in a such a great series

[@kolyxix]

Tamer, I really appreciate your transparency and sincerity in capturing what your journey as mechanical engineering going for job interview. As a non engineering professional, I find it helpful regardless of my career path. Keep up the great work.

[@manikanthgoud9411]

I recently graduated and have been attended few interviews. I think when it comes to interviewing right, it should be like a proper conversation between two humans. I don't have much technical or professional experience but I am always bombarded with questions about them and I don't know how honest I can be with them. I know I am capable of handling those situations if they arrive but sometimes im left with no space to ask questions and it feels like a viva. its been bumming me out this job hunt honestly... so exhausted but im happy you're doing good progress. Keep it up my man! Waterloo has always been my dream uni

[@MelisaAlfonso-d2w]

How has it been going so far? I just recently graduated too and this is new territory for me. I have no prior internship experience due to status issues during my undergrad, so I was completely blown away by how intense the process is. I have gone through three rounds of interviews and come to find out that I was not chosen for the last round that eventually would lead to an offer. However I remain hopeful that something will work out eventually. Hopefully you have had luck in this process and found a job already, if not keep grinding!

[@manikanthgoud9411]

@@MelisaAlfonso-d2w hey, job hunting hasnt been good to me. Luckily I managed to get an unpaid internship through reference. I don’t actually see any prospect of a job, it’s been super difficult.

[@dibyayan388]

I'm currently job hunting and your videos are so inspiring man. I'm sure you're gonna crack a big offer. Keep up the good work. And can you also share the questions you found challenging like the advanced injection moulding stuff for example. I believe they will help a lot of people out. A separate video idea perhaps.

[@yoelit3931]

You are definitely going to get a job. The rejections might be discouraging, but you will be blessed. You deserve it. With that being said I'm just about to start college in mechanical engineering and have been watching your vids for a couple months now and just wanted to say you are helping me a ton. Thank you.

[@legoguyver7459]

I like the graph that has Questions on X axis and my salary requirement on the Y axis.

[@adityaarora8]

Thanks for making these videos, I was unsure at first, but your videos have solidified my desire to be an engineer...

[@TamerShaheen]

Glad to hear it!

[@harshcallisto]

It feels kinda strange how much rejections one has to go thru during his interview process, I'm a mechanical engineering aspirant so these interviews will help we a lot after 4 years 👍

[@robertduarted]

I got many rejections and have never obtained a job.

[@HBQ]

These 2 videos in your mini series are probably the most informative and well-done videos I've ever watched regarding job hunting/engineering interviews in all of youtube and other social media platforms. Keep up the fantastic work! You're helping out a lot of fellow engineers with this content. And all the best of luck for that Apple job, Inshallah you get it! :)

[@Abpiolol]

Even facing so many rejections, you stay confident and motivated to keep going! Great work, and I hope things go well for you with your next interviews 👍

[@KevinNaughtonJr]

great vid Tamer! Seeing real interview footage as well as the kinds of questions and your answer is really helpful and insightful! :)

[@John-xq2hn]

You are my favorite mechanical engineer content creator, Tamer! Keep doing a good job, you are an inspiration to many. I often keep in touch with your content since I was in college up until now that I am job hunting. Your videos reach here in the Philippines. I like your content bro. God bless you!

[@Ali-pf9vl]

I like that you are positive abd open about the whole situation 👌

[@odinpaxton2408]

I'm in my sophomore year as an ME major and seeing your videos is honestly inspiring, I'm really intimidated by the career-finding process but obviously even with your intelligence and abilities it is still also a challenge. Keep being persistent and get that Apple job boi 🔥🔥🔥

[@TheMercifulKnight]

Keep at it bro, I believe in you and your still very young and I respect your grind. My one piece of advice is when going through your answers and when you come across anything your unsure of say it out loud and then step through your working out, recruiters / the people more experienced interviewing you like to see a degree of humility like that. Hope it all goes well bhai tc.

[@anickkumar2678]

As a fresh graduate Mechanical engineer, find this video super helpful and inspiring as get to see how real ME job interview goes. Looking forward to seeing more videos on job interviews. Lastly, appreciate your effort. Thank You.

[@alanbarraza5416]

Greetings Tamer! I want to share with you that I just started a Mechanical Engineering degree this year and have been following you for a while, thank you for your advises and tips. It helped to give me a better perspective for what I’m looking for! Keep it up 😌

[@Badsniperarmy]

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS LETS GOOO

[@shondeth10]

Thank you so much Tamer for showing us in detail the actual experience of what it's like to attend a technical interview from startups to Apple. Wishing you all the best!

[@SamuelSantos_]

14:40 Tamer teaching us the engineering rizz Good luck on the apple Design Challenge 🤙🏼💯

[@Jdawgggable]

Love these videos. As a (mechanical) design engineer who went through a bunch of interviews in a similarly competitive area one year ago, thanks for showing this. Good luck with the design challenge, interested to see more as this progresses. Some thoughts from someone who is worse at interviewing: for the tell me about yourself I'd be interested to hear more than just what's on your resume (maybe you already do this, it's probably good practice though since a lot of busy engineers dont have time to even read resumes before the interview). Make it catchy, elevator pitch. For the design questions, going beyond the equations and thinking outside of the box is another option. Like a tapered beam/rod to reduce the weight cantilevered, in turn reducing the weight load applied at the center of mass and thus the deflection. Or a cable that attaches from the wall to the end of the beam or a gusset on the bottom. Even using coding to create an algo. Something to make you stand out from just looking up an equation and saying things need to go up or down. Stress strain curves for aluminum versus steel could also get into different types of each (look at 7075-T6 Al vs mild steel). The answer is usually "it depends", depends on alloy, heat treat, type.

[@icgz711]

Q= mcΔT has units of Joules. Power is Q dot and it’s in Joules/s which is Watts. Instead, you should use the convection/conduction, and radiation heat transfer equations, which have Q dot. Orrr, you can use the DE form of dQ/dt= mcdT/dt and use initial conditions to solve for T. But your answer was on the right track

[@MohammedAhmed-qn9fo]

Hello tamer, I make dua to allah that you find employment with excellent pay working on projects you enjoy, I was contemplating studying mech eng but ultimately decided to pursue medicine. Thankfully we don't face the same issues with job security, wishing you all the best

[@billiecook97]

Ive Been applying to mechanical design engineer jobs here in the UK, and it does get pretty demoralising after going for interview after interview and getting rejected, although most of mine were due to lack of experience (so they say). but finally got a call yesterday that im being offered a mechanical design engineer job! just gotta keep grinding and you'll get there eventually.

[@s.a3898]

Is it that you have absolutely no experience, or too few?

[@billiecook97]

@@s.a3898 i had absolutely no experience outside of college projects, so had to demonstrate my skills that i used in those projects, rather than ones i wouldve done at work

[@planewire2153]

Hey man, I’ve been following your journey for a couple years now. I’m your age and got a degree in mechanical engineering last year, your doing well with the interviews, but some honest feedback is to find a job and stick around for at least a year. Also the interviewer wants to see that you have a work life balance.

[@femiiiii]

I'm in my 2nd out of 3 years of mech. engineering, and I realized that a lot of the questions you're being asked in these interviews are the kind of things I'm learning now and didn't think I'd use. I better pay more attention to them.💀

[@mohammedisam9094]

I am a first year student and most of the questions were things we learnt, I better start focusing on learning rather than just passing 💀

[@femiiiii]

@@mohammedisam9094 Exactly!

[@TamerShaheen]

Yess!! Pay attention in your classes

[@flyingkangaroo814]

im not an engineering major but i find ur videos to be so interesting

[@bingbong6119]

Im not even in college yet and ur my inspiration going forward fr keep up the good work king🫡

[@mohammedelidrissi1298]

Again so much respect for you man! thank you very much for sharing with us such detailed experiences.

[@camerontaleghani2655]

Good luck my man, keep up the determination.

[@vor6126]

amazing amazing amazing amazing video, excited to see the next one

[@JordantheComputerScientist]

Knocking out these questions! Makes me realize I should work harder. Especially because my last interview went horribly.

[@TamerShaheen]

Ah man sorry to hear that, but just learn from it and u’ll do better in the next one!

[@maxtrehus602]

Thank you for sharing your experience. As a current ME student it is very enlightening to actually see this process

[@jydoran4643]

Good luck mate! You are amazing with these videos

[@alejandrosaidvillegasmata3317]

Thank you for sharing your experiencie! This is a great and usefull vidio!

[@Jahmal23Calengue]

Good stuff. Tech interviews are brutal. This inspired me to keep pushing forward.

[@selamc20]

SHUKRAN EKTIR EKTIR for your videos.

[@yogeshzine4977]

You are guiding very well bro, Because i am also on a journey of becoming a Mechanical Design Engineer and currently i am in my first year of working as a Graduate trainee engineer in Design department. I thought that Engineering interviews are very tough when you have experience of one or two year but it seems easy because whatever the questions you showed int his video i was able to answer all of them.

[@nicholasgomez9762]

best of luck with the next interview!

[@jackyk895]

Tamer, your videos are very interesting and real! No doubt that you would get a wonderful job in the end! Believe in yourself!

[@hamzaa.8082]

I am enjoying these videos. I want to mention that the convection heat transfer coefficient is not a property of a material (substance).

[@hassankigo]

Wow this is really an eye opener, thanks for sharing! Wishing you good luck in the next stage and I hope you secure the job 🙏🏽

[@josebayona7739]

What’s up Tamer. Keep working hard man. Everything is going to be great. God bless.

[@Dragonson575]

Can't thank you enough for these videos man.

[@Ydooo]

Every answer you gave for the interview here in Greece , they teach us all of it at school. It is crazy how we implement them on the real world.

[@piotr46]

Keep going, you are killing those interviews!!

[@JamesVestal-dz5qm]

Cite and describe the terms in fouriers law for heat dissipation at the surface of a fin attached to an electrical heat generation term. Explain convection, free stream temperature and velocity, boundary layer. Calculate the pumping power required to cool the motor with tap water, cheapest solution.

[@emilyrichardz9429]

Thanks. this was a good inspiration for me. wish you all the best

[@vor6126]

Love your amazing videos Tameer. Much love man, keep up the high quality uploads !

[@fernandoramos5531]

Hey, keep working hard, it'll work out! Good luck w Apple man!

[@icecreamyolama5568]

Such an amazing and insightful video bro. Thank a lot❤️ All the best for your design challenge for Apple, I really pray that you get this role

[@freedomanyprice9560]

You’re awesome dude… love it!

[@iwan2443]

Thanks for the video, bro! You are such a great technical storyteller 👍🏻

[@KennZaraki]

I can totally resonate with how disappointing (and time consuming) interviews rejections can be. Wish you all the best with the job hunt and InshaAllah you'll get the role that you're looking for!

[@CodyBanks10]

I'm enjoying this series, I hope they keep rejecting you so that we can have more videos. I'm kidding, you will get a job soon. You are very knowledgeable about your mechanical engineering knowledge. I studied mechatronics, I hardly remember most of the mechanical design questions. Thank God, I went the industrial automation route in the working world.

[@Oscar-jg9gg]

Temperature alters the resistive transducer, which in terms alters the current.

[@kensfilmbits]

Hey! Fellow c/o ‘21 mechanical engineer here (specializing in structural analysis)! This is a gold mine for anyone trying to land a job in mechanical design! Everyone take notes haha. Also I’m not sure if you have to be wary posting about Apple’s interviews online - I did that once and got called out for it

[@Spaggo_01]

This is such good content! Well done and thanks for sharing :)

[@monoki8708]

the clock showing the same time the whole video was wild 😂

[@TamerShaheen]

Haha ya I need to replace the batteries 😅

[@amm.x.r]

woah crazy how u noticed that went right over my head😂😂

[@ayanhassan6390]

@@amm.x.r Yoo, same I had completely missed that until he brought it up

[@joshuanavarro2734]

Bro you are making content with these rejects lol don’t sweat about it and at the same time you are giving us viewers so much insight on job hunting that I never seen before on KZbin. Keep up the good work and look forward to your next video 🤞🏼

[@siyandambhele07]

Keep going man ✌🏽 don't give up 🔥✊🏽

[@ominous450]

Best of luck, keep applying

[@DR-Phantom]

Studying Mechanical Engineering in the UK, and about to graduate in a couple of months. Not sure whether to persue a Masters or go for a graduate position, I don't have any internship experience so this makes me even more nervous about job hunting. insha'Allah you'll land a job soon brother.

[@samgrutzius686]

You think putting on a polo or something if it's a teams/zoom call would help? Just a thought/tip that might look a little more professional then a hoodie. Also awesome videos they're really helpful I'm trying to move from a project engineering job of 2 years to a Mechanical Design engineer role and it is TOUGH!!!

[@dave_di]

I feel exhausted just watching this.

[@TamerShaheen]

😂😂

[@juanposada577]

Good luck man!

[@WatchClyde]

It's so discouraging when you interview and answer everything correct to later receive an email of rejection. It makes you wonder

[@faker530]

this is so interesting thanks for sharing

[@anas_assi]

Hi tamer ... i am a 5th year mechanical engineer student Can you make us a video about your graduation project? And another video about the first things to do and thinks about for the newly graduated students And the most important stuff and software we should learn as a mechanical (design and manufacture engineer) Love your videos ❤🇸🇾

[@yyysamuel3215]

Tbh am I the only one who feels like most job should not have more than 3 interview ? I personally really don’t see what’s the point with that many interview.

[@0111NH_Noah]

thank you for the inspiring us

[@miguelenriquez5698]

Loved the video, do you think you could make a video where you explain your design process?

[@TamerShaheen]

Yea I can! What exact questions do you have about it?

[@AhmedMohamedP]

bro you're giving me hope wallahy. I'm a mech eng. as well and have been job hunting for a while and keep getting rejected lol

[@golammuhaimeen2825]

loving these vids dude! keep em up and good luck. I wonder how explicitly the company mentioned about Injection molding knowledge in their JD to ask you such detailed questions about the process. If they were detailed enough then it may be a fair rejection. But if they had some generic BS in their JD and rejected you based on 'your lack of IM knowledge', the hiring manager should be questioned on why he wasted both your and the company's time. I've been in your situation soooo many times when so late in an interview process I get to know they're looking from some very specific experience/skills that was never mentioned in the JD.

[@TamerShaheen]

I believe the JD mentioned basic knowledge of design for injection molding which I had, but maybe they were interviewing someone who had more knowledge on that subject so they hired them instead

[@XzzVttll]

its not detailed. its basic, starting stuff for injection moldings. I am enclosure designer so i know that. they will not mention upper skills in the JD because they dont want from you to come prepared. they want to know what you know exactly, not what you learned 5 min ago preparing for interview.

[@nut913]

I would say for attachment question, conditions of attachment (load and temperature conditions) and permanence of attachment. How long the attachment needs last, or whether it needs to be detached etc. Love your vids BTW currently currently in my first year of ME

[@Captain_Kid]

Good luck bro

[@hussainbhavnagarwala2596]

Could you elaborate more on the injection moulding questions that you were not able to answer? Also, the convection coefficient h in heat transfer is not a material property, right? Correct me if I am wrong! Thanks for the videos !!

[@doudi0101]

It's either you're gonna rock that challenge, or Allah is hiding an even better opportunity for you. You work hard and you love what you do, so you deserve all the best 👍 keep up Tamer

[@king_knati8113]

Good luck with your 7day challenge ✌🏽💪🏽

[@nR-kv7xo]

hell yeah buddy I hope you get the apple one.

[@shersingh07]

All the best with your Apple project. Hope you get that job.

[@remy1651]

This video made me realize why a lot of Engineers are unemployed, lol. These job interviews are absurd.

[@TamerShaheen]

HAHA

[@abrararifify]

The supply far outstrips the demand it seems like. As a non-engineer, the sheer length and technicality of these interviews seem absurd to me lol. I can only imagine how demoralizing it would be to spend hours upon hours for one job application, almost reaching the final round and getting disqualified simply for answering one question wrong. Tamer sure is a resilient guy

[@pratikpanchal8009]

With equations P=VI and Ohm’s law V=IR, equation becomes P=I^2 * R

[@madlad1.]

Could you post your course cheat sheets and briefly go over it. That you mentioned in pitfalls of engineering students

[@sh6n3]

Can you do a video on how you prepare for an engineering job interview!

[@Eljefe5948]

When you job hunting, you will face a lot of Karens, either the recruiters or management, they will treat you right but then they ghost you, or decide to move forward after you thought everything went well. Some companies don't even know what they want, experience or personality. 🤦‍♂️ Everyone is lost.

[@eyadsalah-eddine625]

Just a FYI: Power has the units of watts, and Q has the units of joules, so your answer to that question is incorrect. You simply forgot to state that P = Q/t so it can be dimensionally consistent.

[@youssefabdelhalim429]

Isn't power= (current)^2 * resistance as opposed to (current)^2/resistance?