HI folks ,

I have interview monday 8:30 am ....why did u choose quality engineering instead mechanical engineering which is my background?

any answers please ???for the interviewer....

One thing you might want to say is that you want to broaden your scope of experience and expertise.

I always find it helpful to tell the truth, EXCEPT WHEN IT CAN HURT YOU.

Examples when truth can hurt:

I was an idiot and couldn't keep the math formulas straight
I made a lot of mistakes and got fired
I had a fistfight with my boss in the parking lot
I got caught en flagrante delicto with a file clerk
I insulted a customer
Examples when truth can help:

I realized a lot of the skills and experience in seeing that things work right is a natural background for quality engineering
I've been frustrated when things with good design are messed up during manufacturing and I wanted to bring my experience in mechanical engineering to bear on eliminating or at least reducing manufacturing problems.
I like the idea of interacting with other folks instead of being cooped up behind a computer just verifying designs. I want to be able to see the designs get turned into real products without mistakes.

I always find it helpful to tell the truth, EXCEPT WHEN IT CAN HURT YOU.

Examples when truth can hurt:

I was an idiot and couldn't keep the math formulas straight
I made a lot of mistakes and got fired
I had a fistfight with my boss in the parking lot
I got caught en flagrante delicto with a file clerk
I insulted a customer

Good advice; I once had a job applicant who gave as the reason for leaving his last position, "Drove forklift through wall." Another one for the "Too Much Information" file.

I once interviewed a guy for an inspector who came in wearing a T-shirt that said "Strohs, the breakfast of champions":lol:

I was interviewed by Admiral Rickover for entry into the Navy Nuclear Program. He kicked the interview right off with "You are a civil engineer, right? Why aren't you a nuclear engineer? Why do you want in MY program when you are a civil engineer"

I never did come up with a response he accepted, but I passed the interview. I think it was more to see how I responded to the situation than any actual answer that could be provided.

Is it true that you did ALL those 'hurtful' things, Wes?:)

I was originally planning on being a MechEng (robotics and automation systems) but it came down to 'no experience? no job....no job?, no experience' scenario.

I was fortunate enough to be hired (on contract) as a replacement shadowgraph operator by my current employer, and have never looked back since.