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What have you found to be the best way to smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders? |
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Share your effective approach to measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, and rulers. |
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Name a time when you developed and designed new tools and dies, using computer-aided design software. |
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Share an experience you had in dealing with a difficult person and how you handled the situation. |
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Describe an experience in which you successfully controlled the operation of a difficult system. What made you successful? |
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Provide an experience in which you were sensitive to somone's needs or feelings. How did your helpfulness affect your work environment? |
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What factors do you consider when selecting metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance? |
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Have you ever designed jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products? Share an example. |
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What kind of experience do you have setting pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden? |
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Provide a time when you worked in a rapidly evolving workplace. How did you deal with the change? (Make sure the candidate is flexible.) |
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Describe a time when you successfully serviced, repaired, or tested a machine or device that operates mainly by mechanical principles. |
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Share an experience in which your diligence of inspecting equipment, structures, or materials helped you identify a problem or the cause of a problem. |
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Provide a time when you dealt calmly and effectively with a high-stress situation. |
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Share an experience in which your willingness to lead or offer an opinion helped your company. |
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Tell me how you organize, plan, and prioritize your work. |
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