Second Engineer Questions

1. What is more important to you: money or success?
2. Who are your heroes?
3. You are not given the tools you need to succeed. How would you change this as chief second marine mechanic. How would you change this?
4. How do you propose to compensate for the lack of experience?
5. What experience do you have as second engineer?
6. How do you manage to organise yourself?
7. What kind of work are you least interested in as chief second engineer?
8. How would your boss and crew members describe you?
9. Do you work well as part of a team?
10. Have you ever been caught stealing, or better yet, have you ever stolen anything?
11. What is the most annoying thing you have experienced from your team members?
12. What problems have you encountered at work?
13. How are you adapting to your new working environment as a chief assistant marine mechanic?
14. Why did you leave your last job?
15. Can you describe your ideal boss/foreman?
16. How do you think you would fit into this job as a chief assistant marine engineer?
17. What motivates you on the ship?
18. How do you measure success?
19. How does your current position differ from previous positions?
20. What is your management style?
21. How have you impacted your team in the past?
22. How did you become interested in this field/industry?
23. Describe your work ethic?
24. What is the difference between a big ego and a healthy ego?
25. If you were interviewing someone for this position of chief assistant marine engineer, what traits would you look for?
26. Do you value recognition or pay more? Why?
27. Do you enjoy being around people?
28. How would your former employer describe you?
29. What type of mentors do you look for and why?
30. What differentiates this company from other competitors?
31. What are some of the things you disagree with the chief mechanic on and how do you resolve them? What do you do when you are pressured to make a decision?
32. What motivates you to succeed?
33. What do you think about the vision of this company?
34. What differentiates you from the competition?
35. Do you work well as a team? How would you define teamwork?
36. How do you deal with pressure or stressful situations?
37. Why do you want to join our company?
38. What has been the most difficult employee situation you have found yourself in as a Chief Assistant Marine Mechanic? How did you overcome it?
39. Who are your role models? Why?
40. How do you inspire others to be better?
41. If I were to talk to your three biggest fans, who would they be and why?
42. If you have seven white socks and nine black socks in a drawer, how many socks do you have to blindly pull out to make sure you have a matching pair?
43. How do you prioritize your work initiatives as a second engineer?
44. What are three positive character traits you don’t have?
45. Did the salary we offer attract you to this job?
46. What types of situations do you consider to be „unworkable”?
47. How do you continue to learn on a daily basis? 48. Why is continuous improvement necessary as a chief assistant marine engineer?
48. What skills do you bring to the table?
49. Why are you best suited for the job as chief assistant marine engineer?
50. What ideas or initiatives have you led and what has been the outcome?
51. Do you have good computer skills?
52. There is no right or wrong answer, but if you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be?
53. What does „thinking outside the box” mean to you?
54. How do you keep each team member engaged and motivated?
55. Which aspect of supervision do you find most difficult?
56. Do you have any questions about this job as chief assistant marine engineer?
57. What do you know about the engine department?
58. How do you ensure that all your work is done in a productive way?
59. How do you deal with stressful situations?
60. What techniques and tools do you use to keep yourself organized as a chief assistant marine engineer?
61. What is a time when you exercised your leadership role?
62. What is the most rewarding work you have ever done and why?
63. Why are you leaving your current job?
64. Explain a time when you had to adapt to a difficult situation?
65. If you had to choose one of them, would you consider yourself to be a detail-oriented or a detail-oriented person?
66. What do you look for in terms of culture – structured or entrepreneurial?
67. Explain a time when you achieved a goal within a tight deadline?
68. What does quality work mean to you?
69. Describe a typical work week for this position as a chief assistant marine mechanic?
70. What do you think we could do better or differently?