Job Interview

Show them how you hold your hammer.

Show up on time, be honest, and actually look presentable goes a long way in an interview

I dont know anything about the construction industry so cant help you there. But when we ask questions you dont know the answer to, it is better to say I dont know the answer but could definitely learn. Instead of making something up on the spot and being wrong.

If the company isn’t one of those dei bullshite hiring companies then it sounds like you have a good chance.

firm handshake and eye contact

be confident and know your shite

they're just as much interested in your credentials as how you will fit in within the "company culture" - be yourself

good luck

Just be yourself and answer honestly.

Weirdest interview I ever conducted - girl busted out singing Broadway tunes

Don’t do that.

be likeable

residential or commercial?

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Weirdest interview I ever conducted - girl busted out signing Broadway tunes

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At least she wasn't singing them

I will get downvoted into oblivion for this but whatever.

If you’re graduating with a CM degree and don’t have really good experience/internships try to focus on local companies - most national companies want engineering degrees and the hiring pipeline is from their internship/co-op programs. Personally, I’m picking a kid with a 2.5 GPA in engineering over 90% of the CM applicants.

If you don’t want to go into industrial or highway - plan on leaving the state. Actually if you can plan on leaving the state for at least 3 years or one large project - you can always come back.

If you want to do highway work - go look at DOTD awards, find a few projects that are interesting, study the plans and send a cold email or show up with a resume to their office and say “hey saw you all won this project, I’d love to apply to be a field engineer”. Pretty much every state’s DOT work and bid results are public record.

It was singing

Thanks, I’ll edit

As crazy as this sounds, if there’s a receptionist/assistant, make a good impression on them first. Don’t think the person interviewing doesn’t ask their opinion if they meet you first. Just be yourself. Dress well, be honest, and humble. Confident but not full of yourself.