LADWP INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Tell23us23about23yourself23-23answer--
Good23afternoon,23(pause)23I'm23a23full23time23student23at23the23University23of23Californi
a,23Riverside23currently23working23on23my23bachelor's23degree23in23mechanical23engine
ering.23I'm23graduating23in23the23fall23of232020.23I23am23currently23studying23for23the23fun
damentals23of23engineering23examination23to23become23certified23as23an23engineer23in23
training23and23I23look23forward23to23getting23my23professional23engineering23license.23Pri
or23to23college,23I23was23a23part23time23bookkeeper23for23a23general23contractor.23My23r
esponsibilities23included23maintaining23records23of23documents,23assist23in23general23aff
airs,23and23managing23external23communication.23Through23my23experiences,23I23learne
d23skills23such23as23coordinatin
Tell23us23one23of23your23weaknesses23-23answer--
One23of23my23greatest23weaknesses23is23how23I23am23reluctant23to23provide23constructi
ve23feedback23to23colleagues23out23of23fear23of23personally23offending23someone.23I23ha
ve23been23trying23to23improve23this23aspect23of23myself.23For23example,23in23my23curren
t23team23projects,23one23my23group23member23asked23me23to23review23some23of23his23p
ieces23and23provide23feedback.23I23learned23how23to23properly23provide23criticism23while
23being23kind23and23respectful23at23the23same23time
Another23one23of23my23weaknesses23is23public23speaking.23Although23I23am23not23a23sh
y23person,23I23sometimes23struggle23to23speak23to23large23groups23of23unfamiliar23peopl
e.23Recently23I23have23been23working23on23this23by23taking23more23leadership23positions
23in23my23team23projects.23During23meetings,23I23try23to23speak23for23a23few23minutes23a
bout23goals23and23deadlines.23This23has23greatly23improved23my23confidence
Tell23us23your23greatest23strength23-23answer--
One23of23my23strengths23is23my23interpersonal23skills.23I23often23find23myself23in23situati
ons23where23I23am23delegating23responsibilities23to23myself23and23my23colleagues23for23
team23efforts.23I23think23my23ability23to23coordinate23with23a23team23is23valuable23becaus
ANSWERS
Tell23us23about23yourself23-23answer--
Good23afternoon,23(pause)23I'm23a23full23time23student23at23the23University23of23Californi
a,23Riverside23currently23working23on23my23bachelor's23degree23in23mechanical23engine
ering.23I'm23graduating23in23the23fall23of232020.23I23am23currently23studying23for23the23fun
damentals23of23engineering23examination23to23become23certified23as23an23engineer23in23
training23and23I23look23forward23to23getting23my23professional23engineering23license.23Pri
or23to23college,23I23was23a23part23time23bookkeeper23for23a23general23contractor.23My23r
esponsibilities23included23maintaining23records23of23documents,23assist23in23general23aff
airs,23and23managing23external23communication.23Through23my23experiences,23I23learne
d23skills23such23as23coordinatin
Tell23us23one23of23your23weaknesses23-23answer--
One23of23my23greatest23weaknesses23is23how23I23am23reluctant23to23provide23constructi
ve23feedback23to23colleagues23out23of23fear23of23personally23offending23someone.23I23ha
ve23been23trying23to23improve23this23aspect23of23myself.23For23example,23in23my23curren
t23team23projects,23one23my23group23member23asked23me23to23review23some23of23his23p
ieces23and23provide23feedback.23I23learned23how23to23properly23provide23criticism23while
23being23kind23and23respectful23at23the23same23time
Another23one23of23my23weaknesses23is23public23speaking.23Although23I23am23not23a23sh
y23person,23I23sometimes23struggle23to23speak23to23large23groups23of23unfamiliar23peopl
e.23Recently23I23have23been23working23on23this23by23taking23more23leadership23positions
23in23my23team23projects.23During23meetings,23I23try23to23speak23for23a23few23minutes23a
bout23goals23and23deadlines.23This23has23greatly23improved23my23confidence
Tell23us23your23greatest23strength23-23answer--
One23of23my23strengths23is23my23interpersonal23skills.23I23often23find23myself23in23situati
ons23where23I23am23delegating23responsibilities23to23myself23and23my23colleagues23for23
team23efforts.23I23think23my23ability23to23coordinate23with23a23team23is23valuable23becaus