LADWP INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Briefly08explain08how08your08background,08experience,08education08have08prepared08yo
u08for08this08position.08-08answer--
Good08morning08(Slight08Pause),08I'm08currently08a08full-
time08student08graduating08this08spring08with08a08bachelor's08degree08in08Electrical08Eng
ineering.08Prior08to08attending08Cal08State08LA,08I08served08508years08in08the08United08St
ates08Navy08as08a08weapon08system08technician08on08a08nuclear08submarine08stationed
08in08Guam.08My08responsibilities08included08the08operation,08maintenance,08and08troubl
eshooting08of08crucial08electrical08and08mechanical08weapons08system08interfaces,08pla
nning08and08coordination08of08key08ship08operations,08and08completion08of08ship08safety
08evaluations.08Through08my08experiences08I08gained08important08skills08such08as08atten
tion08to08detail,08the08ability08to08work08under08pressure08to08meet08deadlines,08and08the
08importance08of08teamwork.08As08I08promoted08I08earned08the08title08of08Lead08Technici
an08for08a08division08of081008personnel08and08finished08my08naval08career08as08a08Seco
nd08Class08Petty08Officer.08My08responsibilities08as08a08technician08is08what08generated0
8my08interest08in08Electrical08Engineering.08After08completing08my08tour08I08decided08to08
return08home08to08earn08my08engineering08degree08and08gain08practical08engineering08
work08experience.08For08the08past08year,08I've08had08the08opportunity08to08work08as08a08
Student08Engineer08for08the08Development08and08Standards08group08at08Los08Angeles08
Department08of08Water08and08Power.08During08my08experience,08I've08completed08vario
us08assignments08that08include08quality08assurance08on08material08evaluations,08the08cr
eation08department08standard08drawings,08and08the08implementation08of08work08flow08pr
ocesses08to08revise08the08Underground08Construction08Standards08book.08Through08my
08experiences08at08LADWP,08I08was08able08to08enhance08my08communication08skills08an
d08understand08engineering08work08flow08processes08and08work08culture08in08a08profess
ional08engineering08setting.08I08I08believe08that08the08skills08I08earned08as08a08sailor08in08
the08United08States08Navy,08a08full-
time08Electrical08Engineering08student,08and08a08Student08Engineer08have08adequately08
prepared08me08for08a08position08as08an08electrica
It's08your08first08day08as08a08student08engineer08and08you're08given08three08projects.08Th
ey're08each08due08at08about08the08same08time.08How08would08you08go08about08completi
ng08these08tasks?08-08answer--
I08would08organize08my08work08by08priority08and08deadline.08This08has08happened08to08
me08on08several08occasions08in08school08where08I've08had08to08manage08multiple08proje
cts08and08assignments.08If08I08had08three08projects08due08around08the08same08time,08I08
would08consult08my08supervisor08to08determine08which08one08had08the08highest08priority
08and08closest08completion08date08then08plan08accordingly08to08identify08the08scope08of08
the08task08and08various08benchmarks.
ANSWERS
Briefly08explain08how08your08background,08experience,08education08have08prepared08yo
u08for08this08position.08-08answer--
Good08morning08(Slight08Pause),08I'm08currently08a08full-
time08student08graduating08this08spring08with08a08bachelor's08degree08in08Electrical08Eng
ineering.08Prior08to08attending08Cal08State08LA,08I08served08508years08in08the08United08St
ates08Navy08as08a08weapon08system08technician08on08a08nuclear08submarine08stationed
08in08Guam.08My08responsibilities08included08the08operation,08maintenance,08and08troubl
eshooting08of08crucial08electrical08and08mechanical08weapons08system08interfaces,08pla
nning08and08coordination08of08key08ship08operations,08and08completion08of08ship08safety
08evaluations.08Through08my08experiences08I08gained08important08skills08such08as08atten
tion08to08detail,08the08ability08to08work08under08pressure08to08meet08deadlines,08and08the
08importance08of08teamwork.08As08I08promoted08I08earned08the08title08of08Lead08Technici
an08for08a08division08of081008personnel08and08finished08my08naval08career08as08a08Seco
nd08Class08Petty08Officer.08My08responsibilities08as08a08technician08is08what08generated0
8my08interest08in08Electrical08Engineering.08After08completing08my08tour08I08decided08to08
return08home08to08earn08my08engineering08degree08and08gain08practical08engineering08
work08experience.08For08the08past08year,08I've08had08the08opportunity08to08work08as08a08
Student08Engineer08for08the08Development08and08Standards08group08at08Los08Angeles08
Department08of08Water08and08Power.08During08my08experience,08I've08completed08vario
us08assignments08that08include08quality08assurance08on08material08evaluations,08the08cr
eation08department08standard08drawings,08and08the08implementation08of08work08flow08pr
ocesses08to08revise08the08Underground08Construction08Standards08book.08Through08my
08experiences08at08LADWP,08I08was08able08to08enhance08my08communication08skills08an
d08understand08engineering08work08flow08processes08and08work08culture08in08a08profess
ional08engineering08setting.08I08I08believe08that08the08skills08I08earned08as08a08sailor08in08
the08United08States08Navy,08a08full-
time08Electrical08Engineering08student,08and08a08Student08Engineer08have08adequately08
prepared08me08for08a08position08as08an08electrica
It's08your08first08day08as08a08student08engineer08and08you're08given08three08projects.08Th
ey're08each08due08at08about08the08same08time.08How08would08you08go08about08completi
ng08these08tasks?08-08answer--
I08would08organize08my08work08by08priority08and08deadline.08This08has08happened08to08
me08on08several08occasions08in08school08where08I've08had08to08manage08multiple08proje
cts08and08assignments.08If08I08had08three08projects08due08around08the08same08time,08I08
would08consult08my08supervisor08to08determine08which08one08had08the08highest08priority
08and08closest08completion08date08then08plan08accordingly08to08identify08the08scope08of08
the08task08and08various08benchmarks.
