This past
week was a week full of suits and professionals. First off, on Thursday I had
my second interview with another engineer at Emerson named Aaron Dowdell. The interview
consisted of an hour-long tour of Emerson and a 30 minutes interview segment. I
was shown the unsexy but very necessary side of engineering, which are
regulators. Also, I was shown a test run in their high-pressure line and the
data that was outputted from the test. Afterwards the interview caused another
reality check where I was told that engineers make maybe $100,000 a year at the
height of their career, instead of the $150,000+ I thought they made. Overall,
I learned a lot in the interview that made me happy that I interviewed Aaron
Dowdell.
After the interview, on Friday we had
the business symposium. The day started awkward with small talk and the nerves
of what we knew was to come. However, when the interviews started I felt more
comfortable being there and talking to the professionals. I found it
interesting the diversity in interviews that I had. I went into each interview
thinking that it would be like we practiced; however, it was not. For example,
in one interview, I had a couple that asked very situational questions, and in
the next, I had a man who would only analyze my responses and suggest better
options. Overall, the business symposium was a fun experience that will help me
with interviews to come.
