Frequently Asked Questions Civil Engineering Interview

Depends on the interviewer and his mood.

Non Technical

• Introduce yourself?
• What are your career preferences?
• How much salary you are expecting?
• What is your plan regarding continuing your education?
• Tell us about your hobbies?
• What are your strengths & weaknesses?
• Are you ready to work in a team?
• Can you work in stress?
• What good things you liked in your ex boss?
• How do you feel working on weekend?
• Define success?
• How good your communication is?
• Where do you see yourself in next 2 years?
• You like trying new things or stay with old ones?
• Why you have applied for this position?
• Tell us about your family?
• Areas where you can revamp your skills?
• What if you are not selected for this position?
• What makes you feel that you are the best candidate for this position?
• What you preferred, money or work?
• Tell us about your subjects?
• What is your greatest strength?
• What are you looking for in a job?
• What kind of person would you refuse to work with?
• What is more important to you: the money or the work?
• Tell me about your ability to work under pressure.
• Do your skills match this job or another job more closely?
• What motivates you to do your best on the job?
• Describe your management style.
• How do you propose to compensate for your lack of experience?
• Describe your work ethic.
• What qualities do you look for in a boss?
• What position do you prefer on a team working on a project?
• Do you have any questions for me?

Technical

• What are the deshuttering time for Slab, Beam, Column, RCC Wall, Footing, Staircase ?
• What are the methods to do a estimate?
• What is levelling staff least count?
• How many kilo of binding wire required for one ton of reinforcement steel binding?
• What is the creep in concrete?
• How many modular bricks are required for 1 cubic meter of brick masonry?
• What is the unit of heat of hydration?
• 1:6 mortar, how many self life hours ?
• What is the meaning of unit weight of cement?
• How to find the quantity of materials required for constructing a wall of length 10*5*0.2m?
• What are the compressive strength requirements(in 7 days & 28 days) of cement sand mix used for plastering purpose (Cement:sand-1:6)? Kindly give the IS Code reference also.
• Design data for small RCC square water tanks.
• How can u prepare mix design for concrete?
• What is mean by design concrete?
• Why is curing required?
• If we mix sugar in concrete, what will be effect?
• What should be the ph of curing water?
• Can curing done without water?

Be confident.

All the best 🙂